~ Life As I See it ~
broken wag
Yesterday afternoon Willow was acting strangely as if she was in pain; panting, drooling excessively, not able to sit. While I am not one to overreact, by last evening I felt a vet visit was in order. It was discovered she has a major injury to her tail and although it was not x-rayed the vet felt it may be broken. She was prescribed pain meds and an antibiotic to prevent infection.
After sitting with Willow, I remembered hearing a few years ago about “limber tail syndrome”. A search on the net resulted in several articles and I believe this to be what has happened to her. The short story; it is caused by exposure to cold water, overexertion and/or injury. “ Limber tail can be mistaken for an indication of a disorder of the prostate gland or anal glands; a caudal spine injury; a broken tail; or even spinal cord disease.”
I am not pretending to be a vet but this seems to make perfect sense. I had given the girls a bath, the prior day, using outside faucet well water. They had been playing in the kiddy pool and I used the same cold water thinking it would be cooling on that 100+ degree day. After her bath Willow ran around the yard like the devil himself was chasing her. She was mistaken it was just Baby Girl in hot pursuit.
This morning she is still in quite a bit discomfort but is resting. We're hoping in a few days she’s have the wag back in her tail.
broken wag
Yesterday afternoon Willow was acting strangely as if she was in pain; panting, drooling excessively, not able to sit. While I am not one to overreact, by last evening I felt a vet visit was in order. It was discovered she has a major injury to her tail and although it was not x-rayed the vet felt it may be broken. She was prescribed pain meds and an antibiotic to prevent infection.
After sitting with Willow, I remembered hearing a few years ago about “limber tail syndrome”. A search on the net resulted in several articles and I believe this to be what has happened to her. The short story; it is caused by exposure to cold water, overexertion and/or injury. “ Limber tail can be mistaken for an indication of a disorder of the prostate gland or anal glands; a caudal spine injury; a broken tail; or even spinal cord disease.”
I am not pretending to be a vet but this seems to make perfect sense. I had given the girls a bath, the prior day, using outside faucet well water. They had been playing in the kiddy pool and I used the same cold water thinking it would be cooling on that 100+ degree day. After her bath Willow ran around the yard like the devil himself was chasing her. She was mistaken it was just Baby Girl in hot pursuit.
This morning she is still in quite a bit discomfort but is resting. We're hoping in a few days she’s have the wag back in her tail.