Jennifer Lee wrote 03/19/2011 11:15 AM wrapping a tail #322775 - 03/19/2011 11:15 AM
Jennifer Lee Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2007 Posts: 2851 Loc: oklahoma Offline	Nico had a small Mast Cell Tumor on her tail, probably about the size of a nickel. She has never bothered any of the other small growths, but for whatever reason she has been messing with this one. It looks like a sore now and she keeps trying to lick/chew on it. I have an Elizabethan Collar, but I don't want to make her wear it unless I have no other choice I am thinking I want to try and clean it then treat with either her prescription steroid/antibiotic spray or EMT spray , but then I will need to wrap it. What is the best way to go about wrapping a tail?
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Dana Martin wrote 03/19/2011 11:32 AM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Jennifer Lee ] #322776 - 03/19/2011 11:32 AM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Quote: Jennifer Lee Nico had a small Mast Cell Tumor on her tail, probably about the size of a nickel. She has never bothered any of the other small growths, but for whatever reason she has been messing with this one. It looks like a sore now and she keeps trying to lick/chew on it. I have an Elizabethan Collar, but I don't want to make her wear it unless I have no other choice I am thinking I want to try and clean it then treat with either her prescription steroid/antibiotic spray or EMT spray , but then I will need to wrap it. What is the best way to go about wrapping a tail? Be sure to cover the area with something that won't stick to it first - like the non-stick telfa pads (after using the spray or gel first). I'd use vet wrap (one of my favorites for stuff like this) and start at the middle of the tail and wrap down towards the tip and then back up towards the base of the tail - whatever distance you feel is needed to safely cover the area. Be sure the wrap overlaps - sort of do it almost in a figure 8 pattern as you go around the tail (does that make sense?) Be sure the vet wrap is snug, but not tight enough to compromise the circulation. When you're done wrapping squeeze the vet wrap to ensure that it sticks to itself - do this the length of the wrap. You might want to put a couple of pieces of tape over just the very end of the wrap so that it doesn't roll up on itself, but that's just a precaution thing and isn't absolutely necessary. This was how I was taught to wrap a tail, but perhaps Connie or Betty have different suggestions Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Jennifer Lee wrote 03/19/2011 11:42 AM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Dana Martin ] #322779 - 03/19/2011 11:42 AM
Jennifer Lee Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2007 Posts: 2851 Loc: oklahoma Offline	Thanks Dana! The EMT spray tastes really bad, so it may help discourage her from licking it, but she is also constantly wagging her tail and whacking it on everything. hopefully wrapping it will protect it from that a little bit too. It was actually a smear of blood on my freshly painted bedroom door that alerted me to the problem in the first place. And of course this happens mid day on a saturday....nothing ever goes wrong on a weekday.
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Dana Martin wrote 03/19/2011 11:48 AM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Jennifer Lee ] #322780 - 03/19/2011 11:48 AM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Quote: jennifer lee Thanks Dana! The EMT spray tastes really bad, so it may help discourage her from licking it, but she is also constantly wagging her tail and whacking it on everything. hopefully wrapping it will protect it from that a little bit too. It was actually a smear of blood on my freshly painted bedroom door that alerted me to the problem in the first place. And of course this happens mid day on a saturday....nothing ever goes wrong on a weekday. LOL! Of course not. If she's whacking her tail on stuff you might want to add extra padding over the nonstick pad just to protect it a little more. The vet wrap will protect it, but it's not too much for actual "padding", i.e., no cushioning. Hope this works. My only other thought is that if she's a really happy tail wagger, the vet wrap might just eventually slip off - but probably anything would. If you only need to wrap a short segment it might hold better, but that's just a guess. Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Jennifer Lee wrote 03/19/2011 11:59 AM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Dana Martin ] #322783 - 03/19/2011 11:59 AM
Jennifer Lee Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2007 Posts: 2851 Loc: oklahoma Offline	I will just have to see what works best, she has a really big hefty tail, it is about 3 inches thick at the base and hurts a little when she whacks your legs with it. It isn't a super fast wagging, but despite everything she is a happy girl and due to the length of her tail and our small house she tends to hit it on stuff all the time. It is stormy today and she was very anxious so has just been medicated. I think I will wait until she is good and asleep before I attempt to medicate and wrap it.
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Dana Martin wrote 03/19/2011 12:06 PM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Jennifer Lee ] #322786 - 03/19/2011 12:06 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Sounds like a good plan. JD's constantly smacking his tail on everything, too. There was a time I actually thought he had no pain receptors in his tail because NOTHING bothered it. I can grab ahold of his tail and hold it and he just looks at me like "Yeah? Did you want something?" I think he just could care less because it's not as important as whatever he's wagging his tail about. Silly dog. Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Jennifer Lee wrote 03/19/2011 12:12 PM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Dana Martin ] #322788 - 03/19/2011 12:12 PM
Jennifer Lee Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2007 Posts: 2851 Loc: oklahoma Offline	I posted a pic on facebook of her snuggling with the cat and you can see the location and size of the sore.
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Dana Martin wrote 03/19/2011 12:21 PM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Jennifer Lee ] #322789 - 03/19/2011 12:21 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	I looked it it. I'd suggest wrapping quite a ways up her tail - maybe all the way to the base. I've found that if you try to wrap just the end of a tail the wrap rarely holds very well. Hopefully you won't have to wrap it for very long - just until it stops bothering her enough for her to fiddle with it. If the EMT gel tastes bad enough but is also soothing to the spot, that may do the trick. I hate the collars, too. I was so lucky that when Callie (my Rottie) had to have her eye surgery she never once touched them and didn't have to wear one. I did keep threatening her with it, though What I said: "As long as you don't touch your eyes you don't have to wear the collar." What I'm sure Callie heard: "BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH DON'T BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH DON'T BLAHBLAHLBAH". Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Kelly wrote 03/19/2011 01:13 PM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Dana Martin ] #322803 - 03/19/2011 01:13 PM
Kelly Moderator Reg: 06-03-2005 Posts: 1495 Loc: Offline	Caterina's tail had an unexpected encounter with the car door and lost about 1/2 inch. I had to wrap it to keep the stitches in and keep her from licking it. But she would wag and hit something, and bust it open. I had not idea how much blood a tail will lose until this experience. What I ended up doing was using pipe insulation over the wrapping. Then wrapping and taping the insulation to the tail. Worked like a charm. She could wag all day and whack it on the desk and it never hurt the wound. The best thing about it was when the wound started to heal, I could keep the end open so it could dry up, and she could still hit the desk or wall when wagging and still have the protection of the insulation around it. Further up the tail, you would be able to cut the insulation over the wound to open it up, use a light wrap over it to keep dirt out, and still be able to air it. I have a picture of it somewhere... let me see if I can find it. --Kel
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Dana Martin wrote 03/19/2011 01:24 PM Re: wrapping a tail [Re: Kelly ] #322805 - 03/19/2011 01:24 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	What a great idea! I'll have to keep that in my memory banks for future use....just in case! Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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