New study examines limber tail.
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2016
- A study by researchers on the Easter Bush Campus has suggested that a painful condition that affects dogs’ tails may be more common than previously thought.
Limber tail mostly affects larger working dog breeds, such as Labrador Retrievers and this study was looking to gain insight into the habits and lifestyle factors that might explain why some dogs are affected and others are not.
The symptoms usually resolve within a few days or weeks, so many cases are not reported to vets. This may be why it has been so underestimated in the past. However, owners report that it can be very painful and distressing for the animals.
Swimming has previously been thought to be a risk factor for limber tail, which is sometimes known as ‘swimmers’ tail’. Some but not all of the affected dogs had been swimming prior to the onset of symptoms, the study found.
Dogs with the condition were more likely to live in northern areas, lending support to anecdotal reports that limber tail is associated with exposure to the cold.
Labradors that had suffered limber tail were more likely to be related to each other than unaffected dogs, which may indicate an underlying genetic risk.
Experts hope that further studies will identify genes associated with the condition, which could one day help breeders to identify animals that are likely to be affected. Over time, this could help to reduce the disease prevalence.
The study is the first large-scale investigation of limber tail and was conducted as part of the Dogslife project, which follows the health and wellbeing of more than 6000 Labradors from across the UK.
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Hi GamrFix,
This is a video we made ourselves. If you click on "Show more" in the description box, then it gives more detail and a link to the news article which has even more info and also a link to the full research paper.
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The Dick Vet thank you my dog has been suffering with this over a week now and The only remedy I have found is lidocaine cbd and rubbing out her back tail legs she isn't a lab though she is a carren terrior. Where I live it's been very cold. And the day before it happened she overexerted herself playing with other dogs. Hope my info could help in some way
Thank you and I am so sorry to hear about your dog! I hope she recovers soon.
This is exactly what happened to my dog. He's a border collie mix, not sure what he's mixed with (pointer or lab I think) and he had a busy day this past Thursday. His "girlfriend" Penney came over to play while I mowed. They played non stop for about 2 hours. Then after she left, I gave him a bath in my back yard. Friday morning he wasnt acting himself. His tail usually stands up and curls over his back. He was hiding under the bed, crying, and wouldn't come out. Finally I got him out, and his tail was completely limp. When I would try to lift it, even touch it, he would cry. I was getting ready to take him to the vet, then I read about "limp tail" syndrome. I decided I am going to wait a few days to see if it heals on it's own. He's been sleeping, and I put a heating pad on his tail. He has been eating and drinking water normally and can go to the bathroom just fine. I hope this works it's self out. It truly breaks my heart seeing him like this :(
How is he now? Did it ever reoccur after that time?
What ended up happening same happened to my bull terrier. After I chasing the the hose for a while. I noticed she was pooping n her tail wasn’t stiff. Now she’s been moping around and looks uncomfortable
Did he recover?
Exactly the sam situation with my boy! He’s a Australian cattle dog and lab mix. Never happened before have him his first bath this season yesterday outside with the hose then an hour later he was pacing and crying. I can touch it and he won’t move and he’ll let me, search to make sure it wasn’t broken, but no kinks or open wounds so it has to be this. Gonna give him till Friday, he has a vet appointment for booster shots, so hopefully he’ll be fine
what do to??