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I have a Shih Tzu that weighs less than 9 lbs. She is 13 years old and is the light of my life.
I accidentally stepped on her little tail last Friday and dislocated it! My vet took an x-ray and says there is about an inch or so between her rear end and tail! Unbelievable!
The guilt is too much. My poor baby. Currently, she is taking anti-inflammatory and pain meds. The vet cannot operate until the first week of Jan. (due to her sched). But, the vet says that it may be best to wait so that the nerve endings around the rear have some time to heal. Plus, the swelling will go down.
I've searched online and haven't found anyone with a similar experience. Has anyone gone through an experience similar to mine? Or, do you know of someone who has? Do you mind sharing what happened in terms of saving the tail or removing it entirely?
Right now, it's real tough, because she needs to go potty, but the tail just hangs. I don't want to touch or move it too much due to pain. I'm really upset and it will take a long time to get over this freak accident.
Also, the vet says that she doesn't want to remove "too much," or the whole tail, because she wants to leave enough to cover the baby's rear end area. But, I fear that it will just hang and will get in the way of going potty.
Well when I got my male chihuahua his tail was broken and had already healed and we think it is kind of cute when he wags it cause it like goes straight and then curves we love it and we would not have him any other way . LOL !! I would say once it heals she will be fine and you might like this tail better than her original one LOL !! Not making light of it just saying things happen and you should not blame yourself too harshly .
Thanks for your response) I'm glad your boy healed! My vet says the tail must be removed. The gap is simply too big between her rear area and the actual dislocated tail. Hopefully, she is healing some now prior to surgery. Best case scenario would be to see her move and/or wag the tail before surgery. That might indicate that the gap may in fact bridge at some point. But, the vet doesn't think so.
saw many during the years I worked at veterinary offices. Remove all of the dislocated part. A shih tzu will have PLENTY of hair to hide her hiney! They recover very well from this surgery. Just make sure that she doesn't chew the surgical site, as many do from the lack of feeling there....quite weird for them apparently. Good luck!
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) I'm glad your boy healed! My vet says the tail must be removed. The gap is simply too big between her rear area and the actual dislocated tail. Hopefully, she is healing some now prior to surgery. Best case scenario would be to see her move and/or wag the tail before surgery. That might indicate that the gap may in fact bridge at some point. But, the vet doesn't think so.
