Hi All, I've been a lurker of DOL since I got my first Dane in 2006. I have usually been able to find whatever information I need in the threads on here and have learned quite a bit. About a month ago I adopted a 60ish lb Dane mix who is a real sweetheart.
But now I have a question that I need help with that I can't seem to find an answer to in the archives.
My new rescue (with me for about a month) came with happy tail. It got worse pretty quickly because I live in a small place with not a lot of room for exuberant wagging on an injured tail.
So after consoluting this forum we put together a sling for her. That has been great...for the most part.
Here's the problem-I'm worried it will never really get to heal. We've put honey on it to help it heal (vet recommended), but she always finds a way to lick it off and get the wrapping off her tail. Even with an e-collar she's had a lot of success getting to it. We've tried differerent size collars but she has a long thin head and a delicate neck. So it's either tight enough but not long enough or long enough but not tight enough.
Because honey seems to be a lost cause, we've just been doing that when we're home and just keeping her tail slinged at all times unless we're outside. But sometimes she gets to the tape holding her tail to the sling and we've tried bitter apple, hot sauce, and vinegar to keep her from eating the tape. No luck with any of the above. Another option is padding the crate when we're gone, but she eats everything we put in there (beds, blankets, etc). So don't want to keep giving her things to eat until she gets clogged with something bad. And I've tried tiring her out and giving her a kong to keep her busy and focused elsewhere but no interest in the kong so far. So here are my questions:
1) Are there any tricks to keeping an e collar up on a long skinny neck? She's only 65 lbs, but long.
2) Any other suggestions on something to put on the tape to keep her from eating it?
3) Any ideas on how to pad a crate without her being able to eat the padding? And I mean the sides, for when her tail bangs them, not the floor necessarily.
Thanks! All help or hints is greatly appreciated. I really want her to feel safe and help her heal as quickly as possible.
But now I have a question that I need help with that I can't seem to find an answer to in the archives.
My new rescue (with me for about a month) came with happy tail. It got worse pretty quickly because I live in a small place with not a lot of room for exuberant wagging on an injured tail.
So after consoluting this forum we put together a sling for her. That has been great...for the most part.
Here's the problem-I'm worried it will never really get to heal. We've put honey on it to help it heal (vet recommended), but she always finds a way to lick it off and get the wrapping off her tail. Even with an e-collar she's had a lot of success getting to it. We've tried differerent size collars but she has a long thin head and a delicate neck. So it's either tight enough but not long enough or long enough but not tight enough.
Because honey seems to be a lost cause, we've just been doing that when we're home and just keeping her tail slinged at all times unless we're outside. But sometimes she gets to the tape holding her tail to the sling and we've tried bitter apple, hot sauce, and vinegar to keep her from eating the tape. No luck with any of the above. Another option is padding the crate when we're gone, but she eats everything we put in there (beds, blankets, etc). So don't want to keep giving her things to eat until she gets clogged with something bad. And I've tried tiring her out and giving her a kong to keep her busy and focused elsewhere but no interest in the kong so far. So here are my questions:
1) Are there any tricks to keeping an e collar up on a long skinny neck? She's only 65 lbs, but long.
2) Any other suggestions on something to put on the tape to keep her from eating it?
3) Any ideas on how to pad a crate without her being able to eat the padding? And I mean the sides, for when her tail bangs them, not the floor necessarily.
Thanks! All help or hints is greatly appreciated. I really want her to feel safe and help her heal as quickly as possible.
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