Cosmetic Tail Docking – An Option for Severely Injured Tail in Dog: A Case Report
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Dog; Injured tail; Cosmetic tail dockingAbstract
Tail docking is usually performed on those dogs whose tail or associated structures have been injured. A two-year-old male dog
was presented Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) with complain of injury on the tail due to bite by another dog. The injured site
of the tail was contaminated with the debris on presentation and the dog was in severe pain. Amputation of the tail at the level
above the injury site of the tail was taken. Care for surgery, oxytetracycline wound spray was applied on the incision site of the
tail; Pen Strep and Meloxicam were given for three-days. The suture material was removed 10th-day post-surgery and the tail stump
healed uneventfully. Hence, tail amputation is the best option of treatment for severing traumatic tail and successful management
of the injured tail was presented in the present case report.
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