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Originally Posted by Annie09  Thanks guys!!! Great advice! Happy to report that last night she didn't bother her pooh and bedtime routine seems to be back to normal. 
As far as tail being too short....hubby noticed that when she poohed....hopefully I can explain this properly.....it looks as though her inside lining of her rectum was coming out. Does this make sense...it's hard to explain, but you can really see this bright red...blood red...lining coming out when she poohs.
We told the vet and he said there is a muscle?? in the tail that helps with elimination and when tails are docked too short, it can cause problems.
Hope I explained that properly...I'm sure the more experienced folks here can explain it better. |
Happy to hear Annie is back to herself.
There are lots of pups here with tails docked too short and I have never read of any problems with eliminating. I had no idea that the tail is involved in controlling bowel movements -- found a little info on PetMD about fecal incontinence and tail injuries are mentioned. Now I am really curious about the specifics of the anatomy.