Tail infection

[jimmyjj]

A friend of mine has a bully with in inverted tail. It keeps getting infected.
I know nowt about this so I ll ask my friends.

I have told her to join us on ebn [emoji2]


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[2BullyMama]

A few members have had to have the tail amputated.... I tagged two I can remember

 

[TyTysmom]

Yes, if its inverted, it will keep getting infected - amputation might be the best solution.

 

[jimmyjj]

Yes, if its inverted, it will keep getting infected - amputation might be the best solution.

The vet suggested that to her, I just thought there was an easier way than surgery.



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[TyTysmom]

The vet suggested that to her, I just thought there was an easier way than surgery.

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I guess it depends on how bad it is. Keeping it clean & dry is the best, but is that enough - all depends on how the tail is affecting it? Because being on antibiotics for a long time isn't good either If it keeps happening.

 

[RiiSi]

Depends on how inverted it is...

The vet suggested that to her, I just thought there was an easier way than surgery.



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[nycbullymama]

Blue's is extremely inverted and if I don't clean it out every 2-3 days right now with mal-a-ket wipes, it will get all yeasty and infected.

So far, we've managed to control it by keeping it clean (except for one time were he required antibiotics) and he's almost 2.5 years old.
I would try using mal-a-ket, malactic, douxo or trizchlor4 wipes. All of them contain yeast and microbe killing properties. They're also self drying which is very important. Before considering surgery, I would give the cleaning routine a try.

Only thing is, your friend really needs to get in there. A lot of the time we don't really understand how deep that pocket can go.

Here are the UK Amazon links for two of the products I mentioned above:
Dechra TrizCHLOR 4 Wipes (50 count): Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies
Malacetic HC Wipes with Hydrocortisone - 25 wipes: Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies

 

[jimmyjj]

Blue's is extremely inverted and if I don't clean it out every 2-3 days right now with mal-a-ket wipes, it will get all yeasty and infected.

So far, we've managed to control it by keeping it clean (except for one time were he required antibiotics) and he's almost 2.5 years old.
I would try using mal-a-ket, malactic, douxo or trizchlor4 wipes. All of them contain yeast and microbe killing properties. They're also self drying which is very important. Before considering surgery, I would give the cleaning routine a try.

Only thing is, your friend really needs to get in there. A lot of the time we don't really understand how deep that pocket can go.

Here are the UK Amazon links for two of the products I mentioned above:
Dechra TrizCHLOR 4 Wipes (50 count): Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies
Malacetic HC Wipes with Hydrocortisone - 25 wipes: Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies

Thank you. I've passed this on via fbook.
Cheers


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[1Chumly]

Monty's previous owners were told he needed to have his tail amputated as he had a deep pocket and tight screw with the tip pointed in (I am not sure if that means it was inverted). It was very hard to keep clean and got infected. We took him to a bully vet here and he amputated the tip and closed up the pocket. We had to take him back for a minor adjustment but what a difference, it has been like night and day. He said he doesn't do amputations unless there is no alternative as that can spawn other complications. Monty still has his tail and no more smelly infected pocket!




I just realized something, the majority of pictures of Monty on here are of his rear end! Poor dog! Will have to find a head shot!