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My female black lab (2 years old) loves to lay in her ...

Sent to Pet Experts June 5 2006 at 1:28 PM
   

My female black lab (2 years old) loves to lay in her 'baby pool' in the back yard especially since it is so cool. Today she can't lift her tail and I'm wondering if it is limber tail syndrome. She has had no trauma to the tail and not out of the ordinary exercise...just the addition of the pool to the backyard two days ago. I fill it up with cold water from the tap. She expresses no discomfort with the tail and does allow me to touch it with no complaint. What should I do?

 

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Age: 3; Female; Breed: Black Labrador

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June 5 2006 at 1:40 PM (12 minutes and 18 seconds later)
         
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I think you are absolutely right and its limber tail also called cold tail, dead tail, broken wag etc.
You really shouldn't worry about it if it isn't causing her pain. I think the fun she gets from the pool is worth it. Dogs can also get this from just having a happy day where they wag their tail a lot.
You can read up on this here
http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/coldtail.html
http://www.working-retriever.com/library/cwtail.html
If she does seem sore you can see your vet about some pain meds but otherwise I'd just put it down to part of her being a happy lab.
Hope this helps you!


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