February 13, 2008
Cold Tail What Happens Causes The Tail To Go Limp?
I saw an interesting television program today that spoke of an unusual health problem that Rottweiler dogs sometimes suffer from. It is known as cold tail, but may also be called limber tail or wash tail.
Cold tail occurs when the dog's tail goes limp. In a strange twist of events, the dog begins to bite at the tail as if trying to pull it off.
Cold tail is not considered to be a dangerous and it is only a temporary condition that lasts between 23 days. Because there is some belief that it is associated with swimming in cold water, it has been traditionally called cold tail.
The current hypothesis is that cold tail is the result of a muscle contraction or spasm.
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