Almost 2 weeks ago our dog hit a wall while out walking and got a small cut on his tail. We cleaned with salt water and it scabbed over.
Over the next few days it kept opening up again everytime he wagged his tail so we bandaged it up to stop this. However it carried on bleeding when he hit have tail on anything so we ended up going to the vets.
His wound is now infected and he is on a course of antibiotics. We have to keep his tail bandaged to protect it. But daily take off the bandage to clean it and put on a clean bandage.
He's been on antibiotics 2 days and if anything the wound looks worse. It's still weeping and bleeding and looks white and pussy.
The vet mentioned if it doesn't get better he may need it amputating which I am torn about.
On one hand he loves his tail. It's so long and pretty and I love to see dogs of his breed (Weimaraner) with their tails. Also it's a major operation.
But on the other hand this is the 2nd time he has split his tail but the first time healed fine. He's likely to do it again and be in pain again. It could be better in the long run and prevent a lot of pain.