Poor Puppy's Tail! [Archive] - Baywind Farm Horse Forum

Toodlestoo

11-11-2008, 05:29 AM

My little 4 week old Newfie puppie has to have 3 inches of her tail amputated today. She is one of two in the litter. The other's a boy. I was petting her yesterday and noticed hair missing from the end of her tail and it felt squishy. The vet said no blood supply was getting to it.:cry: She's in perfect health otherwise and we're not sure how it happened. Maybe mom fell asleep on it. Please say a prayer that everything goes OK.

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livaward

11-11-2008, 05:33 AM

Awwww I am sorry..........good thing is that you caught it before an infection set in......and she is young so she will recover real quick and she won't remember a thing

WashingtonBay

11-11-2008, 05:34 AM

Oh dear! Cute little monster. :) You can call him Stubby.

Toodlestoo

11-11-2008, 05:51 AM

LOL WB--that's what we were calling her yesterday. I think it's a little masculine but can't think of a girl's name that would mean "stubby".

vicklynn

11-11-2008, 05:55 AM

Oh, such a sweet face. How about Stubbet..lol

WashingtonBay

11-11-2008, 05:58 AM

Why can't a girl be Stubby? :)

oursarge

11-11-2008, 06:16 AM

I hope she'll be OK, poor baby. Extra hugs to her, she's very very cute.

FrogInABlender

11-11-2008, 06:22 AM

Call her Nubbin. ;)

Toodlestoo

11-11-2008, 06:38 AM

Frog--I'm lovin it!!! Nubbin--that's adorable!!!!

WashingtonBay

11-11-2008, 06:47 AM

So Toodles... what I'm gathering about you is you like your pets Black and White, and Super Sized. :D

Equine_Woman

11-11-2008, 06:59 AM

Lol, WB, there does seem to be a pattern!!

I hope your puppy recovers quickly!!!! They usually do at that age!

Remali

11-11-2008, 08:09 AM

Awww I love Newfies, she is adorable! Good thing you caught the infection early enough, she is so sweet.

Toodlestoo

11-11-2008, 08:16 AM

Yay! The vet just called--Nubbin's out of surgery and it went well. We get to pick her up this afternoon!!

WB--I was thinking about that the other day. We have 2 Landseer Newfies and of course, our drafts. Someday, I going to have to get them all together to get their pictures taken. :)

Cat

11-11-2008, 08:22 AM

Awww, poor baby. Thankfully it happened while she was young and will bounce back in no time.

Gypsy Rose

11-11-2008, 09:09 AM

Poor puppy! I'm sure she'll be fine. I had a cat, Hopscotch, who had to have her tail amputated when she was about 8. We think an owl or a hawk might have stripped the hide off her tail, poor thing.

rums_mom

11-11-2008, 09:54 AM

what a cute......Nubbin fits her.

Toodlestoo

11-11-2008, 12:32 PM

Poor Nubbin--she's home from the hospital and I swear she was crying! She's on an antibiotic and the wrapping comes off in 3 days. The stitches should dissolve on their own.

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Thank God Newfies have such long tails. Can you believe she's only 4-1/2 weeks old. She's gonna be a big one!!!!

HeartofSteel

11-11-2008, 12:36 PM

Poor poor Nubbin, I hope she heals quickly

Gliderider

11-11-2008, 02:13 PM

Poor baby..She is soo cute..Look at that sweet face. I have a friend that had a solid black Newfie he was the sweetest dog. Thought he was a lap dog. LOL !! Glad her surgery went well. Wishing her a fast recovery..

Toodlestoo

11-11-2008, 04:55 PM

Gliderider--I think all Newfies may be that way. Her mom, Reesie, is always trying to get in my lap too. They are such affectionate dogs.