My dog's tail is broken, but he's not in pain. What should I do?

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Think my dog broke his tail. He is happy and playing and acts as if it doesn't bother him. What should I do for it. Pet's info: Dog | Great Dane | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 6 months old | 165 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

The tail does appear broken from the photo. If there is an open wound then he should see a vet as antibiotics (oral) will be needed to prevent infection. If there is no wound, your vet is not likely to do anything except dispense anti-inflammatories and/or pain medication. These type of fractures are not splinted as the tail is extremely difficult to bandage. Surgery is not done on these except in the case of severe injury and in those cases, the tail is amputated. Most often these injuries are left to heal on their own. There will always been a kink in the tail where the break is.

My dog's tail is broken, but he's not in pain. What should I do?

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