How do I get my dog to stop biting his tail? What's wrong with him?
How do I get my dog to stop biting his tail? What's wrong with him? General Dog Discussions
Lately, my dog has been chewing his tail nonstop. His skin on it has turned black and scaly around the edges of a spot he's chewed raw. his skin is dry and has dandruff in some places. He's chewed it so raw it's pink. He's lost half the hair on his tail and it's bleeding. He has the same problem on the peak of his paws. My mother thinks it mange because he goes to the woods of upper michigan with my dad a lot, so he might pick up something there. My dad is stubborn and says it's not that, and that 'It'll heal on it's own' which is a bunch of bs. It's not going to magically heal when he keeps re-opening and worsening the wound. My father refuses to take him to the vet and also says we "don't have the money" which is a lie, he can buy nice shirts and new suits all the time but won't take our dog to the vet. We've tried antibiotic cream, hydrocortizone, and giving him benadryl. None of it works, or he starts chewing it again so it doesn't stay on it long enough to do him any good.