Dog self mutilating
4 weeks ago our dog (2yo male neutered Jack Russell Terrier) had surgery to repair a luxated patella. The surgery went well but 2 days after surgery he chewed up his tail so badly that it had to be amputated. Following that he was placed on chlomipramine and fitted with a cone collar. He was doing really well for about a week so we removed the collar and about 2 days after that he chewed up his penis. His vet up the dosage of the chlomipramine and took an x-ray of his knee which showed that the pin used in surgery has migrated. They think that may be the cause of his self-mutilation if it’s causing him discomfort and have advised us to have the pin removed 9 weeks following surgery. We have also taken him to a family member’s house for 2 weeks of intensive training as our relative is a dog trainer. My concern is that none of the vets we’ve seen have heard of this kind of behaviour and therefore can’t really help us with any advice. Is there anything we can do to make sure he won’t continue to self-mutilate? We love having our Jack Russell and would hate to have to put him down if the self-mutilation doesn’t stop.
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