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'...... It is well recognised in women that the risk of developing genuine stress incontinence (GSI) is related to pelvic floor muscle damage during labour. In the bitch the equivalent 'pelvic floor' muscles are the levator ani and coccygeus muscles both of which attach to the tail base, and it is possible that these muscles are atrophied and/or damaged in docked breeds reducing urethral resistance. A similar relationship may exist between tail docking and submissive urinary incontinence in puppies.Holt and Thrusfield (1993)......'
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reference: Cosmetic Tail Docking of Dogs’ Tails. Robert K Wansbrough
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