Comments on: Why dogs chase their own tails: High Cholesterol

By: CourtC

CourtC — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:27:58 +0000

My dog chases his tail right before he poops...

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:37:29 +0000

I agree, the amount tested is too small to be considered scientifically valid.

By: mb

mb — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:31:52 +0000

30 dog sample size? :/
Not so statistically significant.

By: Avarana

Avarana — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:40:42 +0000

Kalel, avoid transference or ghost appendage syndrome, chop the head.

By: Absent

Absent — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:17:56 +0000

My cat chases his tail. He dips it in the bath, jumps down then chases his wet tail round and around flinging water everywhere. Then he jumps back up on the bath, dips it in again and repeats this over and over until I get out of the bath.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:46:21 +0000

Just in case, I've removed my dog's tail to reduce his cholesterol.

By: Billiam

Billiam — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:09:59 +0000

Aside from the sample size, correlation isn't causation.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:11:49 +0000

Why doesn't the post title doesn't mention the word "theorize"

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:42:26 +0000

Who in the world would think to research this? Who would fund this kind of research?

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:31:10 +0000

"Researchers theorize that cholesterol affects the cell membranes which control the flow of brain hormones."

More likely that the cholesterol effects blood flow and therefore causes the tail to itch.

By: Cori

Cori — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:53:28 +0000

I don't see how this can be considered conclusive in any way when the sample size was so small.

By: I C Tail

I C Tail — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:36:12 +0000

That's Tail. Totally Tail, I tell ya!

- Urf!

By: Detroit Indian

Detroit Indian — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:16:53 +0000

Isn't this pretty obvious? Anxiety disorders like OCD will increase stress hormones which can increase cholestrol.

By: Guybrush Threepwood

Guybrush Threepwood — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:54:11 +0000

"Previous studies have shown a correlation between high cholesterol levels and certain behavioral problems in humans."

...Like... chasing my own tail?