English to French Medical Zoology pets

Some dogs will wiggle their tails against walls and such like mad, causing injuries/bleeding.
I'd like to know if there's a specific term for this in French.
Context:
'If you work in a shelter and have a dog with a happy tail, you can take a 60cc syringe casing, take off the closed end, fit it on the tail and tape it in place. The dog then taps the plastic on the wall and not the tail.'