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Playful puppies chase their tails ... in adult dogs, it may be more serious

Human studies have previously linked high cholesterol to panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now, a new study says the same thing appears to be true of dogs.

The study took blood samples from 15 compulsive tail-chasers and 15 non-chasers; both groups were otherwise healthy. The tail-chasing dogs had significantly higher cholesterol, both LDL and HDL, than the control dogs.

The study also found that female dogs are more likely to be tail-chasers than male dogs, though they’re not sure why.