Tails, Claws, and VET - YorkieTalk.com Forums

koolbreeze · 03-19-2008, 11:05 AM

if i remember correctly tails are to be docked on days 3-5 and dew claws on day 3? RIGHT? well i did the tails Monday and the claws yesterday. i had planned on doing them all on 1 day but didn't like hearing all the crying and mom was not happy. but everything went fairly well if i do say so myself. i didn't do the front dewclaws on Angel... the littlest one that wasn't gaining weight. i just didn't feel comfortable doing such small ones and i didn't do his tail either. i wanted him to get bigger before i mess with him... i might not do it at all. so my question is exactly how old before you (ME not the vet) can't do the claws? i just want him to get a little meat on him. but if there is a time limit then i need to know that. and when to take them to the vet. i would have taken then earlier but didn't want to take then out in the yucky weather we have been having. but its finally stopped raining today. so i was wondering if i should take them in now?

thanks!

sweetsophia · 03-19-2008, 11:16 AM

I am not sure what the latest you can do the dews is but my vet does not like me to wait past 5 days. You said you were going to dock them and do the dews on day 1. It is my understanding that you should never do this and at least wait until day 3. They do not have the clotting factor in their blood until day 3-5 and that is why you wait until then. Otherwise you may have bleeding problems! I wish I could do them myself but I use it as a check for my vet to go over all the puppies and my female at 3-5 days. It is a minimal charge and they all get the once over!

I know my mentor said she does not like to take hers to the vet for fear of them picking up something. I do take my own towel and blankets to lay on the tables there and wash them promptly when I get home. Call me anal..........................LOL!

majic50 · 03-19-2008, 11:16 AM

Wow! You're braver than I am. I let the vet do it all. Mine are getting theirs done Friday morning.

koolbreeze · 03-19-2008, 11:27 AM

NO, NO, NO!! i did it on days 3 & 4. today is day 5 and thats why i was asking if i should just go ahead and do the little one since he is now gaining weight! i knew not to do it before day 3!

erickajm · 03-19-2008, 11:29 AM

I know that saves so much money but I don't know if I will be able to do this! The vet will have to be getting my money! I would be afraid of doing it wrong and I'm not sure I could bare the crying...

Sugar's Mom · 03-19-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by koolbreeze

if i remember correctly tails are to be docked on days 3-5 and dew claws on day 3? RIGHT? well i did the tails Monday and the claws yesterday. i had planned on doing them all on 1 day but didn't like hearing all the crying and mom was not happy. but everything went fairly well if i do say so myself. i didn't do the front dewclaws on Angel... the littlest one that wasn't gaining weight. i just didn't feel comfortable doing such small ones and i didn't do his tail either. i wanted him to get bigger before i mess with him... i might not do it at all. so my question is exactly how old before you (ME not the vet) can't do the claws? i just want him to get a little meat on him. but if there is a time limit then i need to know that. and when to take them to the vet. i would have taken then earlier but didn't want to take then out in the yucky weather we have been having. but its finally stopped raining today. so i was wondering if i should take them in now?

thanks!

I did the tails on my litter Monday. Even the little 3.6 one and yesterday I did dewclaws on all of them. Your little guy is larger than mine and mine did great. i used nail clippers on the dewclaws. i did wait until they were six days old tho. the longer you wait, the more it hurts. I usually do my tails and claws both on the fourth day. both are to be done between day 3-5.

EmrldShdwQueen · 03-19-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by erickajm

I know that saves so much money but I don't know if I will be able to do this! The vet will have to be getting my money! I would be afraid of doing it wrong and I'm not sure I could bare the crying...

Aw it's not that bad...you get used to it. They'll never remember it...

jeanietoo · 03-19-2008, 04:32 PM

I was always told never to do it after the 5th day but I don't know why. I always did mine on day 3 if possible

sweetsophia · 03-19-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by koolbreeze

NO, NO, NO!! i did it on days 3 & 4. today is day 5 and thats why i was asking if i should just go ahead and do the little one since he is now gaining weight! i knew not to do it before day 3!

My mistake! Sorry you said you wanted to do them all in 1 day, not on day 1! I am tired today! LOL! It has just been one of those days. I agree with Dee your little one should be fine.

erickajm · 03-20-2008, 04:58 AM

Maybe if I had someone right next to me holding my hand so that I wouldn't make a mistake I could do it. I would love to learn how but only under the right person.

yorkiesdaycare · 03-20-2008, 04:55 PM

How do you do the dew claws?

bjh · 03-20-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkiesdaycare

How do you do the dew claws?

I use a small pair of cuticle scissors and cut the dew claw out at the root. I then just put a drop of Clotisol where I removed the dew claw. No blood, quick and painless.

NanaDtreasures · 03-20-2008, 06:56 PM

If I could do anything it would be the dew claws...
Never...could I do the tails.lol
You gals are brave.

And the twist method.

Tho I understand the best way ,just makes this Nana
:::::::::::::: CRINGE ::::::::::::::

yorkiesdaycare · 03-21-2008, 03:10 AM

How deep do you have to go? If you dont get it all do they grow back?

03-19-2008, 11:05 AM	#1
koolbreeze YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MO Posts: 442	Tails, Claws, and VET if i remember correctly tails are to be docked on days 3-5 and dew claws on day 3? RIGHT? well i did the tails Monday and the claws yesterday. i had planned on doing them all on 1 day but didn't like hearing all the crying and mom was not happy. but everything went fairly well if i do say so myself. i didn't do the front dewclaws on Angel... the littlest one that wasn't gaining weight. i just didn't feel comfortable doing such small ones and i didn't do his tail either. i wanted him to get bigger before i mess with him... i might not do it at all. so my question is exactly how old before you (ME not the vet) can't do the claws? i just want him to get a little meat on him. but if there is a time limit then i need to know that. and when to take them to the vet. i would have taken then earlier but didn't want to take then out in the yucky weather we have been having. but its finally stopped raining today. so i was wondering if i should take them in now? thanks! __________________ Troy Walker Scott Carmell Gino Calease Carrigan Anna Aidan

03-19-2008, 11:16 AM	#2
sweetsophia Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 585	I am not sure what the latest you can do the dews is but my vet does not like me to wait past 5 days. You said you were going to dock them and do the dews on day 1. It is my understanding that you should never do this and at least wait until day 3. They do not have the clotting factor in their blood until day 3-5 and that is why you wait until then. Otherwise you may have bleeding problems! I wish I could do them myself but I use it as a check for my vet to go over all the puppies and my female at 3-5 days. It is a minimal charge and they all get the once over! I know my mentor said she does not like to take hers to the vet for fear of them picking up something. I do take my own towel and blankets to lay on the tables there and wash them promptly when I get home. Call me anal..........................LOL! __________________ www.LuvStruckYorkshireTerriers.com

03-19-2008, 11:27 AM	#4
koolbreeze YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MO Posts: 442	NO, NO, NO!! i did it on days 3 & 4. today is day 5 and thats why i was asking if i should just go ahead and do the little one since he is now gaining weight! i knew not to do it before day 3! __________________ Troy Walker Scott Carmell Gino Calease Carrigan Anna Aidan

03-19-2008, 11:29 AM	#5
erickajm Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 1,047	I know that saves so much money but I don't know if I will be able to do this! The vet will have to be getting my money! I would be afraid of doing it wrong and I'm not sure I could bare the crying... __________________ Kyle Tanner Zeus Zoe Peppee

03-20-2008, 04:58 AM	#10
erickajm Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 1,047	Maybe if I had someone right next to me holding my hand so that I wouldn't make a mistake I could do it. I would love to learn how but only under the right person. __________________ Kyle Tanner Zeus Zoe Peppee

03-19-2008, 11:16 AM	#3
majic50 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 248	Wow! You're braver than I am. I let the vet do it all. Mine are getting theirs done Friday morning.

03-19-2008, 04:32 PM	#8
jeanietoo YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 411	I was always told never to do it after the 5th day but I don't know why. I always did mine on day 3 if possible

03-20-2008, 04:55 PM	#11
yorkiesdaycare Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 21	How do you do the dew claws?

03-20-2008, 06:56 PM	#13
NanaDtreasures YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lil Bitty Goat farm in Ohio Posts: 1,272	If I could do anything it would be the dew claws... Never...could I do the tails.lol You gals are brave. And the twist method. Tho I understand the best way ,just makes this Nana :::::::::::::: CRINGE :::::::::::::: __________________ Debbi ~ I Yahoo as Nanadebstreasures Follow the 3 R's~~~ Respect for self...Respect for others ...Responsibility for all your actions

03-21-2008, 03:10 AM	#14
yorkiesdaycare Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 21	How deep do you have to go? If you dont get it all do they grow back?