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06-17-2008, 12:56 PM | #1 |
Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi
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| Tail Docking Methods I've been shopping for a new vet and one of my questions has been the tail docking method used. All that I've talked to use a cut and suture method. I'm not really keen on that but I found one that uses dissolvable stitches. I guess it's preferable to a stitch that has to be removed. What do y'all think of this method? I had a previous vet that cut and cauterized the tail with no stitch but I no longer use them due to a disagreement over other issues. The vet I'm considering going with is highly recommended and I got good responses from them to my questions about other issues, primarily about anesthesia methods used. I'm thinking of making an appointment with them to get one of my boys his rabies shot which is due now to see if I want to start using this vet. I have a girl due with her litter on June 29 so I need to make a decision soon. If I feel comfortable with this vet in general, should I let the tail docking be a make or break issue? Thanks for any replies. |
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06-17-2008, 02:37 PM | #3 |
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| I asked this same question. Seems like most do the clamp and twist method and do it themselves. The vets charge more for the surgical type, and from what I have seen the puppies exp. more blood loss that way, and can get infected.
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06-17-2008, 02:49 PM | #4 |
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06-17-2008, 05:05 PM | #5 |
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| We just had our four pups docked and our vet uses the cut and cauterize method..they did bleed slightly, but nothing major....Going for a check-up and rabies on one is a good way to get a feel for the vet. how he responds to the dog and mostly how the dog responds to the vet...sometime I think they are more intuitive than humans...but I got off subject.....so...just thinking about the cut and using dissolving sutures...I would bet those sutures will fall out before they dissolve. This method sounds perfectly safe to me.
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06-17-2008, 08:13 PM | #6 |
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| Thanks for the replies. My last vet used a cut and suture method and it was a mess. He didn't use dissolvable stitches and the pups tails just scabbed over until the whole clump fell off. I could never get the stitch out even though I tried sooner than his recommended one week. It didn't seem to affect the tails in the long run but they looked a mess for 2 to 3 weeks. Seems like I'll have to settle for a competent rather than an ideal vet. Another thing that's bothered me is that all the vets in this area are stuck on the annual booster mentality which I don't agree with and none I've talked to are familiar with either Dr. Tobias or Dr. Center and their research on LS. It's a shame that so many vets don't stay up with the latest research and treatment protocols. |
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