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01-20-2007, 08:14 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: with my yorkies
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| Tail Docking My Sassy had a litter the other day. The stud owner told me to take the pup to her house @ 10 days and she'll dock the tail and dewclaws. I know with my labs it was @ 3-5 days after that they grow nerves. So what should I do? She's a tiny yorkie (3 oz) and 2 days old. Should I have the vet dock her tail and do her dewclaws when she is 4 days? Or, should I have the breeder put her in pain @ 10 days (I'd rather not). Does anyone out there breed little yorkies that could help me out with this? I live in Los Angeles county and would love a referral to a vet that has experience with Small yorkies. The vets in my town do not! Thanks! |
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01-20-2007, 04:16 PM | #2 |
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| No, 10 days is too long to wait. I would have it done between 3-5 days. Remember the older they get, the more they will feel it and the more it will hurt for them. Sorry, I don't know of any vets in your area.
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01-20-2007, 04:21 PM | #3 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tennessee from Florida keys
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| 3 days I do mine on the 3rd day just a snip and done...
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01-20-2007, 04:23 PM | #4 |
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| I'd go to the vet on the 3rd day... |
01-20-2007, 08:27 PM | #5 |
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| You COULD skip the docking alltogether....more and more breeders are doing so, especially since undocked is the norm in Europe and Australia.. That is what I would do. |
01-20-2007, 08:35 PM | #6 |
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| Thanks Everyone! Tomorrow (Sunday) is the third day. Im going to call a vet I used before to do the dewclaws on my lab pups a year ago. The stud owner seems to think that the yorkies will bleed to death if done before 10 days. But I don't want to put my little angel in any pain, so im going to talk to a vet and hopefully get her in tomorrow ! Anyone know of any great vets in Southern California??? |
01-20-2007, 09:40 PM | #7 | |
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I want to learn to do it myself for my future litters. ) When the time comes (I have a while) I will be up on here asking for "the run down".
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01-21-2007, 02:48 PM | #8 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tennessee from Florida keys
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| 3rd day you know what that means the pups are 3 days old today did the tail docking 2 hrs ago all just fine. just a quick snip and its over. that went right back to nursing and it is healing up quickly. I ve done about 15 and they are so pretty. some think it is just a horrible thing to do. but to each its own. thats why they recommend at this age. see ya.
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01-21-2007, 02:53 PM | #9 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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10 days is way toolong. Oops! You're in LA.....I would suggest you contact Linda Bush, she's listed on the YTCA breeders list. Bejaze Yorkshire Terriers. She's in Orange County and has a Vet that she trusts 100%
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