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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom  i did last time and I will never do it any other way from now on. YorkieRose on here told me how. There is no joint to find. on the underside of the tail is a brown or gold dot. depending on how long you want the tail to be, come down that far from that gold dot. i think mine were 1/4 from the gold. You fasten the hemostats right where you want it cut. exactly where. i got a tape measure and eye balled one fourth so knew what one fourth looked like. Okay, after you place the hemostats, you are supposed to wait about thirty seconds but i just couldn't cause the puppy cried a little and i got scared. Then you place your other hand at the base of the tail and hold tight. with you other hand start to twist and pull a little as you twist. In just two or three twists, the little tail just falls right off. leave the clamp on for another few seconds then release and put baby back with momma. it cries a little when you put the clamp on but it is over fast and the little tail doesn't feel a thing. The baby is just scared . I had no blood at all and the little tails healed up nicely. PLUS, i was so proud that I was able to do this by myself. i depend on my husband to help with those things but when he woke up from his nap that day, I proudly showed him five little tails in my palm. he couldn't beleive it. Okay. more info that you asked. good luck and it's easy after the first one. |
LOL Yup, I could have lived without the image of 5 little tails in your hand. LOL Much better to have shown him the actual puppies. LOL
I am used to using knives and scissors but they just bleed too much. I have not found anything to stop the bleeding. I have tried to pinch with my fingers and put the Blood Stop on with the other hand. I hold for 30 secs to a minute but it still bleeds a lot when I let go and after mama gets done with them they bleed more. I have never lost a baby (Poodle, Cockers or Yorkies) from blood loss but it scares me to see so much blood from something as tiny as a 2.3 oz baby Yorkie. Well, actually by the time they are 3-5 days old they aren't that small anymore but they are still the littlest of the litters.
Thanks for the step by step. I will copy it out and print it out so I have it in my records. Sylvia