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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. |
I want to thank you again for this information. It worked out pretty well. No blood at all from the tails. I didn't even see any from the dewclaws but I'm sure there must be some on the towel in the bed. Autumn was sent off to be downstairs with the other dogs while I did the dirty deed. She knew something was different when she came back but the babies settled right down to nursing and she seems puzzled by their behaviour. She has had 3 other litters and she seems to know they should be bleeding all over the place. This is so much better.
Usually I only have one litter at a time and the nervousness I feel is over quickly. This time I have 2 litters and the other litter is 6 puppies. I had to put it off, maybe till tomorrow. A good nights sleep might enable me to finish the job with a little less stress.