My vet had me wait until my puppies were 5 days old to remove the dew claws and dock the tails. He said before that time they can bleed too much.
It was also a very very hard thing for me to do when I did it. I dropped them off and sat in my car with Bridgette (momma) until they called me in so it wouldn't stress me or Bridgette out.
As soon as we came back in they were all done dew claws gone and little nubs sewn up. They were just scrambling looking for momma to feed them.
I still had nightmares for like 2 nights before about the terrible pain these poor babies would have to go through. But it wasn't that bad, as soon as momma came back in they had forgotten all about it.
Good Luck to you. Are you going to keep the puppy? |