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Originally Posted by Obie  Has anybody tried the rubber band method? I would get so upset hearing my puppies cry from having my vet do the tail docking I started to research about tail docking. I came upon this article and the method seemed very simple. On the next litter I tried it. I placed the rubber band right where the tail was to be docked by using needle nose pliers. No crying. I thought, ok, this is good. To my surprise within 6 to 8 days the tails fell off. I checked the stub end and the tail was healed up nicely. I put antibiotic ointment on the tail end and had no trouble what so ever. Their tails were perfect! I heard pro and con about this method after I tried it the first time. I'm sure many may have horror stories but my first try was successful with no pain. |
I have heard the rubber band method is actually illegal in many states. Also here is a link to tail removal (this is not my link or pup). My pups didn't cry at all when I used this method of tail docking and there was no blood. I didn't even have to use the quickstop