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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I am quite frankly stunned that anyone would say docking a tail hurts less than an injection. No way do I buy that. Since none of us have tails that have been chopped off, I don't see how we can assume it doesn't hurt. There are people who think that spaying a pup does not hurt and/or require pain meds because they often run around after surgery...that does not mean they are not in pain! I don't see how it is different from a human having a hysterectomy and anyone who has had one can attest to the fact it hurts like hell.
As for dew claws, I have pups with them and trimming them is no different than their regular nails. Never had any issues with dew claws.
To each his own, but if I did breed which I never ever will, you can rest assured my puppies would have tails and dew claws. |
Pfeiffer has her dew claws and we just trim them like we do all her other claws - it doesn't cause any more hassle than
any other claw, lol!
And I agree, I could never be convinced that chopping off an appendage is no more painful than a subQ or IM injection - no way!