[DazzlinYT]

Kim, it does not sound as if they were done by laser.. if they had been, the laser would have sealed the wound as it were doing the cutting, there would have been no bandage, or any issue.. it would have healed and looked totally normal in a matter of a few days. My mother in law had a girl's tail done that was too weak as a puppy to have it docked, so as an adult, she had it done by laser, and what was removed was VERY thin and tiny...the dog didn't even miss it, she never "looked back". She was put under for a very short amount of time, and able to come home in a matter of 2 hours...very simple, no problems. I'm sorry your mother in laws puppies had problems. If anyone ever needs tails amputated as adults, I hope they will only do it by laser...any other way really is just not fair to the dog when there is new and better technology available...of course if you didn't say if she was showing these dogs or not, if not, why not just leave the tail, it is really pretty in my opinion, though of course I didn't write the American standard.

Originally Posted by Kim000001

My mother in law has 2 puppies from the same litter, both were 4 months old when she had their tails amputated. It was 200 dollars a piece, and they had to be put to sleep to have it done. I'm not sure how true this is, but before it was done they called a few vets. Most would not do it, they all said the same thing... It was cruel to do it, and that this late in life the pup was too used to having it's tail, and removing it would upset his balance.
She did it anyway, and one of them kept biting and chewing on the bandage, and licking the cut. She had to clean the site, and change the dressing many times a day, and she could not get the pup to keep the cone thing on her head to keep her from chewing her wound. It has been few months now since she did this, and they are fine, with no infections or side effects. Their balance wasn't thrown off, but to me their tails look so much different then my dog's tails, kind of round and stumpy.