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myjordash · 06-28-2006, 12:14 PM

I know I have read that some of you do it yourselves, which is NOT an option for me.

If I was planning on keeping the pups, I would not have it done at all, because it wouldn't be that important to me to have it done.

Those of you who go to the Vet to have it done, how does it work? Princess has been with her pups 24 hours a day. If I go in there and pet or pick up a pup to weigh, she is right there waiting for me to put the pup down. She doesn't leave the whelping box, even to eat. We sit on the floor and hand feed her while she is in the box with her pups. She will bark if she has to go the bathroom, and then we have to remove her from the box to take her outside and the minute she is done, she is running full speed back to the door and straight back to her pups. SOOOOO How in the world am I going to take her pups from her, and take them to the Dr.. What is she going to do at home without her pups? How is this going to affect her? I asked the Vet if I can bring her in with the pups so she can stay with them before and after the procedure, and he said "no because she may get to protective of the pups and not let them near the pups." I asked if I could sit in the waiting room with the Mom and the pups and I will hand the Dr. one pup at a time, and he said no, because they like to do them all and then monitor the pups. He said this is the way they have always done things, and they have never had any problems. So what do you all think? Is this normal procedure and I am overreacting? It just breaks my heart to take away her babies! How can I occupy her while they are gone???

P.S. Our appt is on Friday morning.

06-28-2006, 12:14 PM	#1
myjordash YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 288	Do a majority of you have the tails docked and the claw removal? I know I have read that some of you do it yourselves, which is NOT an option for me. If I was planning on keeping the pups, I would not have it done at all, because it wouldn't be that important to me to have it done. Those of you who go to the Vet to have it done, how does it work? Princess has been with her pups 24 hours a day. If I go in there and pet or pick up a pup to weigh, she is right there waiting for me to put the pup down. She doesn't leave the whelping box, even to eat. We sit on the floor and hand feed her while she is in the box with her pups. She will bark if she has to go the bathroom, and then we have to remove her from the box to take her outside and the minute she is done, she is running full speed back to the door and straight back to her pups. SOOOOO How in the world am I going to take her pups from her, and take them to the Dr.. What is she going to do at home without her pups? How is this going to affect her? I asked the Vet if I can bring her in with the pups so she can stay with them before and after the procedure, and he said "no because she may get to protective of the pups and not let them near the pups." I asked if I could sit in the waiting room with the Mom and the pups and I will hand the Dr. one pup at a time, and he said no, because they like to do them all and then monitor the pups. He said this is the way they have always done things, and they have never had any problems. So what do you all think? Is this normal procedure and I am overreacting? It just breaks my heart to take away her babies! How can I occupy her while they are gone??? P.S. Our appt is on Friday morning.