tail docking..do you do it or your vet?

[tammy8833]

hi

i took them to the vet on the 3rd day and had it done..they are sooo tiny 1 is 2oz the rest were 3 oz

i thought about not doing the tales but everyone i asked wether they perfered docked or not they all chose docked..

[spruitt7]

Originally Posted by EmrldShdwQueen

I do my own...doesn't bother me a bit...

I just clamp and cut, I do it the way my mentor showed me...

EWWW!!! You chop their tales off??? Lol... I never knew that.. No wonder Riley has a short stubby tail... Do all Yorkies have to have that done?

Whats dewclawing too???

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by kezza

http://www.advocatesforanimals.org/p...prohibited.pdf

Thanks for that. I've heard that there are movements gaining momentum here in the US to ban docking. I will really have no problem if that were to happen. While I'm not an activist, I think that God must have given dogs tails and ears for a reason.

[kezza]

Originally Posted by For My Coby

Thanks for that. I've heard that there are movements gaining momentum here in the US to ban docking. I will really have no problem if that were to happen. While I'm not an activist, I think that God must have given dogs tails and ears for a reason.

I agree..

A dog is born with a tail and therefore presumably it has a purpose otherwise it would have been eliminated through genetic manipulation over many generations.

[Knockz]

I couldn't watch the video. I started it and then turned it off. It looked so cruel.

My breeder did the docking but that was before I could say anything.

Anybody know why they do the docking? Whats the purpose?

[kezza]

Originally Posted by Knockz

I couldn't watch the video. I started it and then turned it off. It looked so cruel.

My breeder did the docking but that was before I could say anything.

Anybody know why they do the docking? Whats the purpose?

It was originally done in working dogs to prevent tail injuries, still done for this reason but mainly for cosmetic reasons now.

[kezza]

http://www.bva.co.uk/policy/issues/docking.asp

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Originally Posted by spruitt7

EWWW!!! You chop their tales off??? Lol... I never knew that.. No wonder Riley has a short stubby tail... Do all Yorkies have to have that done?

Whats dewclawing too???

Haha, yes, but I don't cut them short...I like them a little longer. The reason I do it is for the standard, but I'm really not here to argue about that.

Dewclaws are sort of the "thumb claw" of a dog...because they don't ever touch the ground when the dog walks or runs, they can curl back and grow into the skin, or get caught on something and rip since the tissue on them isn't as strong as those of their regular claws/nails. There's a lot of debate about that one too though. They're taken out the same time as the tail docking.

[tammy8833]

BREEDERS: if there are anymore reading this

im pretty sure the vet glued the tails after cutting..one of the males tails has a little tiny spot of fluid o guess leaking, its clear..but it looks like it needed glue there maybe? kinda like a little cut or hole..im not sure what to do i put neosporin on it and kept him from the mom for a little while to give it a chance to work...my mentor said she never had it happen and she lives about 2 hours from me so she cant look at it..i tried to take a pic but i dont think its good enough i will post it though. she said this has never happen to her and that her vet stitches the tails. and saif if i had clavamox to give that but i dont..

anyone have experience with this??

[tammy8833]

docked tail

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

BREEDERS: if there are anymore reading this

im pretty sure the vet glued the tails after cutting..one of the males tails has a little tiny spot of fluid o guess leaking, its clear..but it looks like it needed glue there maybe? kinda like a little cut or hole..im not sure what to do i put neosporin on it and kept him from the mom for a little while to give it a chance to work...my mentor said she never had it happen and she lives about 2 hours from me so she cant look at it..i tried to take a pic but i dont think its good enough i will post it though. she said this has never happen to her and that her vet stitches the tails. and saif if i had clavamox to give that but i dont..

anyone have experience with this??

Do you have any styptic powder or gel? That will stop the bleeding, and the kind I have has Benzocaine in it to stop the pain as well. Antibiotics might be a good idea, but I wouldn't do it yet...they're so young. I'm sure it can definitely bleed, especially with just glue. I have never personally had it happen or seen it happen either. Maybe if YOU have some super glue you could try that to close it back up.

[bjh]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

BREEDERS: if there are anymore reading this

im pretty sure the vet glued the tails after cutting..one of the males tails has a little tiny spot of fluid o guess leaking, its clear..but it looks like it needed glue there maybe? kinda like a little cut or hole..im not sure what to do i put neosporin on it and kept him from the mom for a little while to give it a chance to work...my mentor said she never had it happen and she lives about 2 hours from me so she cant look at it..i tried to take a pic but i dont think its good enough i will post it though. she said this has never happen to her and that her vet stitches the tails. and saif if i had clavamox to give that but i dont..

anyone have experience with this??

I have a friend that had a vet do her puppies tails and she said he uses some type of clue. She did not like it because it got all over the puppies

I do my own tails with a sharp pair of scissors and I used a product called Clotisol to stop the bleeding. The pups don't even lose a drop of blood most of the time. I use small cuticle scissors to remove the dewclaws and put some Clotisol on them also.

[tammy8833]

thank you

its not bleeding its clear looking fluid..no i dont have any of that..is that for when you cut the nails to short? if so my moms has some

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Originally Posted by tammy8833

thank you

its not bleeding its clear looking fluid..no i dont have any of that..is that for when you cut the nails to short? if so my moms has some

yep same thing

[Wight Witch]

My little 'Tink' (Tinkerbell) still has her tail (which I think is cute curled up over her back!) and her dew claws, which I will speak to the vet abaout next time we go.