How do you dock your puppy tails??? Ok, so I was curious about the pros and cons of the surgical docking of tails vs. the tie type of docking. Have you done it. Which do you think is better and is one more stress for the puppy? I have always done the surgical, but I am hearing more and more that it is so cruel. Being I am 10 days or so from puppies. I just thought I would get some opinions and see if you do the tie type, do you take them to the vet for that as well? I want as little stress as possible for my little ones. Thanks in Advance for your replies! Brandi |
I always dock my own puppy's tails and I just use a very sharp pair of scissors. I apply clotisol to the tail after docking and the puppies usually don't even lose a single drop of blood. The puppies cry a little for about 5 minutes and then they are find. For removing the dewclaws I use a small pair of cuticle scissors. |
I used clamp and twist... they did not cry but when I first clamped... a minute later they were quiet... not a single drop of blood, and back nursing fast... |
i dock my own. Iuse hemostates to clamp the tail right below the gold spot on the bottom. then you hold the puppy up at the base of the tail with one hand and twist and oull with the other hand . it pulls right off with no blood. the only time they even whimper is when you put the clamp on. |
You are some brave women..I am SO glad im not a breeder! |
I should not have read this thread! |
LOL... yeah I was showing the diffrent ways to my husband and he turned green...lol. So on the clamp and twist, do you do it beofre 3-4 days or same age as other types? |
We did it on second day... if puppies are healthy, the sooner the better!;) It takes a while to get enough courage to do it the first time!!! |
I do clamp and twist, hardly ever even see blood. They are back to nursing in ten minutes. I always lay them on fresh newspaper afterwards just in case anyone is bleeding a little I won't miss it. If the paper has no blood after a couple of minutes I put them back with momma. |
Ouch! |
Twist and clamp has been done forever. I never understood why vets don't do it this way. |
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So has anyone had an unfavorable outcome doing this themselves? I think it seems easy enough if you can get past the idea of pulling a tail off on of your babies, and I know I volunteer to cut it off with the vet... Do you clean it with anything after or just let it go? Are they more or less apt to infection this way. I know with the surgical at the vet, it can have problems, so I assume this is the same, but perhaps better since there is no stich to worry about... Also as a note is there any breeder here in Idaho somewhat near me that would be willing to talk to me? Thanks so much |
I dock the tails myself as well as remove their dewclaws. I use the twist and clamp method for the tails. They do cry just abit when their tails are first clamped with a hemostat. After they are all done they go right back to nursing as if nothing happened. I usually do them on day 4, I've been told doing it before 3 days of age they don't always have a good clotting factor in their blood yet. I also put a drop of liquid bandage on their tail when done cause it has an antibiotic in it to ward off any possible infection. I personally think it's less stressful for the puppies, mom and me to do it myself rather then take the whole litter and their mom to the vets. |
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