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08-19-2009, 03:24 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | More Questions!! As I am trying to pull myself together, and prepare for this litter after Macy & Thom leaving us. I have So many questions left! And THANK YOU to all whom have been so patient and kind with me during all of this. I believe we are prepared as far as birth goes, we do have a vet on call, so if anything we cant handle arrises, we will run there! But the pups!? Dew claws and tails are my question at hand. Do you do them yourself, or go to a vet? Ive seen videos on how its done, but i dont want to mess anything up!! Advice?? Thanks!
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08-19-2009, 04:41 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Quincy, IL
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| I have always had my vet do mine. Their are lots of YT'ers that do their own. I do not feel comfortable doing it myself.
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08-19-2009, 05:06 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| I have only had two litters (not me, my dog) and I would say let the vet do it. Especially since you haven't done it before.
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08-19-2009, 05:09 PM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Yea, thats what im leaning towards! My new BIL is a vet tech, but i think ill just let him do it! Im too afraid of hurting them!!
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08-19-2009, 05:21 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: mcdonough,ga
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| Good Luck and i know these babies will bring some much needed joy in ur life and ur kids!!!
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08-19-2009, 06:50 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | my Vet does it. I have one girl that the breeder did it and she has no tail at all now. It was cut so short I feel sorry for her. Her backside is smooth like she never had one.
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08-19-2009, 06:54 PM | #7 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| My hubby does them, but if you don't know exactly how to measure and are a bit squimish let your BIL vet tech do them. Just make sure that the you know exactly were the tail should be docked at. Measure it for him and let him do it.
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08-19-2009, 06:58 PM | #8 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan
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| I have my vet do it, but he did show me step by step on how to do the dews so I think I can do them next time on the biewers. I have never done tails and since I am only planning on one more litter of yorkies - I may not want to tempt them at all even though my husband said he could do them no problem!! Dews look pretty easy, but then again my vet has been doing it a long time! LOL
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