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05-05-2010, 05:01 AM | #16 |
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| I have been shown how to do this procedure by my vet- it is a SURGICAL AMPUTATION! As with any surgical procedure there is some risk, however slight. Where I live it may soon be passed as law that my vet will not be able to perform tail docking, so she has shown my how to do both tail docking and dew claw removal. I can't believe that someone would try to teach it over the internet!!!!!
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05-05-2010, 06:45 AM | #17 | |
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05-05-2010, 07:11 AM | #18 | |
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05-05-2010, 07:21 AM | #19 |
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| Removing dew claws and Docking Tails myself, is not about a financial savings for me. My vet & mentor strongly advised that I learn, so that I would not subject pups to the possible exposure of diseases in a vet's office. And per my vet, a pup should be kept from drafts, kept in a safe, calm enviornment and keep stress to a minimum.
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05-05-2010, 07:28 AM | #20 | |
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It's ok that you don't agree, but you really have no right to tell people what they can or cannot do. She asked for help and it was given to her. I personally walked her through it OFF thread. You shouldn't call her crazy, that just isn't right. There is another thread (I posted the link) and nobody had a problem when that poster asked. | |
05-05-2010, 07:34 AM | #21 | |
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Elle, is not saying that it should be done by a vet, but not done unless one is instructed up close in personal by a vet.
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05-05-2010, 07:51 AM | #22 | |
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It's proper to do them yourself when you know how. Not learning how online willy nilly. It is crazy. Take them to the vet. | |
05-05-2010, 07:55 AM | #23 | |
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For sure. We're on the same page! | |
05-05-2010, 08:50 AM | #24 | |
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Have a nice day.. I am off to do dewclaws this morning.. | |
05-05-2010, 08:55 AM | #25 |
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| In a perfect world everyone would have a tip top mentor. Many have no mentor and look to this forum for help..that is the reason I come here. There are things a breeder must learn. Vets do not always learn what is the easiest and leasr stressful way to do many procedures. Removing a declaw is no more of a surgical procedure then when I cut off skin tags on my neck...most vets turn it into a surgery, blood and stitches, screaming puppies and stressed out moms... Use a clamp, twist it off..check it for a few days to make sure it is healing... Good luck PS..I might add..my doctor told me to ice the skin tag and snip it off myself..done it for years. The reason Terri Shumsky and others put out video's in this area was so breeder can learn from a pro... Last edited by YorkieRose; 05-05-2010 at 08:58 AM. |
05-05-2010, 08:56 AM | #26 |
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05-05-2010, 08:59 AM | #27 | |
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I have not removed any skin tags before, and I have a lot of the darn things.. Never had the dr do it either, never thought of it..LOL.. Thanks for that bit of info because I hate the ugly things on my neck..Think I will go do some snipping on myself after I do the pups..hehe.. | |
05-05-2010, 09:17 AM | #28 |
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| I learned from the youtube video which was very helpful and then my vet checked them out and asked how I did it and told me excellent job! My breeder is too far away so I learned the only way I knew how do and do have the Veternarian Book on caring for dogs. So it is possible to learn from youtube. I gagged when I hear things from people that aren't helpful to others that are only seeking for information! Knowledge is power and why keep it to yourself. If that is her only way of learning then so be it. Not everyone has a mentor to follow. BTW I have more than enough money to take them to the vet and I choose to do it myself and have my vet check them out on their first visit.
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05-05-2010, 09:41 AM | #29 |
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| Here you go... He has helped me a lot with this vid. Taping and dew claw removal. I did the same method and my puppies were perfectly fine. They were born in winter and there was no way on Gods green earth that I was taking them out at 3days old!! Hope this helps you...
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05-05-2010, 11:24 AM | #30 | |
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OP, What I'm saying is, something like removing dewclaws by yourself without any prior knowledge, is freaking crazy. Trimming the nails already freaks me out enough. I am NOT saying that breeders who have been taught how to do it correctly by their vet or mentor should not do it themselves, but for people that are doing it for the first time ever and not trained on how to do it? Do you really have no other option than to do it yourself? You couldn't at least called your vet and run it by him? You'd prefer to get advice from a complete stranger on the net? If you seriously think that's fine, then well I can't change your mind. I guess you just have a stronger stomach than me. I don't even want to watch the vid, I am so close to barfing right now just thinking about it.
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