That is very odd that you have to keep them there. My vet will do it right in front of us. We took 4 pups in...they did dew claw removal, tails docked, checked them over and checked over the Mommy. 15 min later we were on our way! I REALLY like the twist way of doing the tails MUCH better. I like the look of it when the pups grow up and you don't get the scar on the end with no hair growth. NO bleeding either!!

I took Lilli and her three pups in and we sat in the room while my Vet took the pups back and it only took 10 mins and we where on our way, Lilli did fine she just kept looking for them but she never got aggressive in any way. IMO I would not leave those pups there for 2 hours that is going to upset the mom alot more then taking her in with you.. I want to learn the clamp and twist but I just havent gotten the nerves up to do this yet.

Clamp and twist....

shave the area of the tail that you are going to clamp

take the tail in your hand and pull it up so you can see the butt.

now place the hemostat where you want the tail to end( about one quarter inch into the black hair.

with one quick motion clamp and hold by locking the hemostats.

then just twist the end off next to the hemostat. It comes off very easy.

Leave the hemostat attached for about 15 to 20 seconds and if needed a drop of quick stop gel.

If this is your first time maybe some wine is in order, but I do not drink .

This sounds very hard but it is very easy
I use to do it the way my vet does and now I have taught him my way.
I can have a litter of 4 done in less than 5 minutes

Two hours is a long time to leave young puppies it sounds like your vet is taking all precautions or that he himself is uncomfortable with this.

To answer your question, take her with you and let the vet know you are waiting with their mother in the car. Turn on your radio, dogs can hear so much and you do not want to upset her. If this was me I would call a few other vets and check out their policy.

Debbie Ray
www.sumtoiyorkies.com

What we decided to do is we are taking the pups in at noon. My Mom is bringing Princess to my house (are houses are on the same property) to see and play with my other dogs. We are hoping that will keep her occupied so that she doesn't realize the pups are gone and won't see the empty area where the pups were. I am going to stay at the Vet or in that area while the pups are being worked on, and hoping to get them sooner.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Audrey

Luckily my vet is an easy going guy so you are going to "train" him with this method also!!! Have a few more questions -
Is this a straight or curved hemostat?
How long do you leave it clamped before twisting?

I will use straight of curved it really does not matter, once you clamp it , you just twist the remainder of the tail off. Just leave the clamp on for about 15 seconds, usually the time it takes me to do the dew claws.

How do you do the dew claws? Not that I am ready for this, but after this experience with taking them to the vet, your way sounds like a piece of cake!

Dew claws are the easiest, just find a very thin pair of hemostats or a very sharp pair of finger nail or embroidery scissors. make sure you set them as close to behind the entire dew claw , push them up close to the bone of the legs... If you are using the hemostat just push behind the dew claw and pop it off with your finger nail , sounds gross but again it is very easy and comes off easy. Use a drop of quick stop gel on a q -tip and you are done. If using the scissors just snip behind the dew claw, being careful to just get the dew claw, be sure you push again up against the bone so you get the entire dew claw. If you have the perfect scissor, they wont even feel this. then use one drop of quick stop gel . Be sure to check them and make sure the bleeding , if any is stoped. There is very little bleeding, sometimes none at all if you put the quick stop on right away. The first time is the hardest, but why pay a vet for things you can do yourself.

It is best if tails and dew claws are done at 3 or 4 days but I have done them as late as 10 days with out a problem. But you have to remember the tails are fatter at this time and it is much easier to do them at 3 or 4 days.

if you have any more questions just ask and I will try and explain better if I can.

Debbie Ray
www.sumtoiyorkies.com