weight to dock?

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Hemostats.

If you can get a copy of Teri Shumsky's howto buy and raise a good healthy dog....or do a google search on docking tails....you can find all kinds of illustrations on the clamping method.

i couldn't do the hemostats on the dew claws they were too tiny. also, two of them had only one. I can't see any on this tiny girl.

[Lady of Yorkies]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Hemostats.

If you can get a copy of Teri Shumsky's howto buy and raise a good healthy dog....or do a google search on docking tails....you can find all kinds of illustrations on the clamping method.

I'm not doing something right cause I have looked and searched and not found any illustrations on how to use the clamping method. All I have found is anti-tail docking and using the clamped tail to test pharmaceudicals(sp).

Do you know of a specific site? Sylvia

[Yorkie3]

Originally Posted by Lady of Yorkies

I'm not doing something right cause I have looked and searched and not found any illustrations on how to use the clamping method. All I have found is anti-tail docking and using the clamped tail to test pharmaceudicals(sp).

Do you know of a specific site? Sylvia

Same here....I'll keep searching, but it's not looking hopeful.

[lisatodd]

mardelin and yorkierose, i just have to say that you are so helpful in a time of need. i love reading all of your advise.
surgar's mom, congrats on the docking....i don't know if i could do that

[Sugar's Mom]

i was scared on the first try and thought I was killing the baby.LOl then the rest were a piece of cake. I will never do it any other way again.

[lisatodd]

Originally Posted by Yorkie3

Same here....I'll keep searching, but it's not looking hopeful.

just google the name including the name of the book. it is for sale for about 22.00. amazon.com has it on sale

[Sugar's Mom]

She finally got back up to her birth weight this morning and I docked her tail. She whined a little but has been fine. Acting as if it never happened.

[YorkieRose]

Glad all is well....if anyone lives close to me, I will be happy to show them..taught many...showed a few vet. They told me they were taught to cut and stitch..

When I decided to learn, I watch a video from Teri Shunsky..but I do it a bit different now...

[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Glad all is well....if anyone lives close to me, I will be happy to show them..taught many...showed a few vet. They told me they were taught to cut and stitch..

When I decided to learn, I watch a video from Teri Shunsky..but I do it a bit different now...

Thank you so much for your help. NOW, how do you do the dew claws. we had to cut these, they are so tiny. two of them only had one and this little girl has none that we can feel. seems like I saw on here once that someonee fastens the clamp and then just twists the little nail out. leaves the rest. is that the way it is done?

[KristiC]

Hey Pat!!! I would like to learn more on this could you email me when you get the chance. Thanks

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Glad all is well....if anyone lives close to me, I will be happy to show them..taught many...showed a few vet. They told me they were taught to cut and stitch..

When I decided to learn, I watch a video from Teri Shunsky..but I do it a bit different now...

[YorkieRose]

I use a much smaller hemostat on the declaws...not much bigger then tweezer...clamp, wait 10 seconds, twist..leave about 30 seconds.

[Lady of Yorkies]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Glad all is well....if anyone lives close to me, I will be happy to show them..taught many...showed a few vet. They told me they were taught to cut and stitch..

When I decided to learn, I watch a video from Teri Shunsky..but I do it a bit different now...

I would love to learn this too. Maybe you ought to plan a day and set up a class. LOL I'm in Missouri, too far to come right now. LOL Sylvia