do you know where it is cheap to get my puppies to get their tail bobbed?
where is the closest location to me houston?
are there any other ways to bob the tail.
2006-12-31 10:42:02 · 32 answers · asked by Alberto m 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
That is mean and cruel! That would cause so much pain! If you cant afford to have the tail bobbed then leave it long. There will be many, many Vet. bill over the years. If you can't afford them you can't afford the puppy.
2006-12-31 10:47:49 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Okay I know you dont want to spend money on your dog getting his tail docked. So you want to do it yourself. But, if you dont know how to do it properly it could lead to an infection and could more than likely kill your puppy. That would be a really sad death.
So really I reccomend you take your dog to a professional such as your vet, petsmart vet, or any other petstore and ask them about docking tails and see if they will do this for you. Usually docking tails is a small fee such as 30-50 dollars. I'm sure you would rather pay that than lose your puppy right?
Also about the rubber band. The rubber band is only used to dock tails on puppys at the age of 5-10 days old. If they are any older ( your dog is way older, 2 months) If you were to do that your dog will die. I highly suggest a different way to dock his tail than this method.
I really hope you get your vet or a proffessional to dock your dog's tail. Good luck and happy holidays.
2006-12-31 11:31:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glad you have not bobbed his tail yet. It is fast becoming a thing of the past. It is a matter of a small amount of time and dogs with bobbed tails or cropped ears will not be allowed in any type of competitions as they do not represent the breed standards.
Everything is going back to the natural.. Europe already has this into play and the USA is soon to follow.
If you have a rottweiler and he is pure bred have you considered joining a club so you can enhance his bloodlines? Contact the American Working Dog Federation at: http://www.awdf.net to find out who is in charge of the Rottweiler clubs and one close to you
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PUPPY
2006-12-31 11:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by H.O.T. Dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you can not! Good way to get big problems. Raised 43 litters of pups over 24 years that needed tails docked. It should be done before 4 days old. At your dogs age it will be a surgical procedure costing much more money. I had one I bought redocked once and it wasn't worth it. It most definetely caused the dog a lot more pain than at birth. Our vet taught me to properly dock my own 25 years ago and when I bring them in the vet always looks and says " Couldn't have done any better." Also raised lambs and we did band them at birth but a lambs tail is much different as they don't have bone down the tail very far. It falls off right away. Not good to do with pups.Please don't try it!
2006-12-31 10:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by Born2Bloom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not NO, but heck NO to the rubberband idea! And "cheap" could result in infection and serious problems from a botched tail docking.
Have you called your vet to check on how much? Or am I sensing that he has not seen a vet yet. 8 weeks old should have been vetted, dewormed and first shots. If you have then excuse me. And work out payments with his vet to do the docking.
If I am correct then having his tail docked is not the priority at this stage. You need to insure his health by doing the basic vital vetting. And you trying to do this yourself could end up with a situation so serious that you will be spending a small fortune to save his life.
2006-12-31 10:50:53 · answer #5 · answered by pets4lifelady 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No don't do it! Tail docking occurs at around 3 days of age along with dew claw! It is animal cruelty if you put a rubberband around it. The dogs tail will keep on growing into the rubberband! Very painfull.
2006-12-31 11:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow..you must be really really ghetto...first of all...the puppy is a bit old now for having his tail bobbed(this is usually done when the pup is newborn)...second of all, YOU ARE NOT A VETERINARIAN, and should NOT BE PERFORMING a tail bob in your home with a rubber band...this is both cruel and inappropriate...how would you like if someone put a rubber band on one of YOUR body parts so they could get rid of it? IF the tail is affecting the pups health in any way, which i am guessing it is not, then you should consult a VET...otherwise, leave the poor animal alone and learn to not be so ghetto
2006-12-31 10:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by j c 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
How much does your puppy weigh? A Rottweiler at 8 weeks would weigh 10 + lbs. A Pomeranian-Yorkie mix would probably top out at 15 lbs at 12 month. Hope this helps.
2016-03-29 02:24:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope someone turns you in for animal cruelty. you can pay a hefty fine and hopefully do some jail time. first if you want to use a rubberband put it on your finger tight for a day or two and see how it feels. leave the tail alone. your pup is too old to have it removed without complilcations, and i'm sure you're not wanting to show your dog because if you were the dog would have already had it's tail docked. shame on you.
2006-12-31 10:50:27 · answer #9 · answered by cagney 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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As you can see, we think rubber banding a puppy tail is
cruel and really not the way it should be done. I've seen
too many dogs done this way and many times you can
see the bare skin at the end of the tail, instead of hair.
Check with a vet.
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2006-12-31 10:52:38 · answer #10 · answered by James S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋