1. Method of docking puppies:
The puppies mentioned here refer to dogs such as Alaskan Malamutes about a week after birth. The main principle is to obstruct blood circulation. After a few weeks, the tissue that needs to be amputated will die and fall off naturally. During this process, there will be no bleeding, and the newly born puppies have incomplete neurodevelopment, so they will not endure too much pain. There are two main tail docking methods:
1. Valve core tail docking method:
We have to prepare the following three things, a suitable pen tube and a valve core, A pair of scissors are sterilized with iodine. The pen tube should be able to fit into the puppy's tail, and one end should be small.
First, cut the valve core into 1 to 2 cm sections with scissors, open the valve core (tweezers can be used), and place the valve core on the pen tube from the thinner end of the pen tube.
Then, when the dog wants to wipe and disinfect the root of the tail with alcohol or iodophor, insert the dog’s tail into the pen tube, and place the The valve core that was previously set on the pen tube was pushed down, and it was set on the puppy's tail, and the tail docking was done. After
, wipe some iodophor to disinfect the binding place every day. If the method is proper for about a week, because there is no blood circulation, the tail will naturally dry and fall off, and the wound will be relatively small. Then the wound is also slightly disinfected and Yunnan Baiyao belongs to the anti-weaving ammonia drug without hemostatic function (used to activate and restore cell tissue).
If there is no valve core, rubber bands can also be used. Use a rubber band to bind the tail at the position to be docked. This requires force, because the blood cannot circulate and cause muscle necrosis, so please try for yourself how tight the binding will make you feel numb, and this This feeling is right. Don't be too loose or you'll lose everything. The other steps are the same as the valve core method.
2. Surgical cutting and division:
This method requires a little skill and courage. It requires surgical scissors (scalpels or diagonal pliers in a hardware store) and must be disinfected with iodine. Styptic powder or Yunnan Baiyao (available in general pet stores), thicken the styptic powder with water in advance, and set aside.
First, wipe and disinfect the dog’s tail root with alcohol or iodophor, and clamp the dog’s tail with hemostatic forceps, which is the part you want to remove. Then clamp the hemostatic forceps (the hemostatic forceps have a fixed buckle that can be buckled without loosening).
Then use surgical scissors to cut off the dog's tail at the place where the dog's tail needs to be docked (the lower part of the hemostatic forceps, near the end), and cut off the dog's excess tail. After
, apply the adjusted hemostatic powder to the wound. Do not let go of the hemostatic forceps at this time. After about 15 minutes, if you feel that the blood in the wound is controlled by the hemostatic powder, you can release the hemostatic forceps. Wipe some iodophors on the docking site every day for disinfection. Generally, dogs can heal within 7 to 10 days.
The above two methods should prevent the bitch from licking the wound or binding of the puppy to avoid infection.
2. How to dock the tail of an older dog
When a dog such as an older Labrador is docked, it should also be 1-2 months old Within. The
method is: shearing, disinfection, local infiltration anesthesia at the surgical department, and ligating a tourniquet 3-4 cm above the surgical department to stop bleeding. The assistant fixed the tail and kept it in a horizontal position. The surgeon uses a surgical knife to make a circular incision of the skin, and then pushes up 1-2 cm under the skin to cut off at the joint.
After ligating the blood vessel, after fully stopping the bleeding, sprinkle anti-inflammatory powder, suture the skin flap, and disinfect with iodine.
The operation is best performed by a veterinarian.
What are the benefits of tail docking:
Of course we will ask, why do people cut off the tail of a puppy? There are reasons, but the reasons for the docking of each dog are not the same.
For example, Cocker Spaniels need to dock their tails, because they are gun hounds and often need to travel through bushes full of thorns to drive off prey such as quails. If you don't put the tailWhen the ba is shortened, their tails swinging from side to side will hit the bushes and cause injuries. So they are miserable, so humans cut off their tails.
Another example is dog breeds like Doberman and Lowener. They are used to defend and bite. Tail docking is performed on them to prevent their tails from being attacked in battle. In addition, there is also a saying that these dog breeds can no longer use the tail to show body language of "submission" after the tail is cut off, which is more conducive to developing their brave and fierce personality.
1. Maintaining hygiene
In fact, by docking the dog’s tail, it can keep the dog’s anal clean, avoid the breeding of bacteria, and it is easier to observe the health of the dog’s anal. It is more convenient to help dogs with physical examination
2. Avoid injury
Finally, there are small dogs like Teddy, because their tailbone is too thin, which is thinner than normal chopsticks, so It is easy to break and be injured when shaking. Many puppies will have fur damage or purple patches on their tails. This is actually the reason.
3. Dogs also have a body language, which is "tail pinching", which is a gesture of submission, especially when small dogs face large dogs When small dogs pinch their tails, large dogs are very easy to attack them, so tail docking is also to cultivate the brave and ferocious character of small dogs to avoid putting themselves in danger. As a domestic companion dog, if the dog's personality is not very good, it must be trained well, combined with chicken jerky to train, to avoid certain accidents due to personality problems.
Of course, many dogs have said goodbye to their original work, and the purpose of docking is only for the need of appearance. Therefore, some people think that docking a dog is an inhumane behavior, which has also caused a lot of controversy. Although it has become a traditional standard to perform tail docking on some dog breeds, in some European countries and regions, it is no longer required to dock the dogs.
We want to remind the owners that the standard of docking is different for each dog breed, so be sure to consult professionals before docking. In addition to the thin line, tighten the tail below the part that needs to be cut off. In this way, blood circulation is impeded, and after a few weeks, the tissue that needs to be amputated will die and fall off naturally. Therefore, during this process, there will be no bleeding, and the newly born puppies are not completely neurologically developed, so they will not endure too much pain.
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