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Tail docking.

  • 01-09-2011 1:55pm
    #1
    mayfly36
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 189 ✭✭


    How do YOU do it, springers, JUST OUT OF INTEREST ONLY. And whats the maximum time limit?


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  • #2
    lb1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭lb1981


    mayfly36 wrote: »
    How do YOU do it, springers, JUST OUT OF INTEREST ONLY. And whats the maximum time limit?
    Up to a couple of days old, tie twine around the tail at the cut off point, and cut tail with new stanley knife on a flat piece of wood , dip in botox powder and then again every couple of hrs till it is healed.


  • #3
    deeksofdoom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭deeksofdoom


    I docked the tails on my litter of springers, I got some new stanley blades and scalded them in boiling water. Tied off the tails, got my friend to hold the pups while I sliced the tails off at an angle through the underside of the tail and then cauterized them. I used plenty of antiseptic and antibacterial wipes.

    I done my pups at 5 days old but I think I could have done them earlier, they were fine afterwards and the tails are nice, I left them with just over half their tails, I hate to see springers with stumps.


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