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03-03-2014, 07:51 PM
Well there are 2 ways to do this. The cowboy way which involves pliers and no pain killers, and the dog-vet way, which involves scalpel and pain killers. I have had bad experiences with both:
Gnibbley, at 5 months old, got done by the dog vet for $180 dollars. Everything went fine and there was hardly any blood on the way home. I found him bled out at 3:00AM -- I was so busy with work I didnt check on him enough, assuming it was still fine. RIP Gnibbley.
Shelby GT got done cowboy style and it went perfectly, though I suffered sympathetic mental trauma. Bacchus was done by the same vet in the same way for $50 dollars. Remembering Gnibbley I checked on him hourly. He never really stopped bleeding and in fact it got worse a few hours later. I brought him inside and called the vet, because this was a life threatening bleed-out. Moving him out of the dog house probably saved his life, since the bleeding slowed and stopped soon after the vet called back. The lesson is: Be prepared to check hourly or more often and you'll be fine.
I say its not safe until 24 hours have passed. Vets will tell you how everything wads up and seals off and retracts and yadda yadda like its impossible to bleed out. Lies.
Gnibbley, at 5 months old, got done by the dog vet for $180 dollars. Everything went fine and there was hardly any blood on the way home. I found him bled out at 3:00AM -- I was so busy with work I didnt check on him enough, assuming it was still fine. RIP Gnibbley.
Shelby GT got done cowboy style and it went perfectly, though I suffered sympathetic mental trauma. Bacchus was done by the same vet in the same way for $50 dollars. Remembering Gnibbley I checked on him hourly. He never really stopped bleeding and in fact it got worse a few hours later. I brought him inside and called the vet, because this was a life threatening bleed-out. Moving him out of the dog house probably saved his life, since the bleeding slowed and stopped soon after the vet called back. The lesson is: Be prepared to check hourly or more often and you'll be fine.
I say its not safe until 24 hours have passed. Vets will tell you how everything wads up and seals off and retracts and yadda yadda like its impossible to bleed out. Lies.