It was a big day for the puppies. They were all bundled into a basket and taken to the vet. They are all in great shape, gaining weight and as of today, minus dew claws. Tiga rode with them to the vet and then per Eileen's instructions stayed in the car. Apparently the puppies cry when the dew claws are ripped from their poor little feet (imagine that) and this would have really upset Tiga, who is of course the Mom of the Year Candidate. She did spend most of the car ride trying to get her head into the basket to check on the pups.
The other big event today was that I remarked the litter. When they were born they were marked at the vet with the nail polish they had there. Unfortunately it was a dried blood red color and made all of the puppies look like they had wounds. I am more of a traditionalist, blue for boys and pink for girls. We mark different body parts so we can tell who is who. For example, now there is a Blue Tail, Pink Left Shoulder, Pink Right Hip, etc.
"The Blue Group"
"The Pink Group"
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2 comments:
Judy - this will probably sound really thick, but what is a dew claw and why does it have to be removed?
The puppy pictures are adorable. Will you be needing any babysitters. If so, Molly and I would love to volunteer.
A dew claw is a toe nail located a little higher than the rest of their nails towards the inside of their paw. If left on they can easily snag something and rip off. It is also one extra nail to cut and since it never touches the ground it won't get worn down by use. Removing them when they are young is pretty easy and somewhat painless, or so I am told. Dogs can have anywhere from 0 to 4 of them. Tiga's puppies only had them on the front paws. Not a stupid question at all - I had to look it up on the internet.
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