Knocking over of ears and tails at some breeds of dog is made with the different purposes. For hunting dogs, for example, the shaggy tail serves as a notable hindrance. Same treats dogs of combative and security breeds to whom stir ears and a long tail, sensitive to pain. Boxers treat security breeds and, according to the standard, the tail and ears and at them have to be stopped.
When stop ears to boxers
The boxer needs to stop ears at puppyish age. An optimal variant - the period from 7 to 13 weeks. If to stop earlier when muzzle proportions were not created yet, it is possible to be mistaken with a length and a shape of ears. After 7 weeks a shape of a skull and muzzle of the boxer are already created, and blood vessels are not so developed, as at an adult dog and cartilages softer. If to do knocking over after 13 weeks, the noticeable hem or even the cicatricial wrinkling of an ear deforming its form can be formed. It is considered that to this age the operation for a puppy is less traumatic and, besides, it will not break a schedule of obligatory inoculations.
But, if knocking over of a tail still can be made independently in house conditions, knocking over of ears even if you the surgeon, is better to make in specialized veterinary clinic. Before operation carry out expulsion of helminths of a puppy and you do not feed him in 12 hours before it. Try that he was not especially excited, you do not bother the pet, going to clinic.
Operation on knocking over of ears to the boxer
Such operation in itself, in the presence of the special tool, is not really difficult. But often happens so that ears at a dog have the different thickness and density, there are differences in a postava and a turn. Therefore it is important to find the experienced veterinarian that he could correct really beautiful shape of ears. At boxers, according to the standard, the stopped ear has to have the sharp form, at the same time it should not be neither too short, nor wide. Do not worry, operation painless and takes place under anesthetic therefore the special stress for a puppy will not be. Having decided on knocking over, you have to know that else within several months ears of a dog it is necessary to be engaged, process and glue constantly them, forming correct auricle posts. Prepare drugs and medicines which can be required by you in advance. Get in pharmacy of jelly of a solkoseril, brilliant green, hydrogen peroxide, anti-bactericidal powder, spirit solution of a levomititsin. Also analginum, Dimedrol, voloserdin and dressing will be required: sterile napkins, an adhesive plaster on a cotton basis. Buy the postoperative collar protecting ears for a dog. Right after operation and several days then, give to a dog on some drops of a voloserdin and Dimedrol with analginum to calm her and to take off pain. The more she will sleep these days, the better. Seams will need to be removed for the 10th day, all this time the dog has to wear a postoperative collar. Regular processing of seams – a guarantee that they will begin to live quickly and solderings will not be.