How to dock the tail of Rottweiler

Jul 26,2025
3Min
How to dock the tail of a Rottweiler? It is recommended that you choose a regular pet hospital and let an experienced doctor perform the tail docking operation. If you do not have the conditions to go to a pet hospital or veterinary station, you can put a sterilized rubber band on the Rottweiler. Pick up 2/3 of the tail and disinfect it every day until the tail falls off naturally.

If you want to dock the tail of a Rottweiler, you must choose a regular pet hospital and let an experienced doctor perform the tail docking surgery. If there is no pet hospital or veterinary station near your home, you should be very careful when performing tail docking surgery at home. It is best to keep in touch with the veterinarian throughout the process.

The best time for a Rottweiler to be ranked is within 1-7 days after birth. Because research has found that the nerves in the Rottweiler's tail have not yet grown and there is no pain at this time, so it is naturally the best time to dock the tail. If you wait until the Rottweiler grows up and the nerves in its tail have grown, and then undergo tail docking surgery, the Rottweiler's pain will be greatly increased.

Before docking the tail, you should prepare tools such as scissors, rubber bands, alcohol cotton, disinfectant, etc. Soak the selected rubber band in disinfected water, sterilize and disinfect it, then take out the rubber band and put it on 2/3 of the Rottweiler's tail. Be sure to tighten it hard. It requires a lot of force to prevent blood flow and cause muscle necrosis.

After that, wipe the Rottweiler’s docked tail with iodophor every day for disinfection and sterilization. This will allow the wound to heal as quickly as possible. Just wait until the tail naturally dries up and falls off, then the tail docking will be successful.

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