Sunday, April 22, 2007

Peanut's Tail Tip Was Chopped Off


Notice the tip of Peanut's tail? .... :) That's right, it was tied with a rubber band. Why....?
This is a traditional method of chopping of the tip of a dog's tail with ease and least pain.

You see, Peanut was born with a white tip on her tail. The white tip is about 1 inch long. According to the Chinese believe, this sign may bring bad luck. So, one day, when Peanut was about 4 months old, her "Great Grand Ma" decides to perform the "infamous surgery"....

So... Great Grand Ma decides to perfrom the "surgery" ..... The tip where it is supposed to be removed will be tied with a rubber band for a few days. This action will cut-off the blood circulation, numb the cells, and eventually will also weaken the tip of the tail bone.

After a week or so, when the tip of the tail is soft enough and ready, it will be "chopped" of with a sharp knife. If perform correctly, this method is fast, effective, economical and rather painless to the dog.

Also, in the past, where moden medicines are hard to find, people may use carbon deposits under a cooking pan as anticeptic to cover the wound .... smart huh :)

Guess what.... 3 days after the tip of Peanut's tail was chopped off.... Great Grand Ma won a lottery ticket..... :) so the white tip bad luck is gone huh..... :) ..... hehe, ......poor Peanut .... ouch!

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4 comments:

Irene aka Sweet Surrender said...

OMG!!! Can do like tat? That's so don't know how to say... I thought it was the work of some bad guys.

Casey and Peanut said...

Peanut has since forgotten about the incident. Great Grandma showers Peanut with yummy food, love and daily baths!

Irene aka Sweet Surrender said...

My friend last time painted his dog tail tip because it also have white tip. so funny.

Casey and Peanut said...

Initially we cut off all the white tip fur but it came growing back after a few days. Guess Great Grandma's patience wore thin when she had not struck her 4D (lottery) since Peanut came along.... Hehe....