So the Burdizzo arrived in the mail...

[mydog8it]

I felt his dangles and they feel the same as his in-tact brother's, but they don't look like they're getting any bigger. I can't really compare the two side-by-side because one of the babies is about 1/2 the size of the other.

Does anyone know how old is too old to band? I'd like to give it a couple more weeks to see if it worked, but he's 4 months as of tomorrow. Not sure if there's some sort of cut-off date it must be done by if I end up needed to do it.

 

[mydog8it]

It definitely didn't work

Bought a banding tool. It's too small now...or rather, the baby is too big to band now.

I don't think we'll be using the burdizzo again in the future. In the end, it seems like it's not really more humane if you have to redo it. Pretty disappointing.

 

[ksalvagno]

That is too bad. I know there are people out there that think it is great and use it all the time. But I prefer banding. Getting him wethered surgically shouldn't cost too much if you take him to the vet. Hey, you tried it. We all have to find out what works best for us.