Coming from a veterinarian's perspective; I hate ear cropping.
The only times I will ever perform an ear cropping procedure are for:
* The dog has chronic ear infections pertaining to collapsed cartilage that traps moisture that promotes the development of yeast, bacteria, etc.
* The dog is a hunting dog ( boar, alligator, etc. ) and needs its long ears cropped to avoid serious injuries from having them bitten onto
* The dog has chronic hematomas from capillaries busting in the ears from head shaking.
Anyone who walks into my practice wanting a dog's ears cropped for aesthetic purposes is promptly turned away and essentially given a professional "fuck off" because its entirely inhumane. The recovery time is very individual based and even an ear cropping performed correctly can have serious consequences. I can tell you about a pitbull puppy who became completely neurological, blind, and deaf, from an ear cropping procedure that became infected and attacked her brain. Because they wanted her to look "intimidating". I was not the performing doctor, and when we told the owners she was essentially fucked, they wanted to euthanize her. We had them surrender and my good friend and technician now owns her. Her name is Drama.
To explain cropping by the way - you literally take a pair of surgery scissors and cut the ears off. I've heard of people doing it with lasers, but this is incredibly uncommon. The procedure is crude and should only be performed for medical or working dog reasons.
Just my opinion, I respect yours entirely. People are entitled to their beliefs!
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Coming from a veterinarian's perspective; I hate ear cropping.
The only times I will ever perform an ear cropping procedure are for:
* The dog has chronic ear infections pertaining to collapsed cartilage that traps moisture that promotes the development of yeast, bacteria, etc.
* The dog is a hunting dog ( boar, alligator, etc. ) and needs its long ears cropped to avoid serious injuries from having them bitten onto
* The dog has chronic hematomas from capillaries busting in the ears from head shaking.
Anyone who walks into my practice wanting a dog's ears cropped for aesthetic purposes is promptly turned away and essentially given a professional "fuck off" because its entirely inhumane. The recovery time is very individual based and even an ear cropping performed correctly can have serious consequences. I can tell you about a pitbull puppy who became completely neurological, blind, and deaf, from an ear cropping procedure that became infected and attacked her brain. Because they wanted her to look "intimidating". I was not the performing doctor, and when we told the owners she was essentially fucked, they wanted to euthanize her. We had them surrender and my good friend and technician now owns her. Her name is Drama.
To explain cropping by the way - you literally take a pair of surgery scissors and cut the ears off. I've heard of people doing it with lasers, but this is incredibly uncommon. The procedure is crude and should only be performed for medical or working dog reasons.
Just my opinion, I respect yours entirely. People are entitled to their beliefs!
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MissWolf
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I know its 3 months later, but I hope the pitty, drama, is having a better life