Where can i take my dog to go get its ears cropped???

Answer 1

The same place you would go to get yours cropped. What's that? You wouldn't get your ears cropped? Then why mutilate your poor dog?

Answer 2

Don't get the ears cropped it is cruel. More and more owners of the breeds that traditionally get cropped are choosing not to do it. The dogs look great with natural ears.
Particularly don't think about doing it if the dog is over 12 weeks old.

Answer 3

If you really think it is necessary to crop it's ears, pleas ask your Vet about a good place to go. A lot of vets also do it.

Answer 4

Most vets will do it. That's really the only good place to go. There's an age limit though, I think most vets won't do it after like 12 weeks? because the cartilidge hardens and it becomes too painful.

Answer 5

It is your desision, but make sure you check out all the dangers,ext! Most Vets can preform this surgery...
Ok-heres my opinion (did you ask for it?No,not directly but by posting a question here-its almost the same thing) Why get a dogs ears cropped?Name me Three good reasons why your dogs need part of its ear CHOPPED OFF? what next??are you going to get them pierced? Ear cropping is something thats commonly done to prevent fighting dogs from grabbing ears so easily, tail docking to. Also both are done to give a dog that "Im a tough guy look". Tail docking is also done by those who dont want to have to deal with a dog that may beat their furniture or walls up with a tail that wags all the time. Personally its too much an excuse to be lazy, maybe they need a statue not a dog. If someone feels the need to modify their animals appearance or remove their body parts they need to learn that the behavior they dispise from not doing so is what makes that dog or cat what it is.
They need to go out and have a few fingers cut off, their own ears cropped, or their butt chopped then reconsider after they feel whats its like before doing it to their pet who has no choice in the matter.

I can see spaying and neutering, as a matter of fact anyone whos not a registered breeder should have to have all dogs and cats fixed, helps to make them happier family members also.

FROM an expert!!http://animalpetdoctor.homestead.com/Surgery.html#anchor_13056
Ear Cropping:



This procedure is also controversial in that many consider it an outdated, unnecessary, and therefore cruel surgery done only to make the pet look traditional. People who make this argument are mostly right, although calling it cruel is probably an overstatement. It's a bigger deal than piercing our ears or other body parts. It's a smaller deal than the binding of feet of upper class Asian women. Like the binding of feet, I predict that ear cropping will someday become a thing of the past.



I personally avoid ear cropping for cosmetic reasons (we often have to crop ears because of injuries or cancers), but not because I think it's a horrid thing to do. Puppies continue to play and eat within hours of the surgery and both the minor post op pain and irritation is fairly easy to control. I do go along with the idea that this is an unnecessary surgery and like tonsilectomies will become less and less common. Another reason I avoid this surgery is because there's a certain amount of luck involved in getting the ears to "stand" perfectly, and no matter how great the surgeon, some ears are going to end up looking "funny" which always leads to the insensitive question of "what fool cropped those ears?" I do try to discourage ear cropping because I do agree that stopping this tradition is a good idea...but I'd much rather a veterinarian perform the surgery...under anesthesia and sterile conditions, with follow up care and effective pain relief...than have it be done by breeders with a razor and a bottle of alcohol.



However you feel, here's a description of the actual surgery:



Presurgical and preanesthesia Exam for general health, and to make sure vaccines and deworming have been done prior to the stress of surgery. Ear cropping is usually done at 10-12 weeks of age. If you wait too long, the ears are not as likely to stand nicely.



Preanesthesia sedatives, pain medications, and preventive antibiotics

Hair Clipping and surgical prep of the ear flaps

Surgical scrubbing of the Surgeon



Trimming the ear flaps to the desired shape. Some vets use a form to guide their scalpel, others use anatomical landmarks and a steady hand for the job.

Careful suturing of the raw edges avoiding crushing or unnecessary inflammation to the underlying cartilage. Some vets might have a surgical laser available which probably does the job better.



That's it except for:



Careful monitoring until recovered



Post op topical and systemic medication and antibiotics to minimize itching, pain, inflammation, and infection until the ear edges are well healed.



Suture removal in about 7 days. Sutures are usually removed early in the healing process to prevent disfiguration of the cartilage.



Once the ear edges are healed nicely, then some combination of forms, glue, and bandages to "train" the ears into the desired position. This is the part that requires a little luck and a patient that tolerates tape and bandages on it's head. Some vets also recommend vitamin C and/or calcium and other minerals in the belief that it helps the cartilage to become stronger and stiffer.



Most dogs tolerate all this well and continue to eat and play and adore their owners. Most heal quickly and without many side effects or problems.



There are lots of web sites out there either condemning or defending ear cropping in dogs. I encourage you to avoid the surgery, but to make up your own mind. Frankly, my average day involves so many seriously sick and injured pets and so many cases of animal suffering due to owner neglect that I've relegated the rightness or wrongness of ear cropping to a low rung on my priority list of battles to fight.





One more thought. This also applies to the declawing of cats. I read a statement on one vet's website ( I think Dr Dunn's Pet Center Site which is excellent by the way) that Veterinarians are very concerned about the well being of animals and very, very few would perform unneeded operations that they considered especially harmful or painful. I think this is very true. Read all the radical material you wish, but most veterinarians (more women, by the way, than men now in our profession) are some of the nicest, most honest, caring people you could ever meet. Dr Dunn's website has lots of pictures showing different types of surgery. To get to his site, please use this banner ad for Pet Foods Direct which sponsors his site:


It is your desision, but make sure you check out all the dangers,ext! Most Vets can preform this surgery... good luck-i hope this helps!

Answer 6

Your vet can do it or give you the contact info of one who can

Answer 7

get him circumcised at the same time.