Little Lord Vader
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Beerswimmer
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The crop surgery went well, he's home now. I tried, and my wife tried to get some pics but he wouldn't stop moving long enough! The vet said he'd be laid out all day from the drugs.....pffff! He's running around like normal!
The wearing of a cone is not really all that standard a procedure, but whatever works for you!
bomary
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Oh, I didn't mean the cone (of course Jax's jackass vet had one on him); I meant the little upside down styro-foam cup thing...hell I don't know...too late to delete my question. I just wanted to see a pic...def not making suggestions on posting...look at my kid's ears...I know NOTHING.
I was referring to the fact that
Beerswimmer
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Yes, he's in a cone. No cup or shriner hat. The surgeon put 3 stitches in his ears to hold them together over his head, they will be removed in 3 days. He'll be in a cone for 10 days until the other stitches come out, then he'll be posted.
Here are some pics. Sooooo many blurry ones!
Here are some pics. Sooooo many blurry ones!
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Wow. Different approach! But like I said, if it works then great!
bomary
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Man, I remember when I started asking about Jax's ears; I heard (read) responses like "If it works for you," or "that's interesting," and I pretty much felt like I was abusing my dog because I went with what the vet suggested/did. Then again, I'm a thin-skinned thing! A cone is really not unheard of, but you might end up wanting to get rid of it if it aggravates him or pushes the ears forward/inward.
I'm glad he's home and feels great (actually I would have liked for Jax to have been a bit sleepy after his!!
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I'm glad he's home and feels great (actually I would have liked for Jax to have been a bit sleepy after his!!
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I havent seen it before so its genuinely interesting! I totally get why a vet would use a cone after cropping but the stitches holding the ears together is new to me. I bet they keep his ears from rubbing on the cone and aggravating him since it was just done.
I don't recall seeing it before, and agree with what someone else said. That's interesting.
Not knocking it at all, heck what do I know? Lol.
bomary
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All I know about posting is what I read, too...but my poor kid's are cropped!!!!...he just has a namby pamby for a mom!
I've seen it before. There was a pup out at Purina that had her ears stitched up like that. I asked the breeder about it. She said it was her first time trying it. She read about it and the theory is it is supposed to be less painful than just dangling,also exposes the stitched area to air for healing. She said she always had trouble keeping cups on and the ears were always dragging through food so being up keeps them cleaner. Whatever works as far as I'm concerned. There is always more than one way to achieve a goal.
Beerswimmer
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Both vets said his ears were looking great while they were in stitches.
Today he had his stitches removed and is in his first posts. I took about 30 blurry pics, but there was one semi- good one that kinda makes me all soft inside. He's having fun playing!
Today he had his stitches removed and is in his first posts. I took about 30 blurry pics, but there was one semi- good one that kinda makes me all soft inside. He's having fun playing!
Beerswimmer
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Thanks. He's doing great! He shook his head a few times, then it's like his ears don't exist. I think he's really happy being out of the cone of shame!
