To old to tattoo? - Page 2

Irose There are many more vets and vet technicians on forums. Unless we bring the issues out into the open we will loose our dogs. Irose, you need to familiarize yourself with what happened at the 2001 World Veterinary Medical Veterinary Congress (held in Vancouver Canada in August 2001). Although veterinary associations throughout the world had already engaged in these policies for over a decade prior to 2001, the public - you the dog owner, technician, breeder...- had never been officially informed. You will not find this information anywhere on the internet. Outrageous these policies are!

You have no idea what I have been informed. I am going to leave it at that. I simply put in my two cents here stating my opinion and you have run away with assumptions about what I know and what I think. You are entitled to your opinion and so am I.

To Irose, You are correct in part, I do not know all of it. However, for the information of all vets, vet technicians etc. on this forum, I did not sit back and let the veterinary medical associations walk all over our dogs. I communicated with the associations after the 2001 Veterinary Medical Congress. Prior to the congress for over a decade I filed successful complaints about incorrect diagnosis of several different vets to the association. In every case, I could prove that my diagnosis was correct and the vet was wrong. Two dogs would have died as a result of the vet diagnosis and/or operation had I not intervened. The end result of all my communications was a sweet letter from the veterinary medical association stating "..vets can make mistakes too!" Needless to say, my letters have probably been shredded and the results of the official introduction of the 2001 guidelines are now visible all over this continent. If you are a responsible breeder, please inform yourself!

Uvar, I am no longer interested in your narcissistic comments.

Of course you COULD tattoo an older dog without a sedative... But I'm not sure I'd want to be the next person who has to INSPECT that dog's right ear on his way onto the protection field. :-O ...OR the handler trying to hold that dog for tattoo inspection either. I'd try to wait till you get the dog's hips x-rayed and already anesthetized to tattoo it. SS

Anethesia for a hip x-ray? I have heard that one too. If a vet cannot do without, walk out with your dog. A mild sedative will do just fine on the adult dog for the purpose of a hip x-ray. Contrary to this mild sedative given to a puppy for a simple tattoo, as somebody stated above is done solely for the purpose of the vet technician's or vet's convenience, and of course the fee. What's next? Shelley Strohl - What is that protection field? You mean the training field, the trial field? A new term? Now we call it protection field?