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08-04-2010, 09:08 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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| Tattoo your dog? Humane Society did it to Sophie! I took Sophie for her spay yesterday, as well as to be micro-chipped and have a few double teeth pulled. We went to the Humane Society because it was $200 instead of the $450 my vet was going to charge me. While I certainly saved money, Sophie paid for it and I am so angry with myself for putting her through this. The drop off in the morning was crowded, loud, and felt exactly like a crowded, urban free health clinic. (I do a lot of consulting work with urban schools in high poverty areas, so I understand that free health clinics are important community resources.) However, it was a stressful start to the process for Sophie. Then, they couldn't find the paperwork on Sophie's blood panel that I had my vet fax over to them a month ago. 3 weeks ago I confirmed with them they had received the paperwork: yes, they had. Then, on Monday I thought I'd just double-check on that. Seems the paperwork was nowhere to be found now. Hmm. Okay, so I had my vet fax it over again, and confirmed with my vet that it had been sent over. But then when I showed up yesterday, they couldn't find it. What the heck??! I insisted that I wouldn't let Sophie have the surgery without the doctors at the hs seeing her bloodwork, and the office staff kept looking and finally it turned up in... wait for it... Sophie's file! Because somehow they didn't think to look there before. (sigh) It was a stressful start to the day, but I trusted the doctors there, so I left Sophie for the spay. However, I received not one, but TWO phone calls a few hours later to confirm that I wanted Sophie's double teeth pulled and for her to be micro-chipped. Um, yeas, that's what is marked on her form. Did they lose the form?? And then when I picked her up in the afternoon, it was a madhouse. Crowded waiting room and the receptionist rattling off aftercare directions to everyone en masse like a flight attendant. No Q &A afterwards, they just started bringing pets out and handing them to owners. I did ask the receptionist a few questions, and she answered them. But what I didn't notice was that Sophie had a HUGE black mark on her tummy. I thought maybe it was just a Sharpie marker dot indicating incision area, but it's to the right of the incision and it's HUGE. I phoned the humane society to find out what it was and it turns out THEY TATTOOED SOPHIE! The receptionist told me it was in the consent I signed and they do it so if she's picked up and take to the hs, they'll know she's already spayed. Essentially, for their possible future convenience, they disfigured my dog. Well, it was my grave mistake not reading through the teeny tiny fine print at the bottom of the form. I'll admit to that mistake, but I also let them know that TATTOOING someone's dog is a big freakin' deal and that it should be discussed with the owner, not simply done to the dog. The tattoo is larger than a dime and on her lower belly where she doesn't grow hair. For the rest of her life she'll look like a five year old has gone at her with a black marker. I'm so incredibly angry I could scream!!!! The whole experience at the humane society was a negative one and I regret very deeply that I tried to save $200 and my baby paid for it. I would advise anyone considering having his/her dog spayed at the Humane Society of Huron Valley to go elsewhere. Your baby will thank you for it! Last edited by mommyofsophie; 08-04-2010 at 09:11 AM. |
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08-04-2010, 09:24 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA
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| Both my younger dogs, Lizzy, my YT and Trudy, my IG puppy, have little tatoos, both greenish to indicate they had been spayed. Until I got Lizzy, I didn't even know they did this. I am including pictures
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08-04-2010, 09:26 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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| Thanks so much for sharing your pics! I wish Sophie's was this small. I'll post pics now. |
08-04-2010, 09:28 AM | #5 |
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| I don't think these are as obnoxious as a big black mark might be. Also, Lizzy's tat has faded a bit in the two years I've had her. Trudy's is the smaller tat, and she got her's sometime this past spring, so her's is still pretty dark.
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08-04-2010, 09:28 AM | #6 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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While this does make you angry, try to look at this in a positive light, the tattoo is another manner you can identify your dog, should she become lost (I know not likely to happen), might microchipping has not become a widespread common identification process as yet. You know have two ways to prove your girl is yours.
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08-04-2010, 09:34 AM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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| Sophie's tattoo :-( Here is a photo of it. It is HUGE on her tummy, and unfortunately, she doesn't really grow hair in this area. Grrrrrr! |
08-04-2010, 09:35 AM | #8 |
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| I'm sorry. I'd be incredibly angry also if somebody tattooed my dog. There are a few good lower cost spay/neuter facilities, but there are an extremely large number that just aren't ok. They may have their place for animals that aren't pets (i.e. feral cats), but some of the things that go on are downright scary. I'd suggest to anybody that wants their Yorkies altered at a place with high volume surgery like this...volunteer there first (in the back). You will see exactly what goes on and then you can make a decision based on that. From what I've seen and read so far, I'd sooner leave my dogs unaltered... At least your girl came through it ok though.
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08-04-2010, 09:39 AM | #9 | |
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That is a bit much, IMO. I can understand your feelings.
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08-04-2010, 09:48 AM | #10 |
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| I understand your frustration at the tatooing, the not so misplaced paperwork, and the mad house it must have been. I can offer only one consultation. If you search here on the forum there was a post not so long ago from a woman who took her girl in for a spay.This girl was a rehome, when the vet opened her up they found she had already been spayed. This poor little girl was put under anestesia and cut open, because no one knew the procedure had already been done by someone else prior. Only good I can see is your little girl will never have that happen to her. |
08-04-2010, 10:07 AM | #11 |
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| Wow, I can understand how upset you must be. At the least, your post will educate others on this - I would have never guessed they'd do this without telling you. Tattoo or not, Sophie is still a living doll!
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08-04-2010, 10:08 AM | #12 | |
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08-04-2010, 10:14 AM | #13 | |
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08-04-2010, 10:21 AM | #14 | |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I can understand you being upset, it is awfully large. But on the other hand, in light of what happened to Maddie, I would much rather my dog have a black mark versus being subjected to unnecessary surgery. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-will-end.html Quote:
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08-04-2010, 10:28 AM | #15 |
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| I can't imagine... I would be LIVID! Thank you for sharing your story; we can all learn from this. |
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