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Tatooing your yorkies??? Has anyone heard of this? My brother told me about a neighbor of his that has a yorkie and he had it tatooed and microchiped. I've heard of the chip but to tatoo,,,,, I have 4 tatoos and it hurt like hell. I can't imagine putting Gus through that. Do they at least put them under to do it? Does anyone have thier babies tatooed? And do you think it's a good idea? |
I have heard of it but I dont know how it is done. I think microchipping is done more. |
wow that's interesting... :confused: |
I found this link about Dog tattoing but is from the UK. http://www.dog-register.co.uk/ Has anyone here have a dog tattoe before? |
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Doesnt exactly say, but im assuming is the basic idea of a Tatoo a person will have. It says thou that is painless and anesthesia is not necessary. I founf this other site http://home.earthlink.net/~pawsreflect/tattoo.html |
I found a site as well,,,,, http://www.nationaldogregistry.com/nopain.html But would if anyone here has had this done to one of thier babies I really want to know more about it. After readig this site,,, I feel a little better about it. I take Gus everywhere with me and he gets a lot of attention. I never let Gus out of my sight but you never know,,,,, The chip only works if someone turns him in if lost. But if stolen, having your baby tatooed and registered may have a better chance of getting them back. I would really love to hear your inputs on this topic |
That is a good site. Im going to talk to my vet about her experience of tattoing. Thanks for the site. |
i think i would do it..if it meant i would have a better chance of getting coco back why not! if it isn't painful for them i don't see the harm in it. we use tattoo's to identify people all the time so why not our dogs too. i wonder how much it costs? |
If a tattoo is painless , why most of the puppies cry as if the person doing it is killing them ? I don't believe in tattoo . |
According to the National Registry tattoing a dog or cat is painless. I have never seeing it done, that is why we were asking. SO have seen a pup being tattoing? If is painful of course I will not do it. I think microchipping is pain enough. |
Mia has a tattoo in her left ear. That is how the breeder registers the babies (I think around 8 weeks of age). If we wanted to mircrochip, we could've let her know but by the time that we thought about it, Mia already had her tattoo. I told myself that our next Yorkie will be microchiped. The tattoo has a couple of numbers and a couple of letters, that's alot for a tiny ear. I was so sad when I saw her after her tattoo. Her ear had flopped and I was worried that it wouldn't go up again...but it did. As to how the vet does this, I don't know, but I do know that it's quick. But one good thing about the tattoo is that people will notice it so they know she belongs to someone if she ever gets lost. Some people don't know about microchips so if they would ever find Mia, they would never know she's ours if she doesn't have her collar on. I guess there are pros and cons for each option. |
Mignon is tatooed. She was done before I got her tho.Her tatoo is on her belly off to the side.It is 3 numbers and 3 letters. If I ever lost her and found her again thru the tatoo I would be grateful it was done. |
i don't think they need to put them under. one thing i know, it shouldn't be done on the ear. it should be done on the inside of the back leg, basically on the belly. if someone stole them and they were tattooed on the ear, they would simply cut it off, i know terriable, huh? |
Megan, I have heard that too, it is just horrific what people will do. |
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Peppy is microchipped. It was done before I got him and I think it is a good thing. The chip determines ownership, however, if he was ever lost the ONLY way the microchip would help is if someone scanned the chip and required identification from the person who had him and then contacted the microchip company for verification. Many animal shelters and vets routinely "scan" found dogs for chips. I think tattoo would be the same. |
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God forbid anyone get lost or stolen I feel better knowing I have a way to prove that they are mine. |
sadie is tattooed. the breeder told me it was painless, and I saw my puppy the next day and she was fine, and the area that was tattooed was fine, so it probably doesnt hurt. its on her belly area. |
Wow, I never thought of somebody actually cutting off a dog's tattooed ear, that gives me the chills!!! Next dog will be microchipped for sure, but it's a good idea to put the tattoo on the belly instead of in the ear. |
tatoo Before the invention of chips, we all had our dogs tatooed. I have gone to the tatoo clinic many times...the tatoo does not need to be deep like a human one...just under the first layer of derma. I can only tell you how the dogs reacted...they were laid of the table on their side...the woman I used tatooed the inner leg..I wrote the number/letters I wanted in pen..she took the tatoo pen and in literally less then 10 seconds it was done..I only tatooed adults, no one ever yelped, or acted like it hurt...I QUESTIONED IT MYSELF. BUT they did not react except to want up when she stopped and go to the treat jar...everyone got a treat and a toy afterwards. The females were the best..laid so still and looked in my eyes...if mom (me, the leader) isn't freaked, they were calm. The males were a bit different..they got concerned and ears perked up when they heard a bussing noise in their groin area..they are quite protective when it comes to their privates..like all males. lol |
ps I do not like ear tatooing..it shows and if stolen the ear can be cut off..you can't cut a leg or belly off. My vet used to tatoo at the time of spayed or a dental..then the dog is under. I have mine chipped now, but perfer both...at a glance you can ID your dog..no need for a scanner. |
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Several years ago I had all of my dogs tatooed at the vet. There was a specific tech did it BUT not until the dog was under anesthesia to have dentals or other surgeries done..We had a problem though and that was that they tatooed on the abdomen. One of my moms had a c-section and her tatoo was ruined. Then they started doing them on the inside of the right leg.. |
Thanks for all of your inputs. I am going to talk to my vet about it. It's sounding like something I would want to do. |
Tattooing or microchipping is up to the peoples . For my pups , its the microchips . |
Tattooing is the old form of identification for a registered pup. Microchipping has taken it's place. My mother used to breed shelties and this was a very common procedure. It is done to the pups when the are very young, and I think that it would hurt too, but so does docking a tail. I hope that them being so young that it doens't hurt as much or at least they don't remember the pain. I guess it kinda like having a baby boy being snipped after birth. |
I could be wrong about my understanding of the law and if so, I stand corrected. If animals were stolen or whatever, in the past they could be sold to labs for experimentation. However, the lab was forbidden to use a dog that had any marks of ID. Therefore, the thief could cut off the tatoo on the ear and the dog could be used..I suppose that the labs have their own supply of animals now that are genetically engineered.. |
I have had 3 dobermans with the tattoos done by the breeder. It is dont when they are young and has been a help. Unlike the microchip this is extreamly visable upon examination, (I have never had a vet tech not notice) the tattoo itself consist of 4 numbers and is not removalbe, yes it can be altered to some digree, but you can usually tell. I have had my dogs stolen and returned because the average person stealing a dog doesnt think to look for a mark like a tattoo on the underside. I keep the numbers of my dogs handy in case something does go wrong. When our dog scarlet was stolen we placed papers with all the local vets explaining the tattoo, where it was located and the exact numbers. Within 2 weeks our dog was returned to us safe and sound, had been sold to someone as a watch dog and they had taken her to a vet. I actully seen this as a good alternitive to the micro chip which I have not had much sucess with. |
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