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02-14-2008, 06:27 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA
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| Surgical bark softening I need to hear from anyone who has had this procedure done. Please feel free to message me privately if you're more comfortable. Before I get negative responses, please know that I am not unaware with regards to exactly what this procedure is. Also know that in this particular instance, it's not a whim of owner's convenience, it's directly related to the dog's ability to stay in a loving home.
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02-14-2008, 06:57 PM | #2 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I have never personally done it but I know someone who rescued a dog who had it done. That dog had the most raspy and annoying bark afterwards. In all honesty, there isn't one instance where I think this should be done. Dogs bark. You wouldn't cut out your child's vocal cords. That would be wrong. If someone is complaining about the barking, why can't they take their dog and move? Have they tried a citronella spray collar?
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02-14-2008, 06:58 PM | #3 |
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| I just wonder how many yorkies would like to have this done to their owners??????????????? |
02-14-2008, 07:02 PM | #4 |
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| Sorry, I don't know anything about this, but I hope you get your answers in a nice, non-judgemental way. Good luck
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02-14-2008, 07:07 PM | #5 |
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02-14-2008, 07:10 PM | #6 | |
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Like the person that once said oh my how could anyone ever rehome their loving dog.. for whatever reason,... Then her day came.. she said to me, I will never judge anyone ever again,.,. | |
02-14-2008, 07:13 PM | #7 |
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02-14-2008, 07:15 PM | #8 |
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| I don't condemn or condone this practice. I've never been in a position where I had to consider this option and I pray that I never will. I used to think I had my mind made up until I heard from some people who'd gone this route and why and it really made me think. And what was shocking were the people who stepped up and explained it to me--members here who are well respected by everyone. So at this point, as far as I'm concerned, I have to just claim the ole "you never know until you face it" routine. To the OP, hopefully someone will send you the info you are needed. (I KNOW there are some here.) Good luck. |
02-14-2008, 07:58 PM | #9 |
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| I personally wouldn't have it done. Lacy has the LOUDEST, high-pitched bark and sometimes she just barks, barks, barks. But I would never consider having that procedure done. In fact, most vets won't even do it anymore because they consider it cruel. When I am a vet, I will never do that procedure. I've heard of some instances where it was a person's very last resort...the dog just couldn't be trained, nothing was working...and it was supposedly the only way they could keep the dog. As long as its a last resort, I guess I'd rather see the dog go through this procedure and get to stay with its owner rather than being rehomed. But it's a hard one for me...the throat is so sensitive...that surgery is so painful for them. And the scar tissue can really interfere with intubation if the dog ever needs surgery. It's something I would never have done to my dogs, and it's a surgery I will not do. I just really don't agree with it. I think there are other things an owner could do before surgery...like move somewhere else so people can't complain.
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02-14-2008, 08:08 PM | #10 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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I just can't accept this surgery. The dog either comes out with a raspy and annoying bark or no bark at all. I can't imagine not being able to speak. I MIGHT consider rehoming before I did this.
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02-14-2008, 08:14 PM | #11 |
Mommy's Lil' Miracle Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mufreesboro, TN
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| I personally see absolutely no reason to ever have this procedure done. It doesn't prevent them from barking so what's the point? You could easily hire a trainer to train the dog not to bark for the price of the surgery. It's also illegal in some areas which should tell you something.
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02-14-2008, 08:18 PM | #12 |
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| I agree with rehoming the dog or moving. There is no way that this is a good thing. |
02-14-2008, 08:26 PM | #13 |
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| I would have to agree with the others and not get it done. If the dog did not have a voice how would they be able to alert you if he/she needed, like if he/she was in trouble; or if something was wrong at home, ie: a fire, an intruder? |
02-14-2008, 08:27 PM | #14 | |
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Dogs bark. You (generally-speaking) should know that before you even get the animal. Get a hermit crab if you are concerned with barking.
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02-14-2008, 09:05 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Is this a Yorkie you are talking about? One of the side effects of debarking is that scar tissue can build up and narrow the the airway. No matter how you feel ethically about the procedure, I wouldn't consider it for a toy breed dog who are already prone to collapsed tracheas. It's also illegal in some states. |
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