Ear cropping is a concept that has been ongoing since time in memorial. It used to involve many domestic animals such as cows, pigs, goats, sheep, cats and dogs. Lately, the practice has been left for dogs. It is a process where the floppy parts of the ears are cut and shaped so as to gain the ability of standing upright.
It is done by the vets using anesthesia and cutting blades. Once done, they are bandaged and supported uprights for them to heal that way. Changing of these bandages has to be done on a daily basis so as to avoid the cuts from contracting infections. The healing process takes four to eight days. This is the general time frame although; some tend to heal faster depending on the breed they are from.
The most targeted dogs are the puppies of an age between eight to twelve weeks old. These ones are preferred because they heal quickly and are easy to manage in dressing the wounds. Besides, these ones do not catch infections at all since they do not scratch on the affected parts any how in comparison to the older dogs.
After cropping, the therapeutic process commences. This one has to be treated with a lot of caution and care by ensuring that there is no scratching and there is daily replacement of the bandages. If these two are not done, infectious ailments will attack the puppies and this makes them to have a lot of discomfort and pain. Such could lead to a lot of complications if not taken care of immediately.
Cases of ears remaining fallen even after healing have been reported as of late. This happens when the right process of treating and dressing the wounds were not accomplished and the animal did contract an infection. Where everything went okay, it becomes just a matter of time for them to be up and standing. The owner just needs to exercise faith.
The activity is done for two main intentions. The first one is to enhance the sense of hearing especially in protective dogs. The floppy part is known to keep falling down the cheeks thus this hinders these animals from getting the sounds from a distance. Once the activity has been performed, they become upright and acquire the ability to hear every single sound whether from somewhere near or far.
Another reason is that the floppy part tends to cause accumulation of a lot of dirt. Once this dirt has accumulated to a large extend, there will be an attack by bacteria and other parasites thus; this part of the body will get infections. This is on the assumption that the floppy part will always be lying down thus preventing the accumulated dirt from getting out.
All these reasons lack scientific approval hence; nobody knows if they are true or not. On this basis, animal activists have come out strongly to advocate against ear cropping. According to them, it is unconstitutional, painful and does not concur with the rights of animals at all. This campaign is still on going up to today.
It is done by the vets using anesthesia and cutting blades. Once done, they are bandaged and supported uprights for them to heal that way. Changing of these bandages has to be done on a daily basis so as to avoid the cuts from contracting infections. The healing process takes four to eight days. This is the general time frame although; some tend to heal faster depending on the breed they are from.
The most targeted dogs are the puppies of an age between eight to twelve weeks old. These ones are preferred because they heal quickly and are easy to manage in dressing the wounds. Besides, these ones do not catch infections at all since they do not scratch on the affected parts any how in comparison to the older dogs.
After cropping, the therapeutic process commences. This one has to be treated with a lot of caution and care by ensuring that there is no scratching and there is daily replacement of the bandages. If these two are not done, infectious ailments will attack the puppies and this makes them to have a lot of discomfort and pain. Such could lead to a lot of complications if not taken care of immediately.
Cases of ears remaining fallen even after healing have been reported as of late. This happens when the right process of treating and dressing the wounds were not accomplished and the animal did contract an infection. Where everything went okay, it becomes just a matter of time for them to be up and standing. The owner just needs to exercise faith.
The activity is done for two main intentions. The first one is to enhance the sense of hearing especially in protective dogs. The floppy part is known to keep falling down the cheeks thus this hinders these animals from getting the sounds from a distance. Once the activity has been performed, they become upright and acquire the ability to hear every single sound whether from somewhere near or far.
Another reason is that the floppy part tends to cause accumulation of a lot of dirt. Once this dirt has accumulated to a large extend, there will be an attack by bacteria and other parasites thus; this part of the body will get infections. This is on the assumption that the floppy part will always be lying down thus preventing the accumulated dirt from getting out.
All these reasons lack scientific approval hence; nobody knows if they are true or not. On this basis, animal activists have come out strongly to advocate against ear cropping. According to them, it is unconstitutional, painful and does not concur with the rights of animals at all. This campaign is still on going up to today.
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