update & question for MaxKelly

BronxthePit · Member Joined: 21 Sep 2004 Posts: 97

sup peeps,

Heres muh boy at 8mnths / 60+ #'s and still growing,

he's come a long way from that little squirt .

Question for max : how much did it cost you for that Crop? i like the job on it. Heres a pic of my kid, i want his ears cropped the way he has them laid back .

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MaxKellyAST · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:24 am Post subject:

$135.00, I used who all the Boxer people use. I got a great deal on the procedure.

Piper's Mom · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:16 pm Post subject:

Not trying to cause controversy, just looking for an informed answer: When we first got Piper, my vet told us if we were going to crop her ears we needed to do it by the time she was 4 months old. Around 6 months we began to have second thoughts and wished we had done it, but did not pursue it because we thought it was too late. What are your thoughts on this?

Sara · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

A lot of times it has to do with the pain factor as the older the dog the more painfull the procedure... BUT it also has to do with aftercare and getting them to stand up. For older dogs it requires more taping and care than younger dogs... For a Vet if the after care is what matters in terms of getting the ears to stand it'd be better to just NOT do the procedure as if the ears did not stand...it'd be vet's fault...etc...??? Make sense??? SOME vets do it older but others just would rather not risk having to do another for free because of lack of aftercare by the owners.

StormyMoon · Member Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 107 Location: Texas