the impactzone
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Took my pup in to get a freeze brand today , had spoken to one vet at the office, a great guy who I have dealt with often for and horse and cattle, on her last round of shots and chip implant, he said not a problem they do cattle and horses all the time and he had done several dogs in the past.
Made the appointment for today and when I show up the new vet (fill in) is working and he questions me on why I want to freeze brand my dog as they prefer chips? I said she has a chip and that’s great if someone finds the dog and brings it in to be scanned, but if they steal the dog and bring it in are you going to scan it to verify ownership? Then I add But if the dog is freeze branded and I have given you a poster that I have posted all over of a stolen dog and you see the dog with the same freeze brand you will know (Hey this is not the owner and this dog is stolen)
he says ok I understand but I have never heard of it, I said well do a search on the internet and you will see its common practice, he says I don’t’ use the internet and if I do I only go to vet forums, otherwise the info in not reliable . I said well if you did you will see it is a common practice, he says I’ll do it only if its humane? I asked him, So you do horse and cattle right? What’s the difference? He says well they have thicker skin! So I say “so on a dogs ear you don’t hold it on as long? right ? so it shouldn’t be any less humane”
I’m now wondering if I want this guy to touch my dog, I google on my phone freeze branding on dogs to get the correct time for an ear brand as I know now this guy has no idea, and tell him no more than 12- 15 seconds on an ear with liquid nitrogen. They Give her the dope and knock her out and shave the ear and prep the site with alcohol, lucky I had made sure the brand would fit before he did it (he never asked or looked before applying the brand)
All went well and it looked good as per one of the vet Tec’s who had done dogs before but what an idiotic vet, I think he just didn’t’ like people that hunt or use a dog for hunting anything other than retrieving birds! From now on I will ask which vet will see my dog for any emergency
58 days later, I think the brand was held on a little long for liquid nitrogen 15 seconds, maybe 10 seconds would have done it with LN 15 for dry ice? the hair did not grow back in the center and white on the edges, which looks kind of cool just the same with the blk/wht 6
Made the appointment for today and when I show up the new vet (fill in) is working and he questions me on why I want to freeze brand my dog as they prefer chips? I said she has a chip and that’s great if someone finds the dog and brings it in to be scanned, but if they steal the dog and bring it in are you going to scan it to verify ownership? Then I add But if the dog is freeze branded and I have given you a poster that I have posted all over of a stolen dog and you see the dog with the same freeze brand you will know (Hey this is not the owner and this dog is stolen)
he says ok I understand but I have never heard of it, I said well do a search on the internet and you will see its common practice, he says I don’t’ use the internet and if I do I only go to vet forums, otherwise the info in not reliable . I said well if you did you will see it is a common practice, he says I’ll do it only if its humane? I asked him, So you do horse and cattle right? What’s the difference? He says well they have thicker skin! So I say “so on a dogs ear you don’t hold it on as long? right ? so it shouldn’t be any less humane”
I’m now wondering if I want this guy to touch my dog, I google on my phone freeze branding on dogs to get the correct time for an ear brand as I know now this guy has no idea, and tell him no more than 12- 15 seconds on an ear with liquid nitrogen. They Give her the dope and knock her out and shave the ear and prep the site with alcohol, lucky I had made sure the brand would fit before he did it (he never asked or looked before applying the brand)
All went well and it looked good as per one of the vet Tec’s who had done dogs before but what an idiotic vet, I think he just didn’t’ like people that hunt or use a dog for hunting anything other than retrieving birds! From now on I will ask which vet will see my dog for any emergency
58 days later, I think the brand was held on a little long for liquid nitrogen 15 seconds, maybe 10 seconds would have done it with LN 15 for dry ice? the hair did not grow back in the center and white on the edges, which looks kind of cool just the same with the blk/wht 6
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