Laser ear cropping good or bad?

[palmersdad]

One of the vets that I am checking into for ear cropping uses laser to trim the ear. Is this the standard method, good or bad method compared to knife? They also require the pup to stay there overnight and I know my pup will absolutely hate that and he will bark and cry nonstop all night, he will be miserable. Is it important that I leave him there or can i bring him home and just keep a very close eye on him? Thanks

 

[Net45582]

If you decide to crop I would go with the lazer. It's more precise and less stitching if any(?) will be required. I wouldn't worry about the pup being unhappy with an overnight stay. The vet will probably have him on pain meds so he'll be a sleppy little boy.

 

[Alisha Mobley]

Is it important that I leave him there or can i bring him home and just keep a very close eye on him? Thanks

Did you ask if a staff member would be staying over night as well? If no one will be there, it makes little sense to leave him there.

The vets I use like to keep dogs over night for observation after surgery. The problem is their idea of observation is someone popping in once or twice through the night to see how the dog is doing. This is much riskier than if the dog were at home where it could be monitored the entire time. Needless to say, my dogs always come home the same day.

I have no personal experience with laser crops but have been told the healing process is much shorter.

 

[kassa]

My dogs don't stay overnight at a vet's, period (at least not unless they're so ill they can't be moved and need 24 hr intravenous lines, etc., at which point I'd be looking at getting them into a facility that was staffed 24 hrs).

As Alisha pointed out, I'd rather spot a problem myself at midnight and rush the dog to a 24 hours emergency clinic than have the vet tech look at the dog at 10 am and 6 am.

For a procedure like an ear crop/routine spay/neuter, there's absolutely no reason to stay overnight, and many reasons not to (specifically that a vet's office is the worst place for a young pup in terms of picking up illness)