tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post194836539202311657..comments2024-03-20T05:29:43.311-07:00Comments on Diary of a Real-Life Veterinarian: Never Surrender Your Voice..krista magnifico, DVMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-26199394807315173802014-11-25T07:58:44.205-08:002014-11-25T07:58:44.205-08:00Hello,
What an interesting observation.. I wouldn&...Hello,<br />What an interesting observation.. I wouldn't be surprised if they were related. I did a quick search and found many specialists noting laryngeal dysfunction associated with debarking. So sad, Ugh people!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and for leaving your thoughts.<br />Sincerely,<br />kristakrista magnifico, DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-14138557086984523872014-11-25T07:49:53.874-08:002014-11-25T07:49:53.874-08:00For those of us who truly love, value, and honor o...For those of us who truly love, value, and honor our pets the idea of removing their voice, their songs from their soul and our ears the idea is preposterous! <br />A barking dog is a dog telling you something. It's our task to understand, identify, and resolve it.<br /><br />Many Thanks for reading and voicing your thoughts.<br />Krista<br />krista magnifico, DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-75593493086651190722014-11-25T07:47:02.960-08:002014-11-25T07:47:02.960-08:00Thank you for reading and for sharing..and most es...Thank you for reading and for sharing..and most especially for being a voice for the animals!<br />With Love,<br />Kristakrista magnifico, DVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133566329579911573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-1740620148088825922014-11-22T12:09:31.669-08:002014-11-22T12:09:31.669-08:00I have a couple patients who were debarked at anot...I have a couple patients who were debarked at another facility. Two of them have had aspiration pnuemonia, one just in the face of what seemed otherwise to be a pretty typical episode of vomiting (no regurgitation) and the other after having a seizure while asleep. While I can't completely blame the procedure, it does seem fishy to me that there's such a high frequency of this condition in the only family of dogs I know where all the pets are debarked. Vet Changes Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948761757931836365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-20959769436560876402014-11-22T09:51:44.532-08:002014-11-22T09:51:44.532-08:00How sad. Just the thought of debarking has me tear...How sad. Just the thought of debarking has me tearing up. I have very vocal German shepherds. They bark, whine, sing, howl, talk and groan. It's funny and endearing. I can't imagine then NOT vocalizing.<br /><br />As far a "excessive barking" I would hope that could be fixed with training, exercise and environmental changes. When my dogs bark I thank them -- I want them to bark -- and then tell them to hush (a separate trained command). I've noticed that if my dogs are exercised they are too tired for boredom barking, and I fix holes in the fence ASAP so that they're not barking at everything that moves. The neighbors appreciate that! <br /><br />I think debarking is barbaric too. Thank you for taking stand against it.It's Kelley!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03214733724706029126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667516629745731439.post-47513578084774732002014-11-21T09:31:13.911-08:002014-11-21T09:31:13.911-08:00I am in full agreement that debarking is cruel and...I am in full agreement that debarking is cruel and unusual punishment for dogs. Thank you for standing up for dogs. Will share this story.Lessons From A Paralyzed Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109072829564415505noreply@blogger.com