So Theresa, how many puppies have YOU tattooed? I've done hundreds. The
problem is there is a big change in a tattoo when done on an infant who
will be 8-10x the size as an adult.
You ever see a woman get a tattoo when thin and then get fat?!? Just TRY
and Tell me that still looks like it did when it was put on!
A tattoo properly done on an ADULT dog will look good forever. But in a
puppy, when the tissue grows, the ink granules do not multiply with the new
tissue growth- and therefore often renders a tattoo "unreadable" to those
who do not know how to look at it after the dog has had grown. It's much
like putting puzzle pieces together.
And, I have seen far too many dogs who get an ear cut-off to render them
unidentifiable. I have seen far too many dogs who get scratched over & over
with a knife to disfigure the flank tattoo.
No thanks. That's why I quit tattooing altogether and went with the
invisible permanent identification that unless one has a scanner, they will
never know of its existence.
You must have never worked in a shelter either, as its a damned shame when
a dog comes in with a tattoo here in the U.S. There is no registry for
tattoos here as there are in Canada - so good luck finding an owner when
it's just a kennel owner's tattoo here in the states. An SV does not much
good here in the U.S. either, again no central registry and most Americans
don't know to look for a flank tattoo and wouldn't know where to call in
Germany to gather the owner info, if it still current.
The only time a chip is much easier to find is at the shelter or
veterinarian that scans the animal. I know the exact spot each of my dogs
wear theirs, (I have a scanner here at home and another at work) and I yet
cannot feel them.
As for the cancer- dogs who aren't predisposed don't get cancer. For those
dogs who are predisposed, yes a microchip can be a trigger. A tattoo
(implanting ink through multiple needles piercing the skin) can cause the
exact same rumors as a microchip can. Both are foreign bodies. Period. I
have never known a dog to have a tumor around the microchip. Most of the
injection related rumors are to thimerosal preserved vaccinations in dogs.
However, cats are another story. They don't like being poked with ANY
hypodermic needle for ANY reason and love to get injection
related sarcomas. They are rare in dogs however.
It is also illegal for a veterinarian to remove a microchip except when
inside a tumor, and is considered unethical practice that causes licensure
problems for those who remove permanent ID. Especially in Wisconsin where
an animal with a microchip has an owner for LIFE if the pet is lost and
owner reports it.
I got a cat home, who had been stolen, after 3 years because he came in our
clinic c and we scanned him and found the person carrying him in wasn't his
registered owner. They had to give the cat back or otherwise face charges
the owner was willing to press knowing her cat was alive after all this
time.
A tattoo would never have made that possible.
JMO
JP&P
On Monday, July 13, 2015, Theresa-GSD Stolz <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Mon, 7/13/15, Jen Proud <proudk911@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> wrote:
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Another "rescue" horror story
Date: Monday, July 13, 2015, 5:36 PM
a chip is much easier to find and read than an old tattoo under fur done on
an infant (8 week old pup) once it is grown. Jen P
A Tattoo in the ear properly done last forever. A tattoo can last
86 or more years on a human never to move. Microchip can move into
another part of the body,
cause cancer in some cases and is not easy to read if you do not have the
proper
equipment. I know of too many dogs that were destroyed in Shelters with a
microchip as they did not
check for it or the person moved and were no longer reachable. Tattoo has
registered breeders kennel
name-kennel club No and has been positively and permanently identified.
Theresa
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