Comments on: Cosmetic Surgery for Dogs? http://ohmydogblog.com/2009/12/cosmetic-surgery-for-dogs/ obsessed with dogs Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:12:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt M. http://ohmydogblog.com/2009/12/cosmetic-surgery-for-dogs/#comment-215 Matt M. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:51:38 +0000 http://ohmydogblog.com/?p=678#comment-215 Lucy's Christmas gift this year is to have he ear's shortened, he stinkyness removed, and her evilness reduced by 50%. Cosmetic surgery on animals makes me want to smash things. The people who do that to their animals is a good place to start. Lucy’s Christmas gift this year is to have he ear’s shortened, he stinkyness removed, and her evilness reduced by 50%.

Cosmetic surgery on animals makes me want to smash things. The people who do that to their animals is a good place to start.

]]> By: Adam http://ohmydogblog.com/2009/12/cosmetic-surgery-for-dogs/#comment-214 Adam Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:58:29 +0000 http://ohmydogblog.com/?p=678#comment-214 That's the thing about dogs. They don't really notice scars. They don't care. It's like they're people, only perfect. Heck, I think having pets that are broken in some way makes them a little more lovable. I was considering adopting a cat with 1 eye (during a visit to you & john, if I recall correctly)... And my cat now, Oliver, has a tail that was apparently broken in 2 places toward the tip and healed bent - almost like a door was shut on it. It's strange, but it adds personality and I love him for it. I think you're perfectly sane for not wanting your dog to get cosmetic surgery. It's wasteful. And I think your intuition is right: a vet trying to push that is just trying to take advantage of naive pet owners. Although now that I think about it, I've seen some cats that could really benefit from a tummy tuck. ;) That’s the thing about dogs. They don’t really notice scars. They don’t care. It’s like they’re people, only perfect. Heck, I think having pets that are broken in some way makes them a little more lovable. I was considering adopting a cat with 1 eye (during a visit to you & john, if I recall correctly)… And my cat now, Oliver, has a tail that was apparently broken in 2 places toward the tip and healed bent – almost like a door was shut on it. It’s strange, but it adds personality and I love him for it.

I think you’re perfectly sane for not wanting your dog to get cosmetic surgery. It’s wasteful. And I think your intuition is right: a vet trying to push that is just trying to take advantage of naive pet owners.

Although now that I think about it, I’ve seen some cats that could really benefit from a tummy tuck. ;)

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