The price for ear cropping is usually between $250 and $350.
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If the dog you're asking about is a small white dog (a West Highland White Terrier), the answer is no, its ears were not clipped. That breeds' ears are naturally small, pointy, and stand straight up.
A dogs ear hair should be clipped by a professional dog groomer or veterinarian practice. Cosmetic surgery on dogs ears and tails are procedures banned by most canine societies these days. Such mutilation is unlikely to be performed by veterinarians who genuinely care about the animals under their knife.
After cropping, dog's ears are stitched by the veterinarian and the owner is usually supplied with pain medication to give the dog. The ears will then need daily dressing to keep them clean and in the correct position. After a few monoths they will have healed.
The same thing as yours-tissue & cartilage.
Antibiotic ointment is usually safe for dogs. On clipped ears you can use it if there is no infection or open wounds. If these are present, you should take them to the Vet to get proper care and medication.
As a rule, goats' ears are not cropped. Sometimes goats with floppy ears have their ears caught in a fence or pull the tags out, and that tears them.There is one breed of goats that has ears (the external, floppy part) that are very short or nonexistent, and that is the LaMancha. You can find information about LaMancha goats here:http://www.lamanchas.com/LaManchas have ears that are naturally that way-- they are not cropped or clipped in any way.
Tail docking is performed without anaesthetic or any other kind of pain relief as it is performed on a very young but conscious puppy. For ear cropping dogs are put under general anaesthetic so they cannot feel it.
No, unless you don't want them to have huge ears, because they almost ALWAYS stand up straight and they are ALWAYS huge, like bat ears. Take it from someone who has a 1 1/2 year old Boston Terrier. He has HUGE ears. Really really big ears. I wouldn't recommand doing that though.
Yes they are, however when they are born their ears are closed like most newborns and they stay droopy until about 10-12 weeks of age. There are some pups who will have one ear that doesn't come up. You can stabilize it with a little splint, but that does not always work. So unless you were planning to show him my advise is to just love him anyway.He will still be adorable.
Clipping a horse's mane right behind the ears is called a "bridle path". Different breeds have different requirements on how far back the area should be clipped. The general rule of thumb is you take the horse's ear and gently fold it back against his poll. Where the tip comes to that is about how far back to clip.
Phone them and ask.