Tail docking, ear cropping and declawing serve no medical purpose, and can lead to painful chronic issues with dogs and cats, but still Ontario has refused to ban the practices, even if veterinary associations are against unnecessary cosmetic procedures for...
Last month in the news, you may have read that Quebec had become the latest province to ban cosmetic surgeries on animals. This is not new to the veterinary world. In fact, most provinces have implemented these bans years ago. Cosmetic surgeries are defined as surgical alteration of any animal for purely cosmetic reasons. Examples of these surgeries include: declawing, dewclaw removal, tail docking and ear cropping.
The average risk of tail injury in dogs has been found to be between 0.23 per cent and 0.39 per cent in various studies, meaning for every 500 dogs that have their tails docked, it would prevent one injury. The breeds of greatest risk of tail injury are whippets, greyhounds and lurchers, breeds that do not routinely have their tails docked. Working dogs do not have a statistically significant increased risk of tail injury when compared to non-working dogs.
It is a painful procedure, even though it is done under anaesthetic and usually with nerve blocks and can lead to chronic pain conditions in the cats and increase incidence of other stress-related conditions, like lower urinary tract disease.
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