In a message dated 3/1/02 9:45:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> There are > several options when debarking. You can have the bark lessened to a > "whisper" bark or you can have the bark totally removed. hi susan, when i worked at the animal hosp, because we dealt with so many breeders, we did alot of debarks. this is not necessarily true. every dogs vocal chords are a different width and sometimes their chords are too thin to be able to remove very much, making them able to bark a little louder. the dogs with the thicker chords seemed to come out quieter. there are also the dogs that learn to bark around the debark and even when done a second time, can still bark quite loudly. we found that giving a tranquilizer after surgery for 2 or 3 days helped heal the chords a little better and the volumn down. i actually had one that the first time he was done came home and every time he barked it came out a whistle. then the voice came back and having him done a second time did nothing. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
