Tattoos

[Scottsmum]

Hi All,

Scottie came with a tat in his ear. I'm not sure if it's just a tat denoting that he's desexed or if it's something more. It's very hard to photograph - for obvious reasons.

I don't know much about them was there a standard for a desexed dog? Would they have even bothered to tat a castrated male - I mean - it's kinda obvious isn't it?

How do I find out more?

[Are You Serious Jo]

Males can have an M to show they are microchipped and some males have the desexing tattoo.

[Scottsmum]

I should have added. It's a circle with a dotted line through it and dots outside ( I think). No M that I have seen.

Edited January 19, 2014 by Scottsmum

[Staffyluv]

That is a pretty standard type of tattoo for a desexed male. My old SBT had one but it wore off over the years and you couldn't see it by the time he was about 8 years old.

My new guy had one when he was desexed at 6 months (he will be 3 in April) and you can't see it at all already.

[*kirty*]

Yep, standard desexing tattoo.

[Scottsmum]

OK. Thanks heaps. :)

I vet nursed from 2004 - 2009 and my vet had stopped doing it entirely - I know Dads old Weim bitches had them but this is the first I've seen in over 20 years.

[kdf]

My vet tattoos both males and females. My whippet was tattooed 11 years ago and my kelpie nearly 5 years ago, they're both still perfectly clear.