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This is crazy!!!
PLASTIC SURGERY USED ON PETS May 8 2005
OWNERS unhappy with the way their pet looks are booking them in for COSMETIC surgery in a bizarre new craze.
In one case an “ugly” bulldog was given a facelift. Another time an overweight rabbit was sent in for a tummy tuck.
Some pet owners are even having their cats’ claws removed – because they don’t want their furniture scratched – while others are having their dogs’ testicles replaced with plastic ones.
Bulldog Boulder was given a facelift after his owner Robert Smith thought his saggy face was ugly. The Scot admitted: “The dog hasn’t asked for the operation. It was my choice to get it done.” After the operation Robert added: “If you look further than the stitches you will see a success.”
Surgeon Dr Alasdair Bruce defended his decision to carry out the two-hour operation – and said: “His face can only look better.”
Southampton-based Diane Cox gave up on helping tubby rabbit Lucky to slim – so she booked her bunny in for a tummy tuck.
The flop-eared pet grew to a massive size after losing her baby. Diane said: “She grew extra fur to nest her babies, but it hasn’t gone.
“If they take it away it will give her a better quality of life.”
She burst into tears after the animal came back from her £350 operation.
When she saw Lucky’s stitched-up belly Diane said: “She’s lovely – I can’t believe the difference.”
And in America Baxter the dog is being put through a revolutionary new procedure – inserting plastic testicles called Neuticles into neutered dogs.
Owner Tony Lovett says the implants – heading to the UK shortly – stop the dog having psychological problems after losing his manhood.
Inventor Gregg Miller said: “False b***s help dogs remain manly.”
But some of the more extreme American surgeries – such as cat de-clawing – are considered so cruel they are banned in the UK.
The procedure – which uses a laser to remove the claw and some bone in each paw – is the human equivalent of chopping the top inch off each finger.
Proud homeowner Lynne Middleton, who took her cats October and Martini to be de-clawed, said: “They are ruining my interior design. I want a show home so the claws are going.”
She added: “They are lucky to be living in our family – the least they can do is get rid of their claws.”
Another sick operation – banned in the UK since 1992 – involves hacking the tips of puppy dogs’ ears off with a pair of scissors.
Every year more than 130,000 dogs have the nasty procedure in the USA.
But vet assistant Pam Bot is horrified by the operation. She said: “It breaks my heart when they come round from the op. They are screaming, but people don’t see this part.”
The bizarre craze for pet perfection has been investigated by a new Channel Five documentary, Pet Plastic Surgery.
An insider said: “Five always like to shock viewers – but they expect sack-loads of complaints for this one.”
The RSPCA said: “We are appalled at the idea of pets being put through major surgery for the sake of vanity and are totally opposed to it.
“It cannot be dressed up as anything other than animal cruelty. We will watch the programme closely.”
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