• @[email protected]
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    910 months ago

    I work at a veterinary clinic. Most pugs that come in sound like they’re having a panic attack just from walking in the front door, their breathing is so bad. It’s abusive to breed dogs to struggle through life.

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ
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      010 months ago

      To be fair, your sampling would be biased to dogs that have more issues, no? Either way, I don’t disagree, people need to stop intentionally breeding unhealthy traits in dogs 🙁

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        We are not an emergency clinic, so most appointments in a day are typically routine. It’s mostly annual exams, vaccines, nail trims, etc. So no, we don’t see mostly problem appointments in a day. My sampling is just more regular exposure to many breeds under normal circumstances.

      • @thepianistfroggollum
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        210 months ago

        No, it wouldn’t. Responsible pet owners get their pets annual physicals, so vet tech see a very large amount of ‘well’ animals.