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06-10-2013, 07:34 AM | #1 |
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| question about dewclaw I have a small question. I've read here that when the puppies are small, they dewclaw them. Why is this done? Is it necessary? I'm just curios because I've never heard of it. Thanks for the information
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06-10-2013, 08:05 AM | #2 | |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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Dewclaws are usually removed because a lot of times, they dangle and can get caught and ripped off. They are non-functioning (sort of like our appendixes...phazed out of use over time lol). I don't always have my pets' dewclaws removed, but you should've seen Shelby's! His were just hanging by the slightest piece of skin. I had them removed because they could've easily gotten caught on something and ripped off. That's all I know of it.
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06-10-2013, 08:17 AM | #3 |
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| I've heard a lot of icky stories about rear dewclaws in particular. My sister's yorkie used to have problems with it getting snagged on blankets and stuff...it ended up getting snagged and ripping (lots of bleeding!) and had to be removed. A papillon in our puppy training class had the same issue where the rear dewclaws weren't removed and one of them ended up getting torn...it just sounds painful and like a problem waiting to happen. And my friend's chihuahua had her rear ones removed during her spay...I just remember them sticking out at such a weird angle that seemed potentially problematic. I haven't heard too much about front dewclaws being an issue. Toki and Teddy both have their front ones...you just have to be sure to keep them trimmed! |
06-10-2013, 08:23 AM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Most breeders removed dewclaws at 3 days old at least here in the Untied States. I am torn on this subject. Callie is from a puppy mill and has her dewclaws and a couple years ago went to stand up on the chain link fence and some how her dew claw got stuck and ripped most of it off and her vein and nerve where exposed and she had to go to the vet be sedated and have it cut back and then cauterized. Also one of the beagle mixes I grew up with had the fastest growing dew claws in history and many times had to go to the vet and have them cut because they would grow into her pad so fast. I think I hate them but removing them when there older is called an amputation and freaks me out. I feel like there must be a reason god put them there.
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06-10-2013, 08:27 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks for the info. I never heard about removing the dewclaws. Do all dogs have dewclaws in the back legs? I've only seen the ones in front..
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06-10-2013, 08:38 AM | #6 |
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| My breeder does a lot of performance sports on her dogs. She is also a show breeder who competes in conformation, obedience, agility, and sometimes flyball. Katie has her front dewclaws, mad I knew she left them on for a reasons. This article explained why for me. I'm thrilled that Katie has her front dewclaws now. http://problemsolversenterprises.com...xplanation.pdf
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06-10-2013, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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| Lucy has dew claws & full tail. Sometimes a dewclaw gets caught in a loose knit sweater (mine.) Easy to un-entangle it though. Other than that occasional snare, the dew claws have not been a problem at all. I DO tell the groomer that she has them because they're not readily seen. My vet checks them and they're fine. Best wishes, Tracey |
06-10-2013, 08:51 AM | #8 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| I am sure they served a pretty good purpose in the past but have evolved to not being necessary. As with humans...we don't need our appendix, but at one time we did. Kind of like that. I think the front and back dewclaws must be individual cases to each dog. I hear most problems with back dewclaws, but the ones that were a hazard on Shelby were his front ones. He still has his back ones.
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06-10-2013, 09:56 AM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member | My breeder did does not remove the front dew claws. Fritz had kind of floppy ones that could easily get caught on things. The vet recommended he have them removed while he was getting fixed. Sophie's are tiny and he said they wouldn't be a problem.
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