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Originally Posted by ddj2  I have a friend that took her puppy to the vet to have it's tail docked and dew-claws removed and the vet said that it didn't want to remove the dew-claws as they were too fleshy and needed to come back in a day or two to have them removed. What do you suppose this means? I would think that you would want to remove them before they started forming the bone for the claw?
Also, those that do remove your own puppies dew-claws and tails how soon is too soon to do this? Thanks Deb  |
I usually do my tails and dews on the same day, usually the third day. Exceptions are made for puppies that are not thriving as well as the other siblings. I will do them at a later date, but not later than 8 days old. I do my own.
I dont like the idea of having to take the puppies to the vet twice. Maybe she needs to ask another vets opinion.