[concretegurl]

No not dew claw removal all claws.

Okay how about just the front ones now that I think about it more, like they do to cats I think it's just the front ones.
The back are used for itching themselves, that's even indoor pet functionally needed, right?


So here's the deal I was reading and commented on the thread about nail caps which are just that: plastic soft caps that cover nails.

They are used for several reason:

to protect the nail

to protect skin from nails; both people and dogs

to protect furniture and floors

strictly cosmetic

So I was being sarcastic on the thread about just declawing the dog and I'll be honest I thought of the great frustration with Scoobers, it's a bit different it is genuinely very psychologically stressing on him he has to be safely semi sedated for his nails being trimmed & often his ears being cleaned ( we use rescue remedy & mello mut). He is a rescue that came equip with some issues he may never overcome.

If cat's get declawed why not dogs-apparently it has been done to dogs before.

What makes it so fundamentally different to declaw a cat and not a dog?

Apparently some vet somewhere did it (I really hope it was a vet in a humane procedure-yikes) I'd assume it wasn't like dew claw removal but more like declawing a cat where they take a nap and wake up to the best pain meds one can afford glued skin etc.

Yes I know I'm opening a sensitive controversial topic here and yes I am playing devils advy admittedly but I'm genuinely curious on weather you all are just shocked thinking it's wrong, think there's a functionality to it, other reasoning I haven't thought of etc.

Honestly is it that different from docket tails dew claws removed ears cropped?

Oh, and no, I am not getting my Scoobers declawed.

I don't think it's even widely available-although I may just call and ask my vet if they have ever even heard of it or if they do it.

My groomer is a vet tech she never mentioned it but suggested the nail covers.