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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Yeah I am definitely taking it seriously and the vet said she is trying not to have to remove it but I'm not sure what it left to try. Can you go into detail a little more on why its hard for them? Can they walk afterwards? I feel like obviously I would like to just get it healed but sense this is her second problem with this dew claw I wonder if its just going to continue to have problems. |
At Callie’s age the removal of her dew claws is considered an amputation. Some dew claws are attached with a joint and some are only attached by flesh.
Recovery can take up to 2 weeks depending on how Callie tolerates pain. They will usually not want to walk on their paws for a couple days, it will be very painful. Since she is older and getting it done consider she will need a longer recovery time. Usually older dogs that have it done are walking on it by a week.