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08-27-2009, 01:00 PM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
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| Dew Claws Well, I did it. I was able to remove the dew claws on Sammie's babies today. I was so nervous, as it was my first time to doing it. The little girl bled a little more than the boys, but with the clositol it stopped right away. They are growing so fast. The boy is now weighing in at 12.1oz and 10.1oz. Of course, the little girl is smaller than the little boy. |
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08-27-2009, 01:27 PM | #2 | |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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08-27-2009, 01:29 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
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| I just hope that they don't grow back. I did my best at it though. My son held the puppies while I did it. He said, thank goodness there are only 2. He said that he won't help me when it's time to do the tail on the Yorkies. These little (I should say big) guys are Shih-tzu's. Thank goodness we didn't have to do the tails. I was shaking afterwards. Everyone seems really content now. They are feeding and sleeping. |
08-27-2009, 01:59 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| If you dug down deep enough they should not grow back. The tails are actually easier than the dewclaws but they do cry more when the tail docked. |
08-27-2009, 02:00 PM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
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| Do you use the clamp and twist method for the tails? That looks a lot easier.
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08-27-2009, 02:43 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| I just cut them off with sharp scissors. I have never seen the clamp and twist method done but to me it sounds more painful. |
08-27-2009, 02:52 PM | #7 |
Ben's Mommy Donating Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York
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| Ben's Dew Claws have started to grow back a little bit. Does that mean that they weren't done property. What are the negatives of having the dew claw grow back and can anything be done about it now? He is over a year old now.
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08-27-2009, 03:58 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| Nothing can be done now. You just have to watch the toenail and make sure it does not get too long. The main purpose of removing dewclaws it to prevent them from hanging up on things. |
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