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[Britster]

Jackson has his front dew claws, no back tho. They are fine, just trimmed like any other nail.

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by Lil Sis

one of my dogs has one dew claw.. I really didn't notice until he was over a year. The vet would not remove it because he said it was like an amputation.

Can't say I agree with your vet. Most dew claws are loosely attached and can get caught on carpeting or things outside. It is a much easier procedure when they are newborns of course. Gracie was a year old when her's was removed during her spay surgery. I must say she licked at that more than her spay incision but I'm glad it was gone. They have no control over the dew claw and it can be a painful injury if they do get caught. She just had one that was not properly removed when she was a baby. It was really just being held there by skin tissue and not much connective tissue.