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Are dew claws bad??? :eek: :eek: My new little girl still has her dew claws at age 15 weeks, should I have those removed or are they ok. I can't get to them when I'm cutting her nails and I can tell that they are getting long. :eek: :eek: |
If you get her dew claws removed now...... it will hurt her very much. We tail dock and dew claw remove when they are only a day or two old because their nerves are not fully developed and will recover very fast. Dew claws are not bad unless you neglect them. It is possible it gets caught on stuff so you just have to be careful. If the nail is too long and you can't cut it with a dog trimmer, use a human nail clipper where you can cut from the side. My older boy yorkie never got his removed either so I keep a very close eye on it. Always trim it and she'll be fine. |
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You have the front 4 nails. The dew claw will be on the inside of the paw but up higher like close the the "ankle". If you do not keep the claw short, it can get caught on things and get ripped out or torn. Also, the nail can actually grow long enought and curl back into the skin. |
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I always make sure that when I get a puppy that his/her dew claws are removed. They are just a pain to deal with and your dog does not need them. This is a true story... I use to work at a dog grooming salon. The owner came in with the dog whose dew claw she never cut. As a result the dew claw curled and grew into the pad. So before we could even cut the nail we had to pull it out of the pad and cut the nail immediately. Lots of blood, not only was there blood from having the nail pulled out of the pad but there was also blood when cutting the nail because the quick grew to the end of the nail because it was not cut. So always always make sure that if your pup does have dew claws that you keep them short, they tend to grow the fastest and curl in. :animal-pa |
Hobbs still has his dew claws, too. He chews on them so they have stayed short. Is it bad that he chews on them?! |
Toe part but no nail? Simon and Nigel have the toe/skin part but no nail. does that need that they don't have their dew claws? |
OH NO!!! Bella has one DEW CLAW!!! I never knew where they were. I thought they were on the underside/back of the paw. I wonder why they took out one, and not the other?!? :confused: :( :confused: |
You could get them removed when you have her spayed. |
Ummm... are these on the front paws only??? :confused: |
I would recommend getting them removed when the dog is fixed. My friend's boxer had hers torn off by accident. IMO that happening is more painful for the dog because you can't give her pain meds on the way to the vet. |
My mom had Rocky's removed when he got neutered. He had to wear a cone around his neck for about a week to keep him from chewing. He was fine other then that. He was actually kinda comical with that thing on. He didn't seem to mind it when he ate, it covered the whole bowl and he didn't have to share. :D |
I knew nothing about dew claws and had a young dog that was constantly licking her front leg. And, it was so sore, she wouldn't let me near it. But I did check it out and her nail had grown around in a circle and right back into her leg, and she had a very sore infected area that must have hurt her a lot. I took her to the vet, and he removed her dew claws. She was probably about 6 months old then and recovered quickly. I can promise you that she was much more comfortable when she came home from the vet after her surgery than she was before her surgery. My vet said hers needed to be removed because of the way they were growing. He said she would constantly have problems with them, and it would just be best to remove them...... which we did, and, of course, we had no further problems. Good luck - Carol Jean |
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Dew Claws & Dock Tails Hi. I'm new to this site. So, if I'm entering my question in the wrong place, please forgive me. I am purchasing a new female Yorkie. She still has her dew claws and hasn't had her tail docked yet. Do you know the cost of having these procedures done? Thanks so much! Teresa |
Welcome! This is a really old thread if you want go to General Discussion and click on the "new thread" option and just copy and paste your question with a title :) I'm sure you'll get more responses that way |
Gracie had one dew claw that some how they missed when she was a baby. I had it removed when she was spayed. They usually are not as tightly attached as a toe would be. She had no problem with the removal. It is hard to clip those little claws and they sometimes do get them caught on things. It can be very painful for them to get a dew claw caught on something. As they pull to try to get away it can rip the skin and cause injury. If you want it removed maybe consider having it done when she is spayed. Gracie's healed very well and there was not even a mark on her foot where it was removed. |
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Her bones are forming now and the tail is bone not mushy tissue like when they are first born. It would be major surgery to have the tail docked now. There are lots of Yorkies her at YT that have tails. I wouldn't worry about it. I think the tails are beautiful. |
Gina still has her front ones, we didn't discover them untill about 3 weeks after we got her. I plan on getting them removed when she gets spayed, until then she gets them trimmed every 2 weeks with the rest of her nails. Cheers Quad:aimeeyork |
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She'll be gorgeous and the envy of a lot of ones here ;) Welcome to YT! |
Barney had his dew claws when we brought him home at 11 weeks. I had them removed when he was 5 months old at the same time he was neutered. It was painful for him and it took a few weeks for him to completely heal. On a positive note, he didn't even notice that he was minus two balls because he was focused on his bandaged feet. Now, that it's over I am so glad we went ahead and did it. I just knew he was going to tear one off as they would get hung up rather easily. I would recommend doing this at a time when you are going to be home for vacation so that you can give your pup constant attention. The bandages have to be removed after a few days and the feet have to be kept completely dry. This is not easy when they go out to pee in the mornings. |
I've read that it's very painful to remove dew claw unless they are done the first few days of life. Katie has her front dew claws. Her breeder purposely left them intact because she works with her dogs in performance sports, and they have a purpose. I make sure I cut them, and even though Katie is very active, we have had no problem with them. Once I read the article below, I became happy that Katie has her dew claws. At this point, docking the tail would be an amputation, and it would be very painful for your baby, as well. http://www.caninesports.com/uploads/...pr_10_2013.pdf |
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