Dew Claws I am just curious to know how many YT have their dew claws and how many had it removed. Those that have their YT with dew claws...is it a hassle?Please share! :) |
Mine don't have them, the breeder apparently removed them when they were a few days old. I had a Maltese that still had her front dew claws, and while they never were injured, they did have to be watched very carefully. They grew very tightly curved, so they had to be trimmed quite often so that they did not grow back into her skin/leg. |
I didn't vote because I can't pick just one! Armani has none, Chloe has hers. Honestly, it is not a hassle at all to have them, the groomer clips them short like any other nail when she is in and they are never any concern. I would prefer a breeder to clip them when the pup is a few days old, but if they do not, I will not have them removed myself when they are older. |
Also Uni's were already removed when we got her. I had fostered two that had them, and as one was very paw shy, was impossible to clip them. If I were to ever purchase a puppy again, having no dew claws would be an important factor for me. More important that docked tail. |
I would much prefer to have them removed. I have a yorkie that still has his and they are very difficult to trim and I can't seem to get them shorter than they already are and they are quite long... Even the vet techs (who trim his nails) can't get them down enough and she's accidently cut into the quick once. Ugh. Next puppy I get will definitely have them removed. I've already contacted a breeder where we are going to move to in a year and she has them removed as well as the tails docked by her vet when she has puppies. So that's good, for me. I feel sorry that the puppies will be in pain but it's much better to have them done as a day old or so instead of doing it when they are older. Just my two cents. :) |
Rosie were removed when we got her. However, we just had Mikki's removed by the vet about 2 weeks ago. The vet recommended having them removed so I did. So both of my girls do not have them. |
Both my baby's have theirs and the vet trims them. I don't think its a hassle. |
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It depends on how much the dewclaw is attached or not. If it's hanging by a thread, it's best to have it removed, otherwise it can get snagged on the carpet and rip out on its own. It happened to Mimimomo. If it's on there good, no reason to get it taken off for no reason. |
Couver doesn't have his dew claws. His breeder had them removed along with his tail docked. Khloe has a full tail and dew claws. Personally, I have not had any problems with Khloe's dew claws and would not have them removed if I adopted a puppy. |
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She is doing fine. You would not know that she had her spay and her dew claws removed. She is a little spit fire! Lol. Since she was having her spay it only cost me $90. It would have been more if I hadn't done it all together. I am going to be honest with you about the dew claws. My vet recommended it because Mikki's previous owner had let her dew claws get really bad. So, I did it at his recommendation. I don't think the spay bothered her at all because she was too concerned with the dew claws. I think it hurt her more than the spay. However, she did have meds and ended up doing just fine. Today she acts like it never happened! :) |
They are a hassel Shylah still has hers and Starsky doesn't. If I had a choice I would rather them not have them at all. Shylahs can curl and I worry about them digging into her. They are very thin. I always let the groomer know she has them so they make sure to clip them. They are just a hassel that all. |
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Mikki's had curled around and was going into her skin. That is why we removed them. I am glad I did now. |
Levi doesn't have them and Lily does. My vet wouldn't remove Lily's with her spay because she thinks it's to painful for them when they are full grown. I just keep a watch on her so they don't get long. |
My baby has had hers removed. It was done already when I got her along with her docked tail. I wouldn't have mind if the tail was still intact. :D |
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