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06-28-2010, 11:30 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Dewclaw Removal I have 2 Yorkies. My female is 10 months old and she has all her dewclaws and they give her no problems. My little male is 13 weeks old and I recently noticed his dewclaws on his hind feet are not attached normally to his foot. the piece of skin attaching the claw to the foot looks almost like a piece of matted hair and the claws are both not plush against the foot like thry should be. it almost looks as if they are detaching themselves??? When i first noticed this I thought the claws had fallen off and were stuck in the hair but when i lightly pinched what i thought was hair he reacted so I know they are still attached but only just. They are hanging on by a thread. He is seeing the vet today for innoculations and Im hoping he can shed some light on what I need to do. His front claws are 100% normal. The one hind claw is completely upside down and twisted and looks like it is not attached at all but it is by this tiny piece of sinew. Has anyone else had issues similar with dewclaws? I thought breeders normally had them removed a few days after birth?
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06-29-2010, 07:31 AM | #2 | |
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However, I have seen dews on the hind feet of another breed that is usually born with them..and yes..they barely hang there with a thin piece of skin. These should have been removed when your little boy was just a few days old. They can be safely removed while your puppy is under during his neuter. Talk to your vet about it today.
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06-29-2010, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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| I had taken Gracie in for her first grooming last week and the groomer told me when I picked her up that she had pulled a dew claw off of here accidentally while she was combing her. I didn't even know that she had one one her. She didn't know if it would grow back or not so I guess I will have to keep an eye on it. |
06-29-2010, 10:56 AM | #4 | |
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07-01-2010, 02:24 PM | #5 |
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| Emee's rear dew claws are loose too. This is why the vet has recommended that they be removed before they get caught. I am scheduling Emee for her spay and plan to have all the dew claws removed along with 3 baby teeth.
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07-01-2010, 10:12 PM | #6 | |
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I agree, have them removed at the same time as neuter, that's what I did with my boy. It is pretty painful for them though, and I think that hurt him more than the neuter.
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07-07-2010, 06:06 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Thanks MY little man is not ready to be neutered yet, he is only 3 months old. But he did go to the vet last week to have his innoculations and the vet said that this happens mainly because the breeders do not bring puppies in straight away to have their tails docked anymore (it's illegal in South Africa). Usually the vet would remove the tails and dew claws all in one go because at a really early age their is minimal bleeding and it's not a big deal. He suggested when he is neutered or if he comes in for a teeth clean or ear clean in future they will remove them while he is under. for now he has just said be careful while combing his legs and watch that he doesnt hook them on anything. My female has hers still but they are a full claw. the vet also said that the reason they sometimes become like this is because the claw is not used at all and actually serves no real purpose and because it never has any pressure on it and isnt used, it never develops like the rest of the claws. as long as it is not hurting him im happy and it isnt for now so we can sort it out in a few months when he is older and ready to be neutered.
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07-09-2010, 11:11 AM | #8 |
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| I'm dealing with this now with my 4 year old boy... over the last 2 weeks maybe Ive noticed his dewclaws seem to be dangling almost. I realized the other day that the nail is soooo overgrown its almost touching the pad. I can't believe the woman missed cutting his dews during his nail clipping! I feel so bad for him! I'm taking him to get them clipped tomorrow but also to the vet on tuesday to talk about removal. I think I need to get them removed now.
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07-09-2010, 11:24 AM | #9 | |
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07-09-2010, 11:35 AM | #10 | |
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I don't think my vet is familiar with it, they are a bit old fashioned, but I could take him to another place for the surgery if need be. I would like it to be as minimally invasive on him as possible.
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07-09-2010, 11:43 AM | #11 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | It may not make much of a difference on the dewclaws, I don't know that much about laser surgery, and I would probably choose whatever the vet is comfortable doing. I've read one European member say that she had a dog's tail docked so that she could enter a US show, and it was done by laser, and he was able to be in the show the next day. I guess the laser cauterizes blood vessels, and healing time is faster, but like I said, I haven't researched this, it was in another thread here, and I found it interesting.
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