When removing dew claws from the front feet, wherein the dew...

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Question by deb
Submitted on 10/13/2003
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When removing dew claws from the front feet, wherein the dew claw is considered bony. What are the risk to the dog? IE:cutting into the bone, can the bone become infected? Are there nerves which could be damaged?

Answer by CelticArcher
Submitted on 12/22/2003
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It really all depends on the age of the dog. Most breeders(or Vets)remove dewclaws of puppies at birth, when the bones are not fully developed. There is only slight bleeding and little chance for infection if everything has been sterilized properly. Plus no stitches are required. When the dog gets older, the procedure requires surgery, which in itself, has it's own risks.

Answer by g.bower
Submitted on 7/21/2004
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i had my dog's dew claws removed. She is 7 months..I can tell you for certain,,,,,it's much better to do this at an earlier age. More problems with infection and the stiches...

Answer by kiki
Submitted on 1/16/2005
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why do dogs get dew clawed?

Answer by magic-zebra
Submitted on 1/23/2005
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why remove them in the first place? if evolution made them have dew claws then who are we to go chopping them off? they aint in the way of anything, they don't cause pain - or am i wrong? can some one please tell me, cause I'm buying a Sheltie to compete in agility and Ive never heard of dew claws till now.

Answer by doglover
Submitted on 4/6/2005
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Our dog had this horrible procedure done as a puppy, and it was done incorrectly. At 9 years old we discovered that they did not remove it all and now she got a bad infection, and had to have another surgical procedure to remove the remnants of the original operation. This was done before we adopted her--we would have NEVER done this!!!

Answer by Andrea
Submitted on 5/18/2005
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What are dew claws?

Answer by renee
Submitted on 7/3/2005
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my dog popeye was climbing out of the pool and ripped his dew claw back over what apears to be flesh will the nail fall off and grow another or should I take him to the vet?

Answer by peggy
Submitted on 7/4/2005
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he have a jack Russell who is now 1 and in pup she has only a few weeks 2 go now but rough kin on her dew claw have appear and look more like a root on a potato my family have had dogs all there lives and don't know wot might of caused it hormones or just dead skin. please would any1 with information be in touch.

Answer by Greatsaints
Submitted on 7/20/2005
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Having had experience with the giant breeds I much prefer to have their dew claws removed within 48 hours of birth by my veterinary surgeon, the puppy does not require to be put under anesthetic nor require stitching. Dew claws can easily get ripped especially in walking or running on rough rocky terrain, it also reduces the risk of the dog catching its eyes with the claws should it paw its own face or even the face of a sibling when playing. I is interesting to note that some vets will not remove dew claws at any age.

Answer by Omar
Submitted on 8/5/2005
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Having just assisted in my first removal of the dew claw I can tell you two things. One even at the young age of a couple days old the puppies are better off getting a local anesthesia or else the declawing/dethumbing can be barbaric. Secondly one good stitch will do some good in terms of helping sterilization.

Answer by dcalgranny
Submitted on 10/3/2005
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I would like to know if it is too late to clip the dew claws (myself) - my puppies are 10 days old.

Answer by puppiessoon
Submitted on 10/25/2005
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do you know of any sites where they show you how to remove dew claws

Answer by angie
Submitted on 12/31/2005
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I just got a puppy, and one of the dew claws on his back leg is barely evan attached to the skin. It is painfull for him and I was wondering if removing it is something only a vet can do. By the way there are no bones at all in the dew claws, but many blood vessels and nearves.

Answer by CRYSTAL AND GATOR
Submitted on 2/1/2007
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I JUST GOT A JACK RUSSELL PUPPY AND I DONT KNOW IF SHE HAS HAD HER DEW CLAWS OUT SHE IS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD NOW HOW COULD I TELL?? WILL IT BE OK IF SHE HAS NOT??

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Answer by Michele
Submitted on 2/16/2007
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How do you remove the dew claws? Cut them at the base?