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Cracker has damaged his a couple of times, tender for a few days then eventually fell out! Grew back no problem. I tend to trim them a little from time to time if they grew to long.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:17 am Post subject: |
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We hated Henry's dewclaws as they were so sharp and caused lots of bleeding arms - had them removed at the same time as his castration. Might be worth considering.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: |
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The funny thing is I have searched and searched on and off for a few days now and there is little written about WHY dogs have front dewclaws... possibly really just that a few years ago (like a few million) the predecessor to the dog has a flatter larger foot with that as a real toe and against the ground like any other. Over time the 'toe' has shifted upwards and got flatter and flatter until only the claw is showing.
Removal of dewclaws in pups is a heated debate akin to docking as it covers the same sort of 'done for the dogs future protection / hidious amputation of a natural bit of a dog' arguments so of course I won't go there.
They are, however, easily torn and broken and are as painful as normal nails when this happens... They are best kept very short to minimalise catching tearing and so on.
Funnily enough LESS dewclaw removal happens now than years gone by, but now we give our dogs blankets, sofas, duvets and so on, a breeding ground for little catches and tears.... so be aware that a tear doesn't have to happen out in heavy undergrowth or anything, it might of happened at home with a small hole in a blanket and the dog rises, his weight is on the blanket but its wrapped round his dewclaw and a tear easily occurs...
Good luck in it healing. I have have had two tear their adult dewclaws and like the advice above have removed BOTH under anesthetic rather than leave one to be torn again.
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