ninahartland Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Was just wondering if it's usual for vets to remove any rear dew claws? Dropped my rescue girl off for desexing today and he said he'd remove her dew claws at the same time for an extra $40. Feel like an idiot cos I never even noticed them before he mentioned it ! Came home and checked the others...none of them have any, and I'm sure none of my previous dogs had either. Is this because the breeder has already removed them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 What breed do you have? they are normal in some breeds... and a fault in others, and totally nonexistent in most dogs, AFAIK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninahartland Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 GSD's and Wolfhounds. The girl at the vets is a wolfie x. Had a feeling that some dogs just don't have any, but I'm sure I read somewhere that some breeds have double rear ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 some breeds have double rear ones. smile.gif pyreneans do , from memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 April had hers when I got her. He breeder said he forgot to take them off when the pups were born. I had them taken off when she was spayed. They took a while to heal up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Not all dogs have them, some have single dew claws and some have double. Usually they are removed because they are reasonably floppy and the nails can grow very quickly and they can catch on things and hook together whilst they are running along-which of course is very painful and results in a dog landing in a screaming heap. I would remove hind dewclaws as a matter of routine. If not as babies(don't breed so won't have this choice!) then when they are desexed. If they have fairly thick bone they can leave a decent sized wound, DO NOT let the dog lick or chew at them at all as this can complicate healing and they will pull open and take forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoilt lab lives here Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Just bumping this topic because partners GSD had her rear dews removed last Monday and the vet said after 4-5 days take the bandages off. Now we have a yard full of mulberries and her bandages got covered in mulberry mess so I took the bandages off last night (at 4 days after) and it was not what i was expecting. There appears to be stitches but there is a dull red fleshy, sticky wound on top. The original bandages were bloody and it looked like the wounds had been weeping. I put a non stick pad over each wound and re-wrapped it. Im guessing thats not normal? I should have taken a photo at the time but didnt think! I am going the vet on Monday for my cat and am going to ask but how did other peoples dogs wounds heal up after surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Buster my Lab X Rotty had rear dew claws removed when when he was desexed to. I didn't notice them until the Vet pointed them out either . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoilt lab lives here Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 What did they look like after 5 days? Is it meant to look like a fleshy wound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 What did they look like after 5 days? Is it meant to look like a fleshy wound? At had his bandages on for a week (Front dew claws) and it just looked like a normal cut - they removed them and stitched them up, They didnt look horrible or 'fleshy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Buster's cuts were quite big but not fleshy or red looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninahartland Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 If I remember rightly, one of her cuts was a bit red and fleshy looking when I took the bandages off. I just sprinkled Medipulv antiseptic powder (human variety from chemist ) to dry it up, put non stick pad on top and vetrap. Was fine after a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I had a regrown one taken off and it just required one stitch, wasn't bandaged and was heeled up in a few days. I would take the dog with me when i take the cat, so they can assess the wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalMad Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I just had a little fluffy x in for grooming that i suggested to the owners to have removed while being desexed. I've seen so many curled over rear dew claws on these little fluffy x's lately!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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