Dew Claws

[Rob Rixon]

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Hi All

Interesting to see the Picture of Chippy's dog - with dew claws.

We have always had them removed from our whippets (or removed them ourselves) at 2 days, but left them on the Terriers (to help dig?)

Brought a young red whippet bitch some time back with dew claws and had trouble, one got caught and split, the injury went up her leg, so had to go to the expence of having them both removed at 12 month.

Family felt they were as unnecessary as horns on a cow.

What do you think?

 

[milliken]

there really is no need for them but if they are trimed all the time they shouldnt be any trouble

robert

 

[wunwin]

there really is no need for them but if they are trimed all the time they shouldnt be any trouble
robert

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I had an interesting conversation with a girl from work who owns a saluki X. We got chatting about dogs and lurchers in particular, when she proceeded to tell me her bitch would be no good for rabbiting or any other hunting because she had her dew claws removed, and salukis kill their prey by squeezing them to death with their dew claws.

Im afraid i upset her by my laughing, and when the tears stopped, i asked her who told her that. She said the rescue centre (blue cross i think) where she got her from. It ended up with us agreeing to disagree, as i have to work with her, and didnt want a row with a new member of staff. But saints preserve us whatever next, they use their tails to fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (w00t)

 

[tripletree28]

there really is no need for them but if they are trimed all the time they shouldnt be any trouble
robert

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I had an interesting conversation with a girl from work who owns a saluki X. We got chatting about dogs and lurchers in particular, when she proceeded to tell me her bitch would be no good for rabbiting or any other hunting because she had her dew claws removed, and salukis kill their prey by squeezing them to death with their dew claws.

Im afraid i upset her by my laughing, and when the tears stopped, i asked her who told her that. She said the rescue centre (blue cross i think) where she got her from. It ended up with us agreeing to disagree, as i have to work with her, and didnt want a row with a new member of staff. But saints preserve us whatever next, they use their tails to fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (w00t)

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Maybe afgans use their tails for lasoos that's why they're curly at the end . Back to dew claws I'd prefer them off to be honest but I did encounter a few vets that refused to do Ebb's litter. I was going to do them myself but my mi girlfriend wouldn't let me and when I asked the vet if I could watch when she did them for future reference she refused.

 

[springfield]

Take them off

Mate has a first cross Bedlington/Greyhound who still has them and works the cover aswell as any dog, He constantly kept tearing/slicing the skin around the root. When we used to Hare course him we used to put the vet wrap,Horse banages around his wrists to keep them smooth. Just a pain each time you wanted to go hunting

 

[maggiemay2]

i have two whippets with dew claws still on and two without. The dogs with the dew claws still on have never had any issues with them to be honest.

The only difference i noted was with the dogs without the dew claws struggle more to 'hold' their bones when knawing on them, saying that they have adjusted. the dogs with the dew claws use them to hold the bone steady.

 

[Mark Roberts]

having had a dog rip a dew claw off and break the bone inside we remove them at 2-3 days old as it saves problems later on in life.

 

[chill36]

i have two whippets with dew claws still on and two without. The dogs with the dew claws still on have never had any issues with them to be honest.
The only difference i noted was with the dogs without the dew claws struggle more to 'hold' their bones when knawing on them, saying that they have adjusted. the dogs with the dew claws use them to hold the bone steady.

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quite funny to watch them "holding" a bone or chew with them,but theyre just an accident waiting to happen for a running dog in my opinion,we never thought to remove them from our litter,wish we had of done.saying that theyre kept on racing greyhounds to help cornering apparently :thumbsup:

 

[caitlin]

Hi AllInteresting to see the Picture of Chippy's dog - with dew claws.

We have always had them removed from our whippets (or removed them ourselves) at 2 days, but left them on the Terriers (to help dig?)

Brought a young red whippet bitch some time back with dew claws and had trouble, one got caught and split, the injury went up her leg, so had to go to the expence of having them both removed at 12 month.

Family felt they were as unnecessary as horns on a cow.

What do you think?

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Definitely they should be taken off for an active dog. My bitch has an active life with lots of woodland walks, ball chasing, running on beach etc. and has ripped her dew claws several times since we have had her (March this year). The dew claws were not removed when she was a puppy and the operation is a much bigger one as an adult dog - I am hoping to get it all sorted when I get her speyed next year. You feel so sorry and guilty when they rip them and get covered in blood because you have thrown a ball for them!

 

[Mark Roberts]

saying that theyre kept on racing greyhounds to help cornering apparently

if you watch some greyhound races in slow motion as they run around the bends its very unusual for dew claws to actualy come into contact with the sand, we used to race greyhounds and when washing their feet after a race the dew claws never had sand on them?.

 

[scooby]

There nothin but a pure and utter hindrance to running dogs.! GET THEM OFF.! :thumbsup:

 

[Rebecca Claire]

Rocky hasn't got any dew claws but Bailey has dew claws, he's only once badly cut his dew claw but it didn't take long to recover - Bailey was out chasing something and for some reason he thinks he's a terrier and goes in all the bushes etc so he's always coming back with cuts!!!! :- " He's so accident prone (w00t)

 

[CHRIS DOYLE]

I have two whippets with dew claws and they have never torn or ripped them and they are seven years old. OK I have vet wrapped them from time to time but by no means regularly. They have coursed hare and chased plastic bags lure coursed, never a problem. Another one of our tribe, The Shiner,would regularly tear hers to the extent that last year she had them removed. This I would add was not the traumatic event that I had been led to believe it to be. She wasn't troubled by it what so ever. I, from my experiences, have the view that it is the gait of the dog to a degree that determines if dew claw injuries are to be incurred. :thumbsup:

 

[chippy]

never once had a problem with the dews "touch wood"

have vet wrapped on the odd occasion when ive remembered.

 

[Jazzys dad]

never once had a problem with the dews "touch wood"have vet wrapped on the odd occasion when ive remembered.

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Jazz has dews still & think only twice has she ever 'caught' one & caused to bleed - last time was back in the summer. The vet merely clipped it right back & £35 later she was ok!

I do tend to 'bandage' her lower front legs whilst the long grass is quite wet as this is the time she tends to slide and catch herself.

Personally would have liked to have had them removed when she was day or so old.

 

[oakmoorehill]

All of my pups have their dew claws removed .

But I have 2 pups at home that HAVE dew claws. They were removed by the locum as my vet was ill at the time and both Simba and Jude have claws that have re grown. Although there is no pad it is just like a claw growing from their legs. They will have to have them removed properly at some time. I did check them when they were removed and they looked as though they taken of completely

 

[billyboy45]

there really is no need for them but if they are trimed all the time they shouldnt be any trouble
robert

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I had an interesting conversation with a girl from work who owns a saluki X. We got chatting about dogs and lurchers in particular, when she proceeded to tell me her bitch would be no good for rabbiting or any other hunting because she had her dew claws removed, and salukis kill their prey by squeezing them to death with their dew claws.

Im afraid i upset her by my laughing, and when the tears stopped, i asked her who told her that. She said the rescue centre (blue cross i think) where she got her from. It ended up with us agreeing to disagree, as i have to work with her, and didnt want a row with a new member of staff. But saints preserve us whatever next, they use their tails to fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (w00t)

WHY NOT ENVITE HER OUT FOR A DAYS HUNTING,JUST TO SHOW HER THAT WHATS BEEN PUT IN HER HEAED IS RUBBISH.SHE AIN'T BLOND,BY ANY CHANCE.WOULD EXPLAIN A LOT THAT WOULD.(Waiting for the backlash of blond bomb shell's)

 

[summat decent]

Hi AllInteresting to see the Picture of Chippy's dog - with dew claws.

We have always had them removed from our whippets (or removed them ourselves) at 2 days, but left them on the Terriers (to help dig?)

Brought a young red whippet bitch some time back with dew claws and had trouble, one got caught and split, the injury went up her leg, so had to go to the expence of having them both removed at 12 month.

Family felt they were as unnecessary as horns on a cow.

What do you think?

Hate the damn things,nightmare.

Would not buy a whippet with them on,my whippet bitch had none when she came to me by 7mths old one had grown back.

It's quite common vet told me,still cost me £50.

As she is worth every penny i have ever paid out on her i did'nt mind paying it.