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[eve]

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Toddy will be going in to be neutered in September (some first birthday present!)

He has very prominent dewclaws that stick out a lot and he has already had 1 minor injury.

I was going to ask the vet to remove his dewclaws while he was under the anesthetic for neutering.

Has anyone experience of having dewclaws removed from an adult dog and the recovery time.

Thanks

eve

 

[Janimal]

Yes I had them taken off my very first whippet..she was around a year old..no problems whatsoever.

The vet strapped them for a while, and they healed up perfectly in a couple of weeks, leaving a very small scar.

 

[Tiggs]

Callie had them off at the beginning of the year when she was spayed with no problems at all. The vet did a good job, a few small stitches in each and taped up for the first few days. It took a couple of weeks to heal and you couldn't tell they were ever there now!

 

[Hula]

One of my rescued whippets had her dew claws removed when she was spayed . She had stitches and dressings and had absolutely no problems at all .

 

[eve]

Thanks to all

This puts my mind at rest.

best wishes

eve

 

[saraquele]

I HAVE HAD A FEW LURCHERS ( AND OTHER BREEDS ) THROUGH RESCUE THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR THE DEW LAWS TO E REMOVED WHILST NEUTERING , AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID , A COUPLE OF STITCHES , COVERD UP AND 10-14 DAYS LATER ALL OVER AND DONE WITH .

 

[jinnyfizz]

Go ahead, you certainly won't regret having them done.

I had one removed from Jinny which was malformed and kept getting infected (wish I'd had both of them off now)

Also had to have one off Irie. He had his removed as a pup but the breeder had done a rubbish job and one kept growing.

No problems with either, a bit of vet wrap over a dressing for a couple of days, although you will probably find that it gets chewed off. Just make sure he doesn't pull at the stitches and after 10 days it'll be time to take the stitches out and you won't even know it's been done :thumbsup:

 

[caitlin]

Had this done on Ivy although we had some problems. The vet told me to take the dressings off about 2 days after the operation and she promptly picked out all the stitches of course! She was left with 1cm long gashes which I was a bit worried about, but the vet said they'd be fine and to let the air get to them. Eventually, after about 10 days she was o.k but we had to be a bit careful not to knock her legs by accident etc. What was weird was that the vet refused to take the whole joint off which is what I thought they needed to do - they sort of 'trimmed' the dew claws back and then sealed the skin up over them. Seems to be o.k and Ivy can now run around without us having to worry about her ripping them (they were on her front legs).

Wish you all the best with it - definitely worth a week of light walks and even an Elizabethan collar!!

 

[eve]

My vet has refused to do the operation saying that he considers it a cosmetic proceedure. I consider it a necessary preventative measure. He has not even looked at Toddys dewclaws which stick out at 45 degrees. He does not even know Toddy like I do. His dewclaws are an accident waiting to happen. I will have to go to another vet if I want this done.

 

[rls22]

My vet has refused to do the operation saying that he considers it a cosmetic proceedure. I consider it a necessary preventative measure. He has not even looked at Toddys dewclaws which stick out at 45 degrees. He does not even know Toddy like I do. His dewclaws are an accident waiting to happen. I will have to go to another vet if I want this done.

How completely and utterly ridiculous.

Does he not understand the problems dew claws cause in running dogs? I would be tempted to look for a new vet full stop!

 

[jinnyfizz]

My vet has refused to do the operation saying that he considers it a cosmetic proceedure. I consider it a necessary preventative measure. He has not even looked at Toddys dewclaws which stick out at 45 degrees. He does not even know Toddy like I do. His dewclaws are an accident waiting to happen. I will have to go to another vet if I want this done.

How completely and utterly ridiculous.

Does he not understand the problems dew claws cause in running dogs? I would be tempted to look for a new vet full stop!

Seconded!!! Get a new vet :thumbsup:

 

[Hula]

My vet has whippets so he knows the problems caused by dew claws . I would find another vet and tell the other ones exactly why you are taking your business elsewhere