DEW CLAWS

[doxhope 2]

YIP, keep clear of vets as much as possible well their bills that is, sold a deerhound pup to a local vet years ago, one of the best bloody things Ive done..Got all my jabs and worm balls off him for nowt for years, anti-biotics too until my mates in Ireland kept me stocked, and all my sulpha drugs for me birds.

Ive took hundreds of dew claws off over the decades, for lads all over Northumberland, never had one grow back in, or, had a pup that had an infection from them, bitches tongue works wonders.

Cheers for the rest of the info matie, all great stuff

Just highlighted the ointments as possible risks, as pups can be lost through the most unlikely sources.

Years agao we lost some pups, faded off, and we NEVER loose pups to fading. Eventually we sent a dead pup to Edinburgh to get a post mortem, the source? wood preserver, where from? we had obtained some saw dust that had hardwood saw dust in it, when it got damp, it reacted with pups or bitches urine. Our pups were always reared on straw, but outside their box, the floor was completely covered with saw dust.

[DiStuRBeD 0]

off

 

but having said that it appears lots of people dont take them off, if i ever breed a litter i will take them off

[juckler123 707]

i Agree with taking em off but wonder if they do help dogs turn especially on fast grass on rabbits i must have run upwards of forty dogs over the years and never had a dew claw nocked up but have had mates that have suffered with their dogs dews better to take em off than get a lay up. but when running on the hills in derbyshire ive noticed a few times that my dogs always sempt to turn better than my mates who had theres removed and have often spoken about this theres no doubt they use em just look at the marks the dog leaves when run on short grass id be interested to hear what you lads think on this

[whin 463]

better with them of had some sores through stubble on dew claws , ive had dogs with dew claws on some always got the odd sore others not ,diffrent running styles was my answer and ground

[DIGGIT 6]

YIP, keep clear of vets as much as possible well their bills that is, sold a deerhound pup to a local vet years ago, one of the best bloody things Ive done..Got all my jabs and worm balls off him for nowt for years, anti-biotics too until my mates in Ireland kept me stocked, and all my sulpha drugs for me birds.

Ive took hundreds of dew claws off over the decades, for lads all over Northumberland, never had one grow back in, or, had a pup that had an infection from them, bitches tongue works wonders.

Cheers for the rest of the info matie, all great stuff

Just highlighted the ointments as possible risks, as pups can be lost through the most unlikely sources.

Years agao we lost some pups, faded off, and we NEVER loose pups to fading. Eventually we sent a dead pup to Edinburgh to get a post mortem, the source? wood preserver, where from? we had obtained some saw dust that had hardwood saw dust in it, when it got damp, it reacted with pups or bitches urine. Our pups were always reared on straw, but outside their box, the floor was completely covered with saw dust.

hi mate thanks for the reply, sorry to here about pups mate i had the same prob with some ferrits on hard wood, what a fecker that was they were in kit to pissed me right off.

all the best & have a good new year Lee :alcoholic: lol

[Guest wilsonnobby]

take them off that is what i think save a lot of trouble