Looking for advice

[Loki-Lurcher 0]

Our Lurcher is roughly one year old, he's torn a dew claw and the vets recommended it be removed. We've read it shouldn't really be done on older dogs and we're unsure.

[chartpolski 22,628]

No problem in having it removed, but it'll cost a damn sight more to have it done now, than when it was only a few days old !!

 

Cheers.

[Millet 4,497]

You might aswell get the both of them whipped of together it will save you future problem's..

[Work them hard 339]

If the vet has reccomended it then i imagine it should be done they seem to know what they are talking about

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Whip them off now, most lads remove them as pups.

[paulus 26]

Whip them off now, most lads remove them as pups.

you would be surprised how many carnt be botherd or dont know how to, next time theres a litter in the for sales section ask the question 9 out of 10 will still be on.

[the big chief 3,099]

i had my old bitch's taken of makes no differance how old they are

[Loki-Lurcher 0]

Cheers guys, we've only had him a couple of months (not from pup) so had no say Just been given a rough quote of £268 so gonna get a second opinion and look at the protectors that are available.

 

Thanks again

[Millet 4,497]

If you dont want to get them of you can strap them up if the dog is prone to damaging them...i had a dog break both of his year's ago..all i did was wrap them up with steri tape with a bit of insulation tape over the top to keep them dry..after around the 3wk mark he was spot on and never ever damaged them again..but all dog are differant..

[DogMagic 461]

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[rocky1 942]

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dr gregg did,nt realy know what he was going on about he kept corrected my he nurse

[T42 44]

what sort of cost is it to have them done in a dog thats a few months old? just had a pup which is 7weeks and she hasn't had them removed.

[skycat 6,173]

Dew claws can be taken off at any age, the difference is that in a 2 day old pup they can be nipped off easily with no anaesthetic as a puppy's nervous system isn't fully developed and it doesn't really bother them much at all. Older than 2-3 days you need anaesthetic. I've got several dogs with dew claws, never had a problem. Dew claws are only a problem if they are very long, complete with pads, and stick out from the leg a lot. It can also depend on the breeding of the dog: many Collies have tiny, tight to the leg dew claws which never cause a problem at all. Some sighthounds have big ones, others don't.

 

The cost of removing them as an older pup or adult depends on the vet, bearing in mind that a full GA would cost around £50 before they even start surgery. Personally, if they're not causing a problem, I'd leave them on. If they start to cause a problem, get them off.

[BrianSteven72 369]

i dont know why breeders dont take them of its simple and easily done at at 2-3 days old , they dont need them and not all of them but quite a few coughs bother when they are older

[Acuspell 329]

I keep them on my dogs. Every lurcher I have had (40 years worth) has had its dew claws, I haven't had anything but one slight cut one in all those years. That cut was simply washed and wrapped and was fine in a week. On flinty ground and soft skinned dogs, I can see it being more of a problem, on grass it shouldn't be.