Dew Claw Injury and Removal

I will discuss in this article my experience with
dew claw injury and removal. It's one very
important aspect with respect to dog health. The
dew claws on a dog are located several inches up
on either their front or rear legs or both. Some
dogs are not born with them. Some only have very
small ones and others have ones that grow quite
long.

One day our dog was out in the woods with us and
was hunting rabbits as usual. The brush is
somewhat dense and there are many trees on our
land. We heard a distinctive yelp like he was in
pain and we soon saw him limping back to us. We
knew almost right away what had happened again.

This was the fourth time that this dog had
suffered a due claw injury. It was time to have
them removed. We made an appointment with the
vet that day and he was taken in for the minor
surgery. He had to have his legs wrapped in a
sort of cast for about a week or so. It was not
a big deal for him after a while. He looked and
acted rather pitiful, but he swas fine with
doing both legs at once.

When he suffered a dew claw injury, one of is
claws would catch on a tree branch or something
and get pulled way back. It would go back so far
that it would break it down on the bone where it
was attached. There would usually be blood
present so the danger in a dew claw injury is
that an infection could set in and develop in
the bone. These types of infections are often
life threatening. So if you dog suffers this
joint injury due to a severe dew claw injury or
rips any other claw very badly, always take him
or her to the vet. They may only clip it off and
then give her or him antibiotics to prevent
infection.

It is OK if the only clips the dew claw, but it
will grow back and only happen again. It is best
to have a surgery where they can go in and remove
the root of the claw so it won't grow again. Many
people have the dew claws removed when the dog is
only a puppy. In this case, the "surgery" is not
nearly as serious and can be done without
general anesthetic.

A dew claw injury and removal is not a fun thing
to go through for you or your dog. But once they
are removed, it never has to happen again. The
cost depends on your vet and the area you live
in. Our dog's dew claws cost $200 to remove. But
it was money well spent.

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