Re: [Chihuahuas] dew claw that grew back (Anna)

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:44:56 -0700

I had a rescue greyhound who recently passed from cancer.  She was the fastest thing ever but only weighed in at 50 lbs.  I lured coursed her and she loved it.  I do miss her!  Now I have a Chi who thinks he is a race cat and is still trying to out run my Siamese.  Anna

KAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anna, which greyhounds do you have, the standard sized ones or the
Italian Greyhounds?

Kat

kaaterwaul wrote:

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Thanks Anna! That was very good info!Katie=)
------ -Original Message-------
From: Anna Hartge
Date: 04/28/06 13:44:11
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] dew claw that grew back
If you have ever seen chi's running in tight circles, that is why you
would want them removed. Any dog going full out leans when it turns,
and when they lean that dew claw can dig into the dirt, if you think
removal hurts try stripping the cover off that dew claw, leaving only
the blood supply. Has happened to my greyhounds more that once because
my Vet would only remove the claws when he had to knock her out for som
ething else. My chi had his done as a puppy and most of the big dogs
breeders do theirs as a matter of course. Anna

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is text below in case someone wasn't following this... I don't
see that dew claws or dew claw removal is even in the AKC chihuahua
standard. I'm assuming then it can be either way AKC wise with Chis.
I don't know why anyone would ever want to remove the front dew claws
if that's true (unless they were super floppy) If done on a pup, there
is no anesthesia and it's snip snip. Ouch and why? If done with a
spay, it's still going to hurt afterward. There is a bone in there and
that would be pretty ouc hy after. (am I right on the vet would be
cutting bone?) I did see on say Scottish Terriers, the AKC standard is
that "they MAY have dew claws" That would mean either way. Here is
the AKC standard link if anyone wants to figure this out for me, loll
=)katie American Kennel Club - Chihuahua
Does anyone know if i have to worry about
this? I bought her from a breeder that is like 2 hours from here and
I'm not even sure what vet she used. I don't re ally care as long as
it
doesn't bother her which it doesn't that i know of she never licks it
or anything?
My opinion would be if it doesn't bother her and it doesn't bother you
just leave it be. =)My lovely Sophie has both her front dews. Lots and
lots of toy breeders don't even removethe front dew claws. Dew claws
are more a problem in the working breed dogs. Hunting dogs could
easily snag and rip a dew claw working a field, etc. Some people feel
a toy dog could snag a dew claw on say shag carpeting, but I don't
think many people have that in their homes anymore. If the dew is
kinda floppy, one may want to have it removed. If it were to become a
nuisance, you could have it removed when she is spayed or had any
surgery or a dental. I say what the heck, though. =) katie




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