I hate trimming the dew claws myself, and so I remove them unless the litter is premature. Then I leave them on, because I'm never very confident about how soon the clotting factors on the new borns kick in. Some of the breeders just didn't feel it was necessary; and felt that the dew claws are useful to the dogs, at least in some breeds. I'm sure it is slightly painful to the puppy, because they certainly give a little yip when you remove it, but all of mine who have dew claws yelp when I try to get in there and trim them too, so my feeling is.....one little yip at three days old will save a life time of yips when I try to move that dew claw into a good position for trimming. Yes, check the archives. The discussion was a lengthy one. Myra
>From: Glenn Fulton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Dew Claws >Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 01:53:15 EDT > >In a message dated 6/23/2002 8:00:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > There already was quite a discussion about it and the general consensus >was > > that some of us remove them, and some of us don't. The breed standard > > doesn't say anything either way for either club. Guess it boils down to > > personal preference. Myra > > > >I will have to check the archives because it's something I would like to >know >more about. Neither one of my Cavaliers have their dew paws removed. i >usually send Charlie to the groomers with Cha Cha (the poodle) and 99% of >the >time they forget to cut his dew claws. It's amazing how fast they grow. >It >would be so easy to forget about them and they could end up growing right >into the leg. But then again I fear that cutting the dew claws may be >painful. >Glenn >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Glenn Fulton >Cincinnati/Mason >permission to forward granted > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
