Rear dew claw removal.

[Pickles]

Long story short, pup has rear dew claws one is attached other one is floppy (non orthopaedic I think was the term used). Vet recommended having the floppy one removed therefore may as well do both. Quote is £600 including aftercare... is that steep, reasonable, cheap? Anyone's dog had the same procedure? Any info great appreciated.
All the best.

 

[scotch_egg]

My cocker had the same floppy dew claw. It never stopped him and he died at 9 from cancer.

When I was asked the vet about having it sorted she said “don’t bother unless you are having his nuts off, if you do it will be an extra £30” as the lad never humped legs and didn’t suffer other problems associated with sexual maturity the nuts stayed. Along with the dew claw.

 

[John Gryphon]

Long story short, pup has rear dew claws one is attached other one is floppy (non orthopaedic I think was the term used). Vet recommended having the floppy one removed therefore may as well do both. Quote is £600 including aftercare... is that steep, reasonable, cheap? Anyone's dog had the same procedure? Any info great appreciated.
All the best.

600 quid? Phew,old bush blokes here just snipped them off themselves and or if the dog was a fast breed they usually ripped them off in the chase.

 

[Pickles]

600 quid? Phew,old bush blokes here just snipped them off themselves and or if the dog was a fast breed they usually ripped them off in the chase.

Yeah £600 seemed a bit strong to me too. But my wife is forever telling me I'm tight so I thought it could be that

 

[John Gryphon]

Yeah £600 seemed a bit strong to me too

SNIP if a young pup or leave them,I have seen them dangling after frantic chasing with do or die dogs,its like a torn fingernail...they dont give a tinkers and will lick them off if they dangle.

 

[Pickles]

My cocker had the same floppy dew claw. It never stopped him and he died at 9 from cancer.

When I was asked the vet about having it sorted she said “don’t bother unless you are having his nuts off, if you do it will be an extra £30” as the lad never humped legs and didn’t suffer other problems associated with sexual maturity the nuts stayed. Along with the dew claw.

Doing it when spaying her was mentioned, but subject to health checks I will breed from her in the future so no immediate plans for that. Not sure if it's the more attached one that is pushing the cost up.

 

[deerstalker.308]

SNIP if a young pup or leave them,I have seen them dangling after frantic chasing with do or die dogs,its like a torn fingernail...they dont give a tinkers and will lick them off if they dangle.

Law in the U.K. means it’s not a simple as just “snip”….. but agree £600 is OTT and if not urgent I would elect to wait until the dog was being sedated for something else before considering it, I’ve had dogs with large few claws flapping around that have never caught or suffered damage, others not so, but I would be looking for a second opinion.

 

[John Gryphon]

I imagine that there is a 'secret snip' lot on both sides of the world. I don't mind it or docking at all but I absolutely detest the ear cropping bullschitt ffs

 

[Dunwaters]

SNIP if a young pup or leave them,I have seen them dangling after frantic chasing with do or die dogs,its like a torn fingernail...they dont give a tinkers and will lick them off if they dangle.

You’re not allowed to do DIY surgery here, can’t even snag a pups tail.

 

[Sharpie]

I just keep them clipped short.

Last dog (Collie) ripped one quite badly, vet simply cleaned it and wrapped it up with vet wrap and told me how to clip them short to avoid future occurrences and avoid cutting to the quick. It quickly healed. Advised on suitable clippers. £20 well spent (vet's bill).

He was a bit nesh, old and set in his ways, so never liked my painless clipping but put up with it dogfully.

New dog (standard poodle X 1/4 Irish setter, so slightly a Doodle), 6 months old, still a puppy in nature, but a big strong one) was introduced early to the clippers as part of regular grooming so doesn't blink an eye.

It's simple enough, keep them clipped short and I think most problems can be avoided. I mean, if you just let your finger or toe nails grow, you'd soon look a mess or worse. There's nothing to keep a dog's dew claws from just growing, they don't naturally get ground away when moving about, so I think that they need to be clipped short regularly.

These are my thoughts on it, and I think that my dogs do make use of them, so I'd be extremely reluctant to have them surgically removed.

 

[Buchan]

Hind dew claws are a bit of pain, but plenty of dogs are OK with them. If one is attached, it can be tricky to remove. If they are not bothering the dog, then leaving it until another op such as a spay is reasonable

 

[Pickles]

Hind dew claws are a bit of pain, but plenty of dogs are OK with them. If one is attached, it can be tricky to remove. If they are not bothering the dog, then leaving it until another op such as a spay is reasonable

From what my vet was saying, the unattached one is likely to cause more problems... is that correct?
Just don't want to be in the situation where they cause constant problems and trips to the vets and I am wishing I spent the £600 from the off!

 

[Pickles]

I imagine that there is a 'secret snip' lot on both sides of the world. I don't mind it or docking at all but I absolutely detest the ear cropping bullschitt ffs

I cringe at the memories of my grandad docking and dew clawing the puppies on the farm all those years ago! To be honest I'm glad its licenced and regulated now... not that any of them came to any harm of course.

 

[Buchan]

From what my vet was saying, the unattached one is likely to cause more problems... is that correct?
Just don't want to be in the situation where they cause constant problems and trips to the vets and I am wishing I spent the £600 from the off!

That's the rub! They are right, it's the flappy ones that cause the problems when they get caught. I've no data on how many do get damaged though.

 

[Pickles]

That's the rub! They are right, it's the flappy ones that cause the problems when they get caught. I've no data on how many do get damaged though.

Maybe I could just have the flappy one whipped off... or would that not be cost effective?

 

[Buchan]

Maybe I could just have the flappy one whipped off... or would that not be cost effective?

Most of the cost for ops is in the set up and ancillary care, the surgical fee is often relatively small. So if you do one, do both! What breed? If a larger retriver type and you want to breed, then hipscoring/elbow socring are worth while (@srvet may comment) so you could have it done then.

 

[Norfolk Horn]

My Springer had them and the only issue I had was that one very thick and curled round and would grow back in if not trimmed regularly.
The strange thing was she was docked but those dew claws weren't dealt with at that time.
Probably not as simple as that

 

[Pickles]

Most of the cost for ops is in the set up and ancillary care, the surgical fee is often relatively small. So if you do one, do both! What breed? If a larger retriver type and you want to breed, then hipscoring/elbow socring are worth while (@srvet may comment) so you could have it done then.

Thanks @Buchan she is a bavarian mountain hound so will be hip and elbowed before breeding. The main cost in the quote is the surgery (@£40 per minute) then the rest is anaesthetic and after care so I think doing both is the way forward.

 

[Bowland blades]

None connected dew claw? Extortion! However with mostly all vets being owned by venture capitalists? Par for course
If it was a ewe having similar work ? Probably £30 but conditions would be very different . If it was 600 it would just end up in the farmers own freezer and they know that see

 

[Pickles]

None connected dew claw? Extortion! However with mostly all vets being owned by venture capitalists? Par for course
If it was a ewe having similar work ? Probably £30 but conditions would be very different . If it was 600 it would just end up in the farmers own freezer and they know that see

1 connected, 1 not connected. That was my wifes first reaction... "can't they just be banded like a lambs tail"