Surgery today....
- Thread starter EmbersMom
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At least she's fixed and you don't have to worry about it anymore.Do all shelties have dew claws? I've never noticed! Is it something you have to have removed if they have them?
some shelties are born with front and/or rear dewclaws. Most breeders will have a vet remove them when the puppies are around 3 days old. You do not have to remove them, but if they are not removed you have to remember to keep the nail cut short, and there is an inceased risk of the dewclaw being caught on something and ripped off. 2 of my shelties have their dewclaws and they have had no problems with them. My freind has a briard and they have double dewclaws which are not allowed to be removed per breed standard, and she has had no problems with them.
She looks wonderful for just having surgery. I can understand your aggrevation at the lack of commmunication seem's to be previlent in the vets offices. My vets office is great for not getting messages to the vets or techs or like yours giving the wrong info. When Maggie got her teeth cleaned they said she would be first thing in the mornning- well I knew my vet does not come in that day till 2:00 but they said since she has surgeries she will be in earlier.
SO at 2:30 I called to check on Maggie as they said to call after 2:00 and they got my vet on the phone and she was doing Maggie's surgery right then....she did not come in till 2:00 as I knew was her schedule. I told her the girls said she would be in early that is why I was calling. Drive me nuts that they don't get messages right.
SO at 2:30 I called to check on Maggie as they said to call after 2:00 and they got my vet on the phone and she was doing Maggie's surgery right then....she did not come in till 2:00 as I knew was her schedule. I told her the girls said she would be in early that is why I was calling. Drive me nuts that they don't get messages right.
elaine2004
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Welcome home Ember !
Now the healing begins. Lots of hugs and rest and she'll be fine in no time ! Isn't the worrying aweful. I hate when they go in for any tests or surgeries just like kids I worry up a storm as well.
Now the healing begins. Lots of hugs and rest and she'll be fine in no time ! Isn't the worrying aweful. I hate when they go in for any tests or surgeries just like kids I worry up a storm as well.
Thank you for all your kind words. Ember is doing great. She's pretty mellow. She slept well with us (as always) and doesn't seem to be in pain.
We really struggled with the decision to have the dew claws removed. We certainly didn't want to put her through unnecessary trauma, but since it was a double dew claw (very strange looking) they were sort of curling around each other. The vet said she had a dog like that that she tried to leave go, but it was very difficult to trim those curled up nails and they wound up embedded in the skin. Ember also always chewed at them a lot, so they seemed to bother her. I hope we did the right thing and that it heals well. She goes back to the vet on Monday to have the bandages changed. I'm not sure how long she will have them on. She licks the bandages a lot and sometimes chews at them. They gave me an e-collar that I could use, but she is so pathetic in in. She can't even walk without tripping over it, so I'm just going to watch her as closely as possible. I thought maybe I could get some bitter apple to put on them if she chews?????
We really struggled with the decision to have the dew claws removed. We certainly didn't want to put her through unnecessary trauma, but since it was a double dew claw (very strange looking) they were sort of curling around each other. The vet said she had a dog like that that she tried to leave go, but it was very difficult to trim those curled up nails and they wound up embedded in the skin. Ember also always chewed at them a lot, so they seemed to bother her. I hope we did the right thing and that it heals well. She goes back to the vet on Monday to have the bandages changed. I'm not sure how long she will have them on. She licks the bandages a lot and sometimes chews at them. They gave me an e-collar that I could use, but she is so pathetic in in. She can't even walk without tripping over it, so I'm just going to watch her as closely as possible. I thought maybe I could get some bitter apple to put on them if she chews?????
Justicemom
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At least she's fixed and you don't have to worry about it anymore.
Some not all have rear dewclaws. Almost all have fronts. Usually the breeders will remove at least the rears at 1-3 days. The standard doesn't require front dewclaws to be remove but alot of breeders do as it gives a smoother look to the front legs. Justice had double dewclaws on his rear legs that his breeder removed. Ember had no rear dewclaws and Diva had single rears. I know one of Justice's uncles had triple rear dewclaws
when he was born.
Justicemom
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My first dog, a lab mix had rear dewclaws and they were forever get caught on things. I trimmed them short but they stuck out weird,had a bony connection and where really heavy. I didn't remove them when she was young but wished I did. Would have saved me some vet bills. She was a really active dog and I ended up wrapping her rear legs whenever she went hunting or running in the field.