Veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses should be aware that UK animal welfare legislation legally restricts mutilations to animals (i.e. purely cosmetic procedures or procedures sought for the sole convenience of the owner). She was a field dog, why remove the dews? But her rescue mom said it happened before she got her, so she doesnt know why.apparently they dont do it anymore on field dogs.27.1 From time to time, veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses may be asked to carry out procedures on animals which may not have a legal basis in the UK (e.g. Someone removed Laurel's dew claws, and I am NOT happy about it. Wolves all have dew allows them to keep their speed up during the chase.and they are called "dew claws" because dew on the ground causes very slippery conditions, something a hunter wants to avoid. The dew claws started getting removed because the show judges deemed them "unnecessary", but they do serve a purpose in field dogs. This is a very common trait in dogs, especially those of hunting breeds.
They help prevent slide because they are farther back on the dog, so there is alot of weight applied when the dew claws hit the ground. The front claws/footpad might slip, but the dew claws, because of their placement, will help the dog to hang on to wet surfaces and not slide. Dew claws are called that because they give the dog "extra traction" (kinda like radial tires - :lol: ) when they are running on wet ground. Yes, they absolutely have a purpose - in a field dog. So remove or not to remove, that is the question. I know some other caring people who also remove dewclaws. There to grip the ground, the pressures will go to the elbow, the other The pressures on the dog's foot are the same. Photos showing the dog's foot on the ground and the dewclaw dug into the Leg that will atrophy (shrink from not being used) once the dewclaw is cut.Īdditional evidence comes from the fact that working dogs will get grass andĭirt stuck in the dewclaws, indicating that they are being used, and from Tendons areĪttached to muscles or muscle bundles. The dewclaw is attached to 5 (count 'em FIVE) tendons. >The best evidence is right there in every dog anatomy book that shows theĭewclaw. More than happy to direct others to the same information. So, Chris, if you can point me to some of the research or whatever, I'd be
I have to admit that myįeelings about dew claws are just that-irrational feelings-unless I have My dog's feet, but not all dogs suffer in this way. Would change their minds given evidence that dew claw removal is harmful.īut where can one find that evidence? My mind can be made up by looking at Irresponsible breeder would leave dewclaws on. I feel that the removal of her dew claws putīut the vast majority of Dalmatian breeders seem to think that only an Her favourite sportįor the first seven years of her life was chasing after tennis balls in the Miraculously, it doesn't seem to cause her any pain. Kajsa, has her inner toe on both forefeet totally distorted with arthritis. I share your view that dew claws should be left on. As for the front dew claws, she actually left them on for a reason, apparently there is some evidence that dew claws actually do serve a functional purpose, here's an email that was posted in her email list Well the reason for only one of the back ones being removed is actually quite funny, apparently some Papillons are born with their dew claws so small they are impossible to find, so one got missed!!! Its still tiny and even took me a few days to notice, but just for convience I'll get that one removed when he is desexed. I noticed Monties front dew claws were still in tact, but one of the back ones had been removed so emailed Clare (his breeder) asking why. When Puddles and Tessa were desexed we asked the vet to remove their dew claws, when I bought Lily hers had already been removed and we were planning to get Donnas removed at desexing also.
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