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Ingrown dew claws
buglady wrote: "Kathleen" wrote in message ... But the dew claws had grown into a circle and the tips were imbedded in his flesh. There was no place to start with either the clipper or the grinder. There is no doubt in my mind that the dog needs to be seen by a vet, and I told the girl as much, but I suspect that finances are a major issue. The only way I can imagine to do it would be to use a cutting wheel head on the dremel to (carefully!) remove a chunk of the middle of the claw, then back the amputated tip end of the nail out of the flesh. And I don't know if I'm up to that. .........what a savior you were to this pup! How did he take to all the grinding and cutting? If he was OK, I think I'd just bite the bullet and do it if you can make yourself. Does he react when you touch the nail? Take a really good look at it and maybe draw a crayon line where you want to cut, get a couple of people to gently restrain him and give one a go. Maybe put something between the nail and the paw to keep from going too far. How many dew claws does he have? OTOH I wonder if a groomer would have a technique/tool for this situation? Perhaps worth a call. buglady take out the dog before replying Another thing to try is using the big orange handled clippers that cut with a more scissors action. ( I have done this on clients' dogs with overgrown nails.) Take them and work them so that the edge of the nail at the place where it is grown into the flesh is in the cutting position. Then clip. If you don't have someone that can restrain the poor dog's head you may want to muzzle him. also be prepared with some quickstop though you probably won't need it. And once the nail is no longer imbedded you can either "shave" bits of it off with either set of clippers or maybe get the dremel in to grind it down. Good luck and I'm glad someone cared enough to take care of the old boy's feet. Beth |
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:46:20 -0600, Kathleen
wrote: The girl's mother has agreed to take the dog to the vet. She was amazed to see the old boy gallumphing around the backyard. But if he hasn't been seen to by the end of the week I'll take him myself next week. Kathleen Bless your heart! It is people like you who make me continue to believe that there are good heart & minds in the world! ----- Kim/Dreamspinner3 Visit My Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/dreamspinner3/ |
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