Can you declaw a dog and is it ok to do?

Answer 1

I hope you are trying to get angry reaction. If it is a real question, please ask yourself if a stuffed dog would be a better pet than a living dog.

Answer 2

If the dog is very active such as a hunting or herding dog, then the dewclaw can actually be a hindrance or danger. If it gets caught on things, it can tear and cause harm. So depending on the lifestyle, then the vet can surgically remove them. But the post op takes 2 weeks and you have to make the bandages are kept clean and tight. But most puppies have declaws removed at a few days old by the breeders.

Answer 3

Do you mean a dewclaw some pups has a extra nail on the back paw and it can get hung over something and bleed vets will remove this but as for removing the claw I have never heard of this being done on a dog how ever I know a lot of people who due to old age can not be stretched by a pet but will not give it up so they get nail covers put on the dogs at the vets office this will also keep the pet from destroying the love seat

Answer 4

If you mean "can you remove a dogs dewclaws?" yes you can have them removed, however it is not usually necessary. In cases where the breed standard requires dew claw removal for showing, it is usually done when the puppies are very small by the breeders vet- if done at this age, it is basically a tiny snip with sheers, and leaves just a tiny scar. Removing them from a full grown dog becomes a surgical procedure, would require anesthesia, and probably stitches depending on the size of the dog- picture having your little toe removed! If the dog is already grown, and not a working dog doing something that puts him at risk of injury, or a show dog that needs to have them removed for that reason, there is really no reason to put him through it.
Added: Eeek- I just re-read your question- No, you can not de-claw a dog, no, it is not ok to do it. Yes, you can keep your dogs nails properly trimmed, and yes, you can teach your dog not to jump on you or the furniture and not to scratch at the door. If all that is too much work for you, you can find your dog a better home.

Answer 5

No vet in his right mind would declaw a dog. Its not the removal of the nail, but the first digit of each finger. So you would actually be removing bone. The nails are attached to a bone, which is not retractable as it is in cats. Cats claws are mostly attached to tendons and soft type tissue, dogs nails are attached very deeply and have nerves all the way to the root. If a nail is removed, healing is slow and painful, nerve damage can plague the dog its entire life.Declawing is inhumane, for dogs AND cats. It's actually illegal in many parts of the world. Here is a step by step procedure with photos:
http://community-2.webtv.net/stopdeclaw/declawpics/
Would you want to do this to your dog?

Answer 6

It is cruel and inhumane. Dogs have claws for a reason. There is no reason to declaw a dog.

Answer 7

Knowing what even a minor "I broke a nail" injury does to a running dog, I'd expect that would lame the dog for life.

Answer 8

OH GOD NO!

Try getting your dog's nails clipped and filed regularly, every two to three weeks or so.

They also have this product called "soft claws" and they're essentially plastic caps that are glued onto you're dogs nails.

Answer 9

Dewclaws, yes. But if you mean toenails, it could be done, but why mutilate the dog? If he's scratching things, try having them trimmed and smoothed by a groomer, or learn how to do it yourself.

Answer 10

Talk to a Vet. There are other ways to cure the problem than mutilating your dog.