Nail removal - return growth?

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-08-2013, 01:16 PM

Anyone experience this? My Chinese Crested, Spike, went to the vet today to have a nail cut off. He had ripped it partly off playing with the pack.

I had two options - cut it off and see how it grows back or remove BOTH dew claws. Since I show Spike in the breed ring he can either have 2 front dews or NO front dews - but not just one.

I opted to cut the nail off so he didn't have to go under. Hopefully the nail will grow back without any problems.

DinoBlue · 01-08-2013, 01:24 PM

Olek has torne off his dewclaws completely a couple of times and they have grown back with no problems. I can't say how fast the grew back since I was not really paying attention, but they look the same as they did before.

TimberGSD2 · 01-08-2013, 03:42 PM

We see this in the clinic a lot and the nails generally grow back without issues.

natalie559 · 01-09-2013, 09:05 AM

Sasha completely ripped 1 toenail off. Came back a little lighter but otherwise no issues.

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-09-2013, 03:36 PM

Thanks, guys!

The vet tried to give me some pain killers for Spike before we left the office. I said I didn't think he really needed them and put him down on the ground (after she cut off the nail and bandaged it). He immediately ran over to Mauser and started jumping on him.

WHAT pain??

jang · 01-09-2013, 03:40 PM

Lauri, I used to have a Chinese crested..would you post pictures of yours?

**Lauri & The Gang** · 01-09-2013, 03:43 PM

Sure! Gimmie some time - I'm in the process of moving everything from my PC to my new laptop (which I

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jang · 01-09-2013, 03:49 PM

ok...thanks....congrats on the new laptop...

TimberGSD2 · 01-09-2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Lauri & The Gang

Thanks, guys!

The vet tried to give me some pain killers for Spike before we left the office. I said I didn't think he really needed them and put him down on the ground (after she cut off the nail and bandaged it). He immediately ran over to Mauser and started jumping on him.

WHAT pain??

Phinneas had a benign growth under one of his dewclaws and we had to have it removed, he would run around, play and jump on the other dogs UNTIL he saw we were watching. Then he would hold the paw up and whimper. Don't tell me they don't know how to milk it.

01-08-2013, 01:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,755	Nail removal - return growth? Anyone experience this? My Chinese Crested, Spike, went to the vet today to have a nail cut off. He had ripped it partly off playing with the pack. I had two options - cut it off and see how it grows back or remove BOTH dew claws. Since I show Spike in the breed ring he can either have 2 front dews or NO front dews - but not just one. I opted to cut the nail off so he didn't have to go under. Hopefully the nail will grow back without any problems. __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-08-2013, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
DinoBlue Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 1,552	Olek has torne off his dewclaws completely a couple of times and they have grown back with no problems. I can't say how fast the grew back since I was not really paying attention, but they look the same as they did before. __________________ ~Charlotte~ Eyra v Wildhaus, SchHII, SAR D'Artagnan, SchHI, TR2 Olek Maxwell Brown ~

01-08-2013, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
TimberGSD2 Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,040	We see this in the clinic a lot and the nails generally grow back without issues. __________________ Christina Kya - GSD 7/15/00 Phinneas - Min Pin 2/4/08 Milla - Orithia Z Diehlomov 2/10/12 TJ - GSD 2/27/99-8/7/11

01-09-2013, 09:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
natalie559 Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 2,924	Sasha completely ripped 1 toenail off. Came back a little lighter but otherwise no issues. __________________ Natalie enjoying life with Penny 6/04 & Blaze 11/12 while Sasha watches over us www.swingsetsbydesign.com

01-09-2013, 03:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,755	Thanks, guys! The vet tried to give me some pain killers for Spike before we left the office. I said I didn't think he really needed them and put him down on the ground (after she cut off the nail and bandaged it). He immediately ran over to Mauser and started jumping on him. WHAT pain?? __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-09-2013, 03:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
jang Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: titusville, fl Posts: 823	Lauri, I used to have a Chinese crested..would you post pictures of yours? __________________ Sibi- Zoe

01-09-2013, 03:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,755	Sure! Gimmie some time - I'm in the process of moving everything from my PC to my new laptop (which I ). __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

01-09-2013, 03:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
jang Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: titusville, fl Posts: 823	ok...thanks....congrats on the new laptop... __________________ Sibi- Zoe

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