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I had Luna's back dew claws removed. They were just flaps of skin with a nail in them and I was concerned that they would get caught on something. I got them removed when she was spayed at about 8 months (I got her when she was 6 months). She didn't seem to experience any discomfort or anything, but they were just skin, so it probably wasn't as bad as it could be with bones?
If you know you're going to a park or something, maybe just tape them? It would be a less invasive way of keeping them protected.
Both of my dogs have their dew-claws in the front and they have bones, like little thumbs. They've both ripped a nail off of them while playing fetch and Suzie's nail never grew back... Would I have had them removed had I known? I'm not really sure! I definitely would go back and tape them down, but maybe if that didn't work I would consider it?
Sorry if that wasn't much help!
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