My lab, yes I have a GSD also, but wanted to post this about my lab. Today I took him in because I had him neutered a couple weeks ago and he still had a spot that kept opening a little. I put antibiotic ointment, did the soap to keep clean and even did peroxide for infection...but it ended up he was allergic to the stitches! So, just wanted to let others know that some may have a reaction to stitches, these were suppose to dissolve. I kept thinking it was me not keeping him calm and so on...glad I took him in and soon we all will be happier. Just in case others may be having this same issue. Judy G.
I had the same problem with my lab. When we took him to set up an appointment to have him neutered, the vet recommended that we have his duclaws (sp?) removed as well. He made it sound like it was much better to remove them than to not. This being our first dog and not knowing much about them, we consented. BIG MISTAKE!
The neutering portion went very well, but after a few days it became very apparent that my dog was not feeling to great. He figured out how to bend his head "cone" so that he could get at the duclaw stitches and he eventually ripped them open. We had to take him back in to have them stitched back up right away. The vet tried to pull all of the dissolvable stitches out (which he didn't and we ended up back there fixing them again) and replaced them with metal stitches. The vet then thought it was a good idea to put him on medication that basically made him sleep all the time. It was a long and tiresome experience.
It was awful! Needless to say, we no longer see that vet...
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Our vet is also recommending that our dog (7 1/2 months old) have his dew claws removed when he is neutered. The ones on his back legs are very "floppy" and the vet said they are not attached to any bone so it won't be too difficult to remove them (his theory is to only have to put Nickie under anaesthia once for the neutering and the dew claw removal). I'm beginning to think of leaving well enough alone! Does anyone else have any experience with removing dew claws when the dog is well beyond the 8 weeks old when they usually do it?
My dog was actually 9 months old when he had it done and it was only the ones on the front. They didn't even say anything about the back ones, which have been fine. I do know that after what we went through, that vet no longer recommended having that done. I believe that it is something that some people consider if they use their dog for hunting. Maybe ask around and see others even recommend it being done...?
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Well naturally the vets will recommend it - we are not planning to use this dog for hunting and we don't traipse around in the woods on hikes or anything like that. I've done a little research and some experts think that the rear dew claws actually touch the ground when the dog is doing a high speed turn, giving him more stability! Apparently only certain breeds have these dew claws on the rear (Nickie is bullmastiff/pitbull mix).
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