Extra toe?

Sapphire has an extra toe on hrleft rear foot/leg, itis floppy and i don't evn think she notices it. Apparently this can be a common thing with dogs and i know it is best to get it removed sooner rather than later. Does anyone know how it all works? theprecedure etc and maybe a rough estimate on the costs, we don't have her insured just yet, we are still shopping around.

i would think if it not causing any probelms then its ok, but maybe you should just check with a vet

Not something I have come across so I can't help x

Extra toes can be alot more problematic that dew toes getting caught in things all the time, she may end up breaking it or even ripping it off, the operation should be just as easy as having dew claws removed just a needle in the foot to numb the area though that depends if it has bone in it or if it's attached to the foot.

Is it actually an extra toe, or is it the dew claw that hasn't been removed?

It is a little toe with a claw in it. It just freely moves when you touch it whereas the others have a little bit of resistance, she only has it on the one leg.

To be honest, I'd ask the vet's opinion. If it were Dempsey I'd be inclined to get it removed if possible cause he's such a clumsy dog - he's already broken both front dew claws!

Oh poor Dempsey.

I'm gonna call the vets tomorrow and see what they say.

Also i used Spot On flee treatment about 3 hours ago and since i used it she has done nothing but scratch, sh wasn;t scratching before and there is no evidence of flees whatsoever. Is this normal? i'm worried she may have had a reaction. I will speak to the vet about this tomorrow too but i'm not gonna be able to sleep if i think it could be a bad reaction

I don't use the flea treatments unless I think there's a problem. To my mind if you don't need to put chemicals on your dog, then don't!

I mean, you wouldn't use a louse killer on your hair once a month, would you?

This is true. I just thought prevention is better than cure, but after the scratching i won't be using agai unless i need to. I'm just worried she has had a bad reaction. She is ok now, but she keeps stopping to scratch at her neck...


poor thing, what has momma done to ya

Caryll wrote:I don't use the flea treatments unless I think there's a problem. To my mind if you don't need to put chemicals on your dog, then don't!

I mean, you wouldn't use a louse killer on your hair once a month, would you?

Odourless Garlic would be my advice 2-3 times a week after a meal.

I have never had or heard of many problems with dew claws just keep them trimmed.As for the extra toe see the vet and upload a picture so we can see out of interest please.

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Odourless Garlic would be my advice 2-3 times a week after a meal. [/quo

you can get garlic in liquid form. great bottle it look slike a garlic. anyway we used to put a couple of drops in the dinner of our last dog he liked it and fleas dont stay around cos they dont like it.

I'll upload some pics tomorrow and we can see what you guys make of it. thakns for the advice so far though

_julie_ wrote:

Staffy wrote:
Odourless Garlic would be my advice 2-3 times a week after a meal.

you can get garlic in liquid form. great bottle it look slike a garlic. anyway we used to put a couple of drops in the dinner of our last dog he liked it and fleas dont stay around cos they dont like it.

Brilliant, ill do that instead. Thanks

Maxien78 wrote:

_julie_ wrote:

Staffy wrote:
Odourless Garlic would be my advice 2-3 times a week after a meal.

you can get garlic in liquid form. great bottle it look slike a garlic. anyway we used to put a couple of drops in the dinner of our last dog he liked it and fleas dont stay around cos they dont like it.

Brilliant, ill do that instead. Thanks

Cool. Tilly loves the tablets and chews them and eats them.She gets all excited when she hears the tablets rattling around in the bottle lol.

You could also try rinsing the coat after a bath with diluted tea tree oil. That seems to work.

Sorry it took so long to get back with the picture, ive had a busy few days. This is what she has on her leg but only the one.

Oh and the scratching stopped and no red patches or signs of irritation which im glad about

It looks like the dew claw to me. What did the vet say?? Pleased to hear the irritation has gone Xx

I decided not to go to the vets yet, she is due her 2nd injection in a couple of weeks so i can ask about it then. It's not causing her any bother but i know it might end up catching on something later on.

It can be removed but its nothing to worry about.

I'm not too worried at the moment, but with it being floppy and sticks out it might cause problems later. I will have a word with the vet when i take her, but i might leave it and see how it goes, i don't really wanher to have unnecessary procedures.

Yeah thats a dew claw probabilly from the terrier in her, my lot have them, only had one problem with my boy Taz their usually alright and cause no bother but other times they can be ripped off or torn if it is caught while the dog is running to fast etc, It is odd that she does not have another on the other foot though.