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Just raised my first litter of puppys and I have 2 questions.

First question is , 3 of my puppys have a small knot on the belly , a Hernia i guess. Is there anything I can do for this or should I do anything for it. Will it go away on its own?


second question. Two of the pups have dew claws. what is the best age to cut them off and is there any trouble in doing that?

Thanks you.

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i just snip the dew claws off with scissors at 3 days and put back in with moma to clean up the hernia's should disappear by the time they are weaning age or so

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anyone else have experiance with this?

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I know if you don't get the dew claws early, you will catch he!! with it when they get older! They will chew off anything you try to put on them to protect them.

Good luck to you!!!!! PICS would be nice!

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what is this about cutting off the dew claws? I have never cut any of mine and have had no problems that I know of.

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I have had them removed for two reasons:

1. Not in standard for some breeds in show
2. They can be "ripped" off during hunting and cause the dog a great deal of pain and bleeding.

Some breed standards over look them.
It's just a choice. Not an issue.

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Breeding for the future of the Treeing Walker
"God bless the Broken Road"
~A man is only as good as his word~

Proud home to;

'PR' Kentucky River Fly Again (Kentucky River Rowdy frozen semen)
ACHA CHT x3 Broken Roads Little Texas (Kentucky River Rowdy x Houses Lipper's Hope)
CH Broken Roads Southern Stylish Boom (Kentucky River Rowdy x Houses Lipper's Hope)
Broken Road's Rowdy Lil Miss (Kentucky River Rowdy x Houses Lipper's Hope)
Broken Road's Meabie I will (Lipper's Rooster x Missy)
Broken Roads IMA Boomer2 (UKC NATL GRCH GRNTCH Honest Abe x Broken Roads Southern Stylish Boom
~~~~~Watch out!~~~~~
They just might make an IMPACT!

and the girls...Punkin and Tater!

Gone by never forgotten ~ Fly high my beautiful angels
~ GRCH GNTCH PKC SC Toucan Sam
~CH Toucan's Ugly Betty
~ CCH CH Southforks September Rain
~ Martin's Daisy JJ (what a beautiful litter you left behind)
~ Luke, the lab who brought us so many doves and ducks over the years
~ UKC GRCH,ACHA CH 2014 LWCH 2014 2 x's ACHA YOUTH WCH AKC CH AKC CH 'PR' Kentucky River Mundar ~ (Kentucky River Rowdy frozen semen) DNA Profiled ~ Fly high, old friend.

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oh ok

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actualy cleo your breaking the rules by altering your dogs appearance also been coon hunting many years and never had a problem with dewclaws on the front legs that is never had one born with rear dew claws. i have had a lab that had dew claws removed at birth but one kept growing due to improper removal and that lad finaly ripped the dew claw off it bled quite profusly but never grew back

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