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chihuahuas dew claw ripped off

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Question
My 9 year old chihuahua ripped off one of her front dew claws this morning. It bled, but not much for a little while.  You can tell that it was painful when it first happened. It seems to be ok now she is acting normal, barking at everything, eating normal, she is walking normal. It seems to be fine. She has ripped this same nail off about 3 years ago, I brought her to the vet and they put something yellow on it to prevent bleeding. That's all that was done. It did bleed more that time than this time. Should i be concerned, should this be looked at by a vet or should it be ok to wait it out and just make sure that infection does not develop?

Answer
Hi Chrissy!
I don't know what happened! I answered this question the same day you sent it, and for some reason it didn't go through.  All Experts just notified me that this has not been answered.  My apologies!  I'm sure by now you realize that she will be fine.  I doubt you will have any problem with infection.  The breeder should have had those dewclaws removed when she was born!   Just keep an eye on her.   Again, I apologize for the delay!

God Bless,
Becky