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extra claw on the foot

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Question
What is the name of the thumb claw on the rabbits foot?  I was at a friends house helping her trim her rabbits nails and she said that it is called an eye claw.  I told her it was called a dewclaw and she insisted that I didn't know what I was talking about.

Thanks

Answer
Hi Brenda

You are absolutely 100% correct.  Not to be rude but is your friend a rabbit breeder or was it just one rabbit you had to cut the nails on?  If she is a breeder and doesn't know what a dewclaw is then she needs to join the American Rabbit Breeder's association.  If this is her pet rabbit then I can understand why she wouldn't know the technical term for it.

Good luck and you win!

Pam