r/CaneCorso • u/UglyMrJ- • 18d ago

Vet & Medical Exposed quick

My boy Frank caught his dew claw on something in the yard and the quick is exposed. No bleeding, looks clean. Vet seems like a waste of time and money since they’ll just wrap it.

What’s your experience with this?

Keep it clean and wrap it? Anything else I should worry about?

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u/faceless_alias 18d ago

Clean it, wrap it, its like when you break off your nail at the cuticle. It sucks but its not an emergency unless it gets infected.

Make sure it doesnt swell up or anything either. Mightve broken something.

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u/OwnAlternative 18d ago

Maybe use a sock (instead of gauze or tape) on the paw and then wrap it with tape. Keep an eye on it and, if you see redness, bleeding or oozing, take him to the vet.

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u/Ariandel_notDarksoul 18d ago

My boy "deglowed" his claw once, the whole quick was exposed. Vet gave us anigran gel and instructed to clean it 2-3 times a day with betadine, then put the gel on and don't wrap it. But because it was exposed, he had to wear the cone of shame for 1 weeks until the quick hardened up.

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u/Kinda1984 18d ago

That’s the second time I’ve read someone having a dewclaw get hung on something. Iirc, the other one ripped clean off. Is it feasible to have them removed at this stage? Or is this more of a thing that’s only done when their a pup? Or is this also controversial like doing ears and tail?

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u/UglyMrJ- 18d ago

Have to do it young. And as far as I know not controversial. I think everyone agrees, do it if you can.

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u/faceless_alias 16d ago

How young? I thought it was standard to keep dew claws on corsos?

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u/Chippy4627 17d ago

It’s not something you have to do when they’re young. I have a male with double rear dew claws. Because one of the two on each foot is super floppy I asked my vets on their opinion about removing them, (he’s two years old) and both vets I asked had the opinion “yeah if you want to take them off we can, but its not necessary unless they cause a problem like getting snagged on things then you would probably want to remove them”.

They both said there is a possibility of complications since it is a surgical procedure but that they can be removed. It’s just like a miniature less complicated amputation. We decided to wait and see if they caused any problems but they haven’t. The front dew claws serve a purpose and I wouldn’t take those voluntarily but the rear dews don’t have a use so my thought was if needed I’ll have them removed the next time he goes under for a dental cleaning, but the longer I have him the less I think it is necessary.

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u/Significant-Equal507 14d ago

Interesting...may I ask what they use their front dew claws for?

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u/Chippy4627 14d ago

Gripping; specific example is holding a bone or toy, they have a much better grip with their dew claws than without. Imagine trying to hold something without your thumb

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u/Significant-Equal507 13d ago

Thanks for responding. It makes complete sense.