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  2. Onychectomy - Wikipedia

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    Onychectomy, popularly known as declawing, is an operation to remove an animal's claws surgically by means of the amputation of all or part of the distal phalanges, or end bones, of the animal's toes. Because the claw develops from germinal tissue within the third phalanx, amputation of the bone is necessary to fully remove the claw.

  3. Why do dogs have dewclaws and should they be removed? - AOL

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    "Dewclaw is the term used to describe the small digit higher up on the side of your dog’s paw. In anatomy terms, it is referred to as digit 1 and it is made up of two small bones and ligaments.

  4. Dewclaw - Wikipedia

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    Dewclaw, E. Carpal pad A dog's dewclaw does not make contact with the ground while the dog is standing. This older dog's dewclaw is rounded from use while running, but it has grown. Some active dogs' dewclaws make more frequent contact with the ground while running, so they wear down naturally, as do their other claws. Double dewclaws on rear ...

  5. Veterinary prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    Engineering students Emma O’Shea, Grace Adams, and Will Carcieri completed two semesters researching animal prosthesis and designing a 3D-printed prosthetic leg for Doug, a golden retriever dog. [21] A primary concern during this research involved inaccessibility due to cost, which supports further research to address this issue. [21]

  6. Tripod Dog Still Gives 'Ghost' Paw After Amputation and It's ...

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  7. Polydactyly - Wikipedia

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    Dogs, like other canids, normally have four claws on their rear paws; a fifth is often called a dewclaw and is especially found in certain dog breeds, [80] including the Norwegian Lundehund and Great Pyrenees. A number of mutations of the LMBR1 gene, in dogs, humans, and mice, can cause polydactyly. [80]

  8. The attack happened on March 1 and led to the amputation of the victim’s leg below the knee, according to testimony. Judge rules to euthanize dog for attack on woman’s leg that led to ...

  9. The Wizard of Paws - Wikipedia

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    In the studio, 10 year old golden retriever Zoe whose leg was recently amputated for a tumor needs a brace to keeper her good leg from collapsing at the wrist, and a whole-limb prosthetic for the missing leg. In Boston, Derrick builds a partial limb prosthetics for Gracie, a dog missing a back paw, but she's rejected a prosthetic before.