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Michele
For the people who have experience in this. I kow jacques has them on the side of both front feet but i have noticed them growing under her claws too. is this how spurs go?
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in my experience, yes.. Quite a few have little spurs on their feet and/or besides their nals..
Tonic is the only one to have a few larger ones on both his front feet and by his nails..
Doesn't bother them.. It's only like a hard skin that us humans have
Tonic is the only one to have a few larger ones on both his front feet and by his nails..
Doesn't bother them.. It's only like a hard skin that us humans have
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cutecavy
Wiggy and Scooby get them all the time. They usually grow back but it is painless for the piggie if you keep it short and trim however if you leave it to get big, it could get infected.
I used to get there Spurs trimmed at the Vet's but now I do it myself - I learnt from the vet. You just use piggy nail clippers and clip it off and it's painless but you have to be careful not to get too close to the skin.
Don't clip it off completely - Just trim it down
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I used to get there Spurs trimmed at the Vet's but now I do it myself - I learnt from the vet. You just use piggy nail clippers and clip it off and it's painless but you have to be careful not to get too close to the skin.
Don't clip it off completely - Just trim it down
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Michele
my vets told me to leave them unless it gets into her skin or infected or limps. she just has them on the side of her foot was just wondeirng if its normal under the nails too.
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cutecavy
Yeah your vet is right, well thats what my vet said.. and the books 
Hehe!
Hehe!
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Michele
thanks. I think i wont trim them. i would be worried they would bleed.
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cutecavy
Oh no, Spurs are dead skin and if you leave them to get big they could get infected. If you trim them down a little, it won't hurt or bleed at all. Just don't catch the skin
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jaz
Can you take a photo and post it? Spurs don't normally grow into the skin but nails can.
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gothchick1515
Spurs are they little hard bumps on the feet by the toes? about two weeks before rudi passed away i took him to the vet with a little bump like that it looked a little like a wart would on us and he didn't know what it was he gave him anti-inflamitares is it just me or is my vet a little uneducated because he is always gettin things wrong! I'm really worried about taking Zubin to be neutered with him now! My rabbits have Spurs on there teeth Bobbin passed them on to all 6 of her babies!
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