Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  comfort, soothe, console, solace(verb) give moral or emotional strength to. 2  soothe(verb) cause to feel better. the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation.
If the dew claws are not removed between 2-5 days old, the dog will have to be anaesthetised to have the procedure done, but there is no age limit. My local vet advised that it would be a fairly simple procedure to remove my adult male Dobermans front dew claws, which a quick recovery period.
Yes, dew claws are removed at just a few days old. Most Vets that I know will not remove dew claws on an older dog, unless of course there has been some major injury. Now, back dews are different. They are not attached in the same way as the front, and for the most part, are not considered to be a digit as is with the front dews.