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.
Most doctors I know will not remove dewclaws after the bones have fully formed. The exception to this rule is when the dewclaw doesn't actually form a joint, and is simply a nail connected to the limb with a flap of skin. These floppy dew claws are at a higher risk of injury, as they do tend to snag.