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.
Outside of the cat family, retractable claws are found only in certain species of the Viverridae (and the extinct Nimravidae). A claw that is retractable is protected from wear and tear. Most cats and dogs also have a dewclaw on the inside of the front paws. It is much less functional than the other claws but does help the cats to grasp prey. Because the dew claw does not touch the ground, it receives less wear and tends to be sharper and longer.