As a person who worked at a vet clinic, if a dog was limping we always recommended (unless the owner wanted to bring the dog in right away) the owner confine the dog (no stairs up/down furniture, running jumping etc) except to be let on (on a leash) to go to the bathroom then back in for confinement again for 24-48 hrs and if after that the dog was still limping we recommended xrays.
Dogs who have rear dewclaws sometimes do have pads like they do on their other toes. I doubt they are ticks, but since I am no vet or haven't seen the dog's toes, i can't say exactly what you are talking about. Even a vet, might have a guess at what you are asking, but they would need to see the dog to confirm their thoughts.
To me it sounds like the limping and dewclaws have nothing in common.
Do you have a picture you can post on here of his dew claws and the black patch you were talking about so that we know what you are talking about?
you said the dog is a sheltie, a high energy breed, does the dog run around/jump around a lot, to possibly twist a leg or something?
if you posted this I might have missed it, but what is his age? even in 2-5 (and up) yr olds. arthritis can be an issue if the dog is an active breed. maybe he needs a glucosamine supplement prescribed for a vet if he suffers from arthritis.
he might have just twisted something and with rest the limping might go away.
To be sure your dog is alright, then it is best to seek the advice of a certified vet.
I believe everyone on here is just trying to to gain clarity to give you the best advice possible. Since no one on here is a vet it is best to just try to help the best we can and suggest a vet to help you more than we might be able to.
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I hope Dogforum is about pet owners taking an active role in pet heath concepts and pass on the knowledge. Otherwise this forum will be fear driven. by low/no class people who became a Vet for the wrong reason.
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In my opinion, it is very unfair to make a judgement about the quality of people on dog forum, because of discussions or advice given. I don't believe that there is need for comments like this. Everyone on here loves and cares for their pets a lot and we don't try to act like vet's just to sound high and mighty if this is what you were trying to convey. I am not sure what your message was :P In fact If I think in a sticky in the health section here, it is said (can't remember exact words) but that we aren't vets and to seek a vets advice, though on here we like to help the best we can with our own experiences. No one can make you do what you don't want to do, we are only suggesting a variety of suggestions to give you thoughts on how to proceed with want you want to do for your dog.
It is very hard to have a clear conversation with others online since we cannot see the other person's body language so there can of course be misunderstandings. Everyone on this forum tries to convey messages with emoticons and other phrases so to minimize these misunderstandings
I hope that your dog is alright and the limping goes away
I do hope that this is one very large misundersatinding!
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