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Old 07-02-2009, 06:51 PM   #7
Ellie May
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Originally Posted by Jewly View Post
I'm not sure yet weather I want to breed her or not...I have bred dachshunds for years so thinking I will let her have atleast one litter. Also it is better for them to go threw one heat prior to getting spayed it helps there whole body mature better.
If you mean thie bone plates, etc., then it is possible but going through even one heat raises the risk of mammary cancer to 8% (from less than 1%). I'd take the structural issue over cancer but if you are going to breed, that's a whole different story.
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