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Originally Posted by deelynn  Hi all, Thanks bunch for all the support about Angel. She and my male play constantly. My hubby does want me to breed and that is why he is buying me another female. I do want to spay Angel but was told to wait until after her first heat. We live in an apartment and my lease also phohibits 3 dogs even with an additional pet deposit. Would love to keep her,(hubby is a truck driver and hardly ever home) (maybe my complex will let me keep her in the absence of hubby...lol) still doubt it though. She does have a nice pedigree behind her but to breed her I really do not want to take that chance.
Take Care
Dee |
I don't know why a vet would tell you to wait until after a first heat to have her spayed...when you're not breeding, they should be spayed before they ever go in to a first heat cycle..spaying a dog will almost completely eliminate the risk of her developing an infcetion of the uterus(pyometra) . This is very common and severe condition in intact female dogs, which is usually fatal unless the dog undergoes emergecny surgery. Up to 75% of female dogs who are not spayed will develop this condition. Other benefits include a reduction in the risk of mammary(breast) cancer, elimination of the risk of uterin cancer, avoicance of incovenient heat cycles and the risks associated with mating, prenancy and birth