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Originally Posted by scrmom5  My Sami, is 5 months on Feb 18th, so should have spayed right away or have her go though their first heat cycle. |
You should definitely spay her before she goes into heat. If you spay before a heat, you pretty much eliminate any risk of mammary cancer in the future. If you wait until after one heat, the chances double. Also, dealing with a dog in heat is not fun...there is blood and you have to be so careful so that she won't accidentally get pregnant. Also, a lot of dogs go through false pregnancies which are no fun either. Spaying before the first heat is the best thing to do
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