I was going to spay her but, honestly, as silly as it sounds, I got really, really scared about putting her under anaesthesia. I kept delaying it and delaying it, and putting it off for my own selfish fear, hoping that she would never come to have any problems. I feel very guilty about it and understand how irresponsible it is, but really was so scared to do it. Now here we are ... It is just so hard because morally I feel that it would be horrendous to kill innocent little puppies, but I know labor is not an easy process and I have no experience whatsoever. She is a strong girl, but like everyone has said, she is not a spring chicken!
The vet told me that, basically, that if she was too old to have puppies she probably would not have gotten pregnant, which seems like a stupid thing, so yes I will see another vet. She is on the larger size and the male was very small and she is otherwise very healthy (blood tests came back okay) no health problems. He said that the primary problem for breeding older dogs is their inability to get pregant, birth defects, and a more taxing labor, but he said he thinks she can do it and be fine. So ... I dont know!!!! I'm so scared. |