I'm going to spay Bluebelle. They used to say wait until after the first heat to prevent phantom pregnancies, then they said do before first heat to prevent cancers....it's all very confusing.
I'm spaying because I think it is the right thing to do -
1 - I don't want to have puppies (well, not me, her!) and my contract said that I couldn't.
2 - To me (personal assessment of the information) the risk of not doing the spay out-weighs the risks of doing it.
3 - I live in a small community (about 35 houses), where almost everyone has male dogs! All very big...so I don't want them even interested in 'Belle.
4 - We go away a lot to aero events and I need to know she can always come and be with us. Even at the local airfield where all of the resident pilots take their pooches.
5 - I don't want the mess of cleaning up after the heat (it's REALLY low priority this one - I know you can get things to sort this as well).
But that's just me...it's good to hear other opinions! |