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Old 03-02-2011, 03:53 PM   #3
Ellie May
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Yes, that is correct.

Spaying before the first heat reduces the chances of mamary cancer to <.5%.
Spaying before the second heat raises those chances to about 8%.
Anytime after that it goes up to about 26%.

And not spaying leaves the dog open to pyometra, a life threatening uterine infection.
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