I agree with SoCalyorkiLvr,Lady (as I said in my post somewhere up there lol) had micro surgery but her ovaries are intact,only her womb was removed.Acording to my vet,taking a females ovaries away affects her entire personality and her body.He thinks that females who have no female hormones due to complete spaying,end up looking fat and old way before their time and for the past few years he refuses to do any complete spaying (only to females).
He says that female dogs dont go through menopause so the removal of the ovaries is a big shock to their sytem as they would never experience this drastic hormonal unbalance naturally like human women do.It can cause hair loss,dry skin,depresion,lack of apetite,sudden weight loss or gain etc..the list was quite long as I remember.
Its just like a very un-natural,drastic menopause which their bodies arent prepared for.
This is what I was told and after reading the leaflet my vet gave me when Lady was spayed,I think its true.Bitches dont go through menopause,there for their bodies arent prepared for it,its common sense really.The lack of ovaries is the lack of hormones and the lack of hormones means menopause. |