I'm glad to hear you decided to spay! In case there's any question it was the right thing let me share an experience with you. I use to be very active in showing IGs. I've raised a couple litters. My last litter my beautiful Aiyana was born. Being solid white I knew she'd likely pass on very recessive genes if bred so I had no intention of breeding her, but fell in love the moment she was born and knew she's always be with me. I decided not to spay her thinking I could use her as a filler in the showring until I finished her sister. Then maybe I'd spay her. At 9 months something was horribly wrong. She has a bad seizure and when taken to the vet her liver enzymes where off the charts. Her kidney values where low, and we nearly lost her. We got her well, but off and on for the next 2 1/2 years every time I was thinking of spaying her she's get sick again. I spayed/neutered everything related to her, and had every intention of spaying her but she was never well long enough. Then November 2011 she crashed hard and was diagnosed with Addisons. Brought her through the crisis but still struggled with her health. Come June she was finally doing better but foolishly we decided to give her a couple months before spaying her. July she came into heat. Then August last year hit with my worst fear, she became very ill again very quickly and was diagnoses with closed pyometra. She was in bad shape but we had no choice but to do an emergency spay. We nearly lost her. Blood transfusions, plasma infusions, and lots of ICU care and thank god we pulled her through it. Her Addisons symptoms resolved and we have since questioned and found she does not actually have Addisons. She is off all prescription drugs now, and aside from an occasional GI problem or issues with her allergies - she's doing great! Chances are if I'd spayed her young she never would have gotten so sick and certainy wouldn't had almost died from Pyo. Never again will I keep a pet intact. Aiyana is my heart dog, my heart and sole - and my decision to not spay her young nearly cost me my treasured little princess. There is so much that can go wrong, not to mention the behavioral and long term health benefits. There is never a question in my mind on if you should spay a pet or not - it's always on their best interest to not have to deal with the added dangers and risks of being intact! As long as you carefully choose your vet and make sure they are using the current protocols and using an IV catheter in case of emergency, risk is minimal - and much safer then the risks of not!
__________________ Momma to King Louie 
Missing my angels  California Lily and  Benjamin Button, forever in my heart |