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Originally Posted by IDPiper  You really should read the article, it is written by Dr. Becker. Yes, if it was medically necessary I would do it but there are studies that disprove or at least cast a shadow of doubt on if spaying will prevent mammary cancer. All of the what ifs that you mention are things that need to be evaluated for risk of by the pet owner. |
I can tell you from personal experience that in a female spayed before her first heat there is almost no mammary tissue the nipples are flat against the chest and it feels flat like the rest of the skin. In a female who is not spayed or spayed after her first heat it is different so I highly believe there is a difference and a higher chance in mammary cancer because they are move formed and there is more tissue there.