Hi - I just signed on to look for advice on first heat / spaying and found this thread. I had an appointment to get my little one spayed on Jan 6th but unfortunately she rang in the New Year by going into heat! She is only 6.5 months old which really surprised me (the vet seemed to think waiting until 7 months was fine) so you might want to schedule at 6 months since everything I have read also says to do it before the first heat. I thought she was developing a bit more slowly because her ears just popped up over Christmas, and at 6 months she still had a lot of baby teeth. But, I guess those things aren't necessarily related and now I'm wishing I pushed for it sooner, puppy in heat has not been fun! |