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Originally Posted by BabieChloe  From what I understood from that link is that the dog should not get spayed until after 2 heat cycles, so about at least 1 year of age? I think that all of her baby teeth are in right now, when do all the adult teeth finish coming in? I don't want to increase her chances of any type of diseases, and with the information that each heat gives a higher chance of mammary cancer, I'm a little bit confused at what exactly the article is saying - it seems like he says its more dangerous for a female to not get spayed but to do it after 2 heat cycles, not before... but isn't that increasing her risk for mammary cancer? At the same time he also states high risks for OTHER diseases with spaying.  |
The chance of getting mammory cancer is higher after the first heat and then it increases after every heat. I would spay before the first heat but no earlier then 6 months. All her adult teeth are not in by 4 months old so by at least waiting until 6 months most will have come in and the vet can pull any baby teeth left.