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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Well let's see your links? Oh wait there are no study's on small dogs. I looked at a website that was dedicated just to mammary cancer as well as other stuff so I do have knowledge a lot obviously more then you sense you were saying false info about spaying causing other cancers and such non sense. I'm just giving the facts. You are saying stuff that you can't even back up with science.

Here you go Taylor:

Spaying greatly reduces the chances of a female dog developing mammary cancer. In those females spayed prior to their first heat cycle, mammary cancer is very, very rare. The risk of malignant mammary tumors in dogs spayed prior to their first heat is 0.05%. It is 8% for dog spayed after one heat, and 26% in dogs spayed after their second heat.

It is believed that the elimination or reduction of certain hormonal factors causes the lowering of incidence of the disease in dogs that have been spayed. These factors would probably be estrogen, progesterone, a similar hormone or possibly a combination of two or more of these.

Mammary Cancer in Dogs


It goes on to say:

How can I prevent mammary cancer in my dog?

There are few cancers that are as easily prevented as mammary cancer in dogs. There is a direct and well-documented link between the early spaying of female dogs and the reduction in the incidence in mammary cancer. Dogs spayed before coming into their first heat have an extremely small chance of ever developing mammary cancer. Dogs spayed after their first heat but before 2.5 years are at more risk, but less risk than that of dogs who were never spayed, or spayed later in life. We all know the huge benefits of spaying females at an early age, but every day, veterinarians still deal with this easily preventable disease. Early spaying is still one of the best things pet owners can do to improve the health and ensure a long life for their dogs.