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Originally Posted by 107barney  My friend's dog had a mammary tumor from not spaying her. $5,000 and the dog has had complications from palladia therapy and the cancer itself. Lucky for the dog she has an amazing owner. She apologizes to her daily for being ignorant and not spaying her. It's the real life stories like this that paint a more realistic picture than someone online giving me a interpretation/slanted view of "research." |
REal life stories are all fine n good and are very sad, but they are anecdoctal
, but research looks or should look at a large sample size.
Now here is one such study out of Sweden, you will recall that Sweden does not allow s+n unless for medical reasons:
Breed variations in the incidence of pyometra and mammary tumours i... - PubMed - NCBI This study shows a rather large cross section of dogs - info gleaned from I believe an Insurance company. It shows a higher rate of both mammary cancers and pyrometra than I have seen in North American studies. And as the abstract was only available to me, I don't know if that study only looked at 2 health concerns.
Again the decision to s+n should be a well thought out one, taking into account the breed you own, your particular dog and a comprehensive understanding of all risks vs benefits.