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Originally Posted by pstinard  Tubal ligation won't affect the rates of mammary tumors and pyometra, because the hormones (mammary tumors) and uterus (pyometra) are left intact. I'm just saying...
I believe that there are birth control injections for dogs--I'm not sure how widely used and accepted they are.
BTW, in answer to a previous comment, no, the chances of mammary tumors and pyometra aren't 100% in unspayed dogs, but do they really need to be? I think that a 20 to 40% risk is quite high enough for me to decide to spay my own dog(s). (Bella has already been spayed.)
If this thread turns into an all-out food fight, please send the ceviche my way  . |
Cerviche aside (we don't do raw food here).. I am so glad you posted the interpretation of the study. So we have a study that confirms the risk of mammary tumors is greater in unspayed females including Yorkies AND we have real life stories like my friend with her $5,000 in cancer treatments. Her dog had uterine cancer.
There is simply no good reason to leave a pet unspayed.