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Originally Posted by Piccolo's mom  Oh, I will definitely spay her asap. I was just wondering when they get their first heat. And what should I do if she gets it before beeing spayed. How long does it last ? Should I put a beelyband on her ? Oh, I'm really freaking out here....
I didn't take to my vet yet. The breeder uses a vet in Caledon and said that it'll be at least half the price I paid for Piccollo's neutering ($600) with 4 baby teeth removed. Annie has only one baby tooth left and it's very loose.
How much did you pay for Ruthie ? |
I don't know much about heat cycles, but I'm pretty sure that she can start her heat cycle without you really knowing - unless you know the signs. I don't know them myself, lol... As far as I know it can be anytime after 8mths. I was lucky and got Ruthie spayed before she came into heat. The sooner you can get her in, the better - your vet will know if she's in heat. If she does happen to get it, there are little sanitary type diapers you can get - a bellyband won't work. You may find that she doesn't bleed much at all though - some dogs bleed very little, or they keep themselves clean.
DEFINITELY take her to your own vet though, even if the breeder has taken her to her own vet. Prices can vary unfortunately from one vet to another. I paid just under 1000 for Oscar's neuter, microchip and 14 teeth extractions. Ruthie (different vet) cost just under $500 for her spay and 12 teeth extractions. Be leary of a price that sounds too good to be true... if it's too low, I would wonder why. I have heard that the costs are standard across the board - and if one vet is offering a drastically lower price, it's because they are cutting corners somewhere. Don't shoot the messenger here folks, that's just what I have heard... I would think you should be able to get her spayed for around $300 though, maybe $250... but would be skeptical if it was much less than that for our area.