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Experience Requested Please I cant believe I am in this section bc normally I avoid it at all costs. Just personal preference. First, I am asking for a friend of mine to convince her NOT to breed her dog. Please keep your comments nice because its NOT me, all of my dogs are fixed. Her dog is approx 9lbs, 8lbs and is having her first heat. First question, I have never had girls so what can be expected here other than the bleeding? Is there anything she can do to make her comfortable? Second question/request, she has been talking to someone that has convinced her that it is just not healthy for her not to have at least one litter. I say that is an ole wives tale. Can you give me your experience with why she should NOT breed? I have tried telling her all the things that can wrong plus extra $ involved. Please keep it nice, I really need some good advice to offer my friend and dont want to have this thread closed. Thank you |
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As far as bleeding during heat, it is pretty minimal (well, for my girl it is) most girls keep themselves pretty clean, but she might want to diaper her if she is afraid to get blood spots on her furniture or bedding. There is also swelling of the vulva and my girl get's a bit witchy whereas she is normally sweet, she does tend to growl at Brody when she starts coming into her cycle. I can't answer your second question because I haven't had any personal experience, but if she wasn't intending to breed at all, she probably should of had her spayed before her first heat. After each heat cycle there is more of a risk of mammary cancer and pyometra. If she does decide to breed there are tests to be performed on both the male and female such as bacteria cultures and brucellosis tests. Also, she should make sure that each male and female are good representations of the breed and meet breed standard. |
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That is an old wives tale about not being healthy by not having a litter. Actually it's better to have her not have a litter because some bitches can develop pyrometria by going into season and then end up having to be spayed and the possiblity of losing the bitch. It's always healthier to spay and not breed especially if the bitch is not the best of the breed representation and the cost of all the health testing involved and then if for some reason the bitch has to have a c-section and then she could develop eclampisa and then would have to hand raise the litter and then it's always the possiblity of losing the bitch and the litter. Is your friend willing to go through all this? You asked some very important questions for your friend and I hope she will listen to you :) Hope this helps in some way. Donna Bird |
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