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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: Anonymous on October 05, 2003, 04:36:14 PM
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Hi all!!
I am interested to hear your views on spaying either before or after season. I have always waited until after the first season with past dogs, except the German Shephers who I adopted who was about 5 when we got her and had not been spayed until we got her. I just don't know what to do forhe best really, I don't want to risk Indies personality or her having problmes with incontinence in later life, but I am eager to get her spayed.
Any thoughts on this topic would be great to do whats best for my little princess ;D
Emma and Indie
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Hi Emma
There have been lots of past threads on spaying, when to do it etc - here's just one http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/forum/viewtopic . php?t=16 (http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/forum/viewtopic . php?t=16)
My views haven't changed on this but it's your decision entirely. I think the safest time for a bitch to be spayed is approximately 3-4 months after a season (as long as there are no signs of a phantom pregnancy) The problem with spaying before a first season is that you don't know when that season will be - its quite dangerous to spay just before a season from what I've read. No-one can tell you what to do - there are plenty who support early spaying & neutering but there are plenty more who don't :-)
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The impression I get is that vets opinions widely vary as well. Ruby was speyed 5 weeks after her 1st season by my vet who insisted she should have a season 1st (as did my dog trainer) but disregarded the 3-4 month after the season argument.
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The impression I get is that vets opinions widely vary as well. Ruby was speyed 5 weeks after her 1st season by my vet who insisted she should have a season 1st (as did my dog trainer) but disregarded the 3-4 month after the season argument.
Yes, its very strange as its well known that if you spay a bitch when she's having a phantom, then this causes the symptoms to increase in severity & last weeks longer - just ask Fiona ;) It seems odd that some vets ignore this & others won't spay until all risk of a phantom is gone (like Lynsey's vet) It makes it hard for owners as they don't know who to believe do they?
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and thats why I was thankfull for everyones advice...especially Janes... cos Jessie is now fully well, all healed and perfect in every way...well except the snoring maybe ;D
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We were going to get Nell spayed before her first
season!!! which we have done in the past with other bitches, and luckily have had no problems with them.
Nell came in season at six months!!!, so we were told we
would have to wait for 3 to 4 months, before he would Spay her. But she came in season again 2 months later :o
So again we were told we would have to wait Because she might have hormonal problems ::) But i,m glad to say she was fine. If i get another bitch i think after hearing discussions on spaying, i would wait till they had a first season. . edited to say, thats brilliant news Lynsey ;D
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Yes, its very strange as its well known that if you spay a bitch when she's having a phantom, then this causes the symptoms to increase in severity & last weeks longer - just ask Fiona ;) It seems odd that some vets ignore this & others won't spay until all risk of a phantom is gone (like Lynsey's vet) It makes it hard for owners as they don't know who to believe do they?
Don't get me started on that Jane ;)
I'm still upset at my ex-vet over what happened to Poppy >:( At least she hasn't suffered any long-term effects from it though.
After Poppy's spaying operation and subsequent false pregnancy I would strongly recommend waiting until you are confident that a bitch is mid-cycle (ie about 3 months after a season) before having her spayed.
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I agree with fiona...but would add jessie was 3months after cycle but was in a phantom stage...so best make the vet SURE she is ok before proceeding ;)