Is it time to spay?
Kaylee was born on Jan 1st and we have no intention to breed her (even if she wasn't a fluffy). The local spay/neuter clinic recommends spaying her before she reaches 5 months old to ensure that she doesn't go into heat before the surgery. Will that hurt her development? I thought we'd wait until she was 5 1/2 months before having her fixed. Now I'm not sure.
Any reasons (esp for corgis) that there might be a reason to wait or hurry to get her spayed?
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Permalink Reply by Chris, Kadi & Brodie on
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I would wait until at least 6 months. Corgis are not a breed that typically go into heat early, so that shouldn't be an issue. Let her have time to grow before your spay her.
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Permalink Reply by Donna and Lilly on
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Lilly was about 6 to 6 and a half when I got her spayed. I wanted to make sure she was old enough. She is a fluffy too. Kaylee is completely gorgeous!!!
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Permalink Reply by Rachael & Waffle on
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Here, have an informative link!
I would probably spay at 1.5 years, after she were done growing. Sex hormones are crucial in stopping skeletal growth. Altered animals tend to be significantly larger than their unaltered counterparts. In a breed with bone problems already, I'm not sure if that's the best thing for them!
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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I have mixed feelings on waiting to spay. IF owners are very diligent it's ok. However, I've seen/heard of silent heats. I know of excellent experienced breeders who ended up with unintended pregnancies because dogs they thought were out of heat were still in it (in fact, I dare say this happens to most of them).
In-season females will go to huge lengths to get out and find a male. You have to deal with the mess. And many people simply don't realize that the bitch is actually in standing heat after she stops bleeding and think she's done too soon. Plus the risk of pyometra.
One must be so careful with a female in season. If I had a breed at very high risk of cancer (say, Goldens or Boxers) I might weigh things differently. But with a Corgi I'd probably still spay at 6 months. With my next male I might wait til closer to a year to neuter.
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Very true. Of course, you should only ever be completely vigilant with an unspayed female.
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Permalink Reply by Jane on
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"Significantly larger" is kind of pushing it IMO. I'm not saying there are no associated health risks with having a larger dog in general, but I don't think the average pet owner would ever notice the difference.
In both dogs and cats, gonadectomy at any age prior to physeal closure delays that closure and is associated with statistically significant, although not readily visible or clinically relevant, lengthening of associated long bones.
From http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/spay_neuter/javma_231_11_1665.pdf
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There was a study done on golden retrievers--unaltered dogs were visibly smaller in stature than dogs altered before 1 year. Wish I could find it.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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I have NEVER had a female go into heat before 9 months so I would wait a bit. You should be fine at 6-7 months.
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I would have her spayed around 6 months old. Going through a heat increases their risk of mammary cancer by quite a bit I believe, and I also agree with Beth's reasons.
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The forum is being all wonky on me and won't let me edit, but you can read more about it here:
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on
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If you got your pup from a breeder, you can ask them when your pup's mother came in season. It's not foolproof, but usually gives a good indication of what to expect, in my experience. If not, can you afford to put it off if she does come in season before the surgery? That depends on your situation. If you have a male dog in the house, even neutered, you're in for a hassle. If you don't mind the extra work and can keep her home, or on leash. and have no kids to leave out the dog "accidentally" and on and on and on.... If you're prepared to not leave her out in the yard unsupervised, keeping this up for a month and are willing to deal with a litter if something went array, then you can put it off as long as you want.
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Permalink Reply by Aber, Ragnar and Kelso on
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Just a related question........do we have the mismate jab in this country? I'm on a UK forum and they've got it for unintended pregnancies there, so I would hope we do. Not something you necessarily want to rely on, but it would be good to know it's there if you wanted to give her some extra growth time for health reasons.
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