2mastiffs&me
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I have a 13 month old and we just went thru her first heat and I've read to wait to have her spayed but what the general consensus 18 24 months ??
It wasn't as bad as I'd heard she isn't a diaper fan for sure unless I'm watching her constantly she will tear it offSomewhere in there... 18-24 months is the earliest I've heard for recommending a spay. You want them to be near finished growing before they lose the hormone support.
How'd the first heat go?
I've spayed quite a few dogs , and a spay due to pyo is a lot more expensive , a lot more dangerous , and a lot tougher on the bitch than a traditional spay , which is a horrendous surgery under the best circumstances ...... a laparoscopic spay is hands down the best way to go if you have a vet that does them regularly ......... as far as age i'd gamble on 3-4yrs , I've had my share of experience with pyos ....... i'd never spay a bitch if I didn't know how dangerous and costly it is not to .......... one of my dogs left unsprayed will almost without fail come down with pyo after 4-5yrs ......... I knew a girl had weimaraners , she bred a few litters , told me her dogs didn't get pyo , I do know a bred dog will last longer , but they're in no way immune ...... her 8 yr old house dog came down with pyo , an emergency pyo spay is nothing you want to do to an 8yr old dog , her house dog only lived 8yrs ........... the best safest solution for a dog with pyo is to have the pyo cured first by an experienced vet , about $1000-1500 , and then spay them after their cured , another $1500 .........I agree and all I've read is wait or try not to at all.