We are concerned that our border collie cross is pregnant as a relative has recently taken her for a walk over some fields but a dog has mounted on top of her. She has come into heat today (13.10.2006) but our vet has told me that a dog is in heat 10 days before you see any spots of blood.
I am concerned that if she has puppies that the complications will be too much for her and I have been given some choices of having an injection to abort the puppies or to let her carry on to have them. My 9 year old daughter is hoping that she will have the puppies but have explained the situation and she does understand what can happen so she waiting for us to decide the best solution as the bond between my daughter and our dog is enormous.
I will do what is best for our dog and although I would love her to have puppies I am concerned for her health due to her age.
2006-10-13 12:33:41 · 8 answers · asked by Jac D 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
A dog is ready to breed AFTER she stops breeding and the discharge becomes clear, up to 10 days in some. (I bred show dogs for years), so she's likely not pregnant is she is bleeding-
If she was my dog and I was really attached- I would spay her, healthier for her, and I would not want to worry about what kind of homes her babies would have. By the way, a dog mounting means little, dogs do that without sex- it's often a dominance thing-concern is if they "tied"-
2006-10-13 12:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Down to earth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six years old isn't "too old" for a dog. We have a Walker hound in our shelter right now who is 8 years old and recently had a litter of 7 pups... Besides her age, does your dog have other health issues that cause you concerns? If not, she should get through any pregnancy just fine.
But if you're truly concerned about her health, have her spayed. Then you won't have to deal with the issue at all. Spaying also protects dogs from various forms of cancer.
2006-10-13 13:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would listen to your vet - she was not in heat at the time and definitely not at the stage where she could be bred. Also, did he recommend she be spayed to help prevent her getting cancer?
You might want to explain to your daughter that it would be much better for her dog health wise to be spayed.
If she were to have accidentally been bred, if she's a very active, healthy 6 year old a pregnancy should not harm her, although she is older than the ideal for a first pregnancy.
2006-10-13 12:41:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 19:31:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SPAY HER!
She can be spayed as soon as she is out of heat even if she is pregnant.
Too many cross-bred, mixed breeds need homes and are killed in shelters every day.
The prostglandin injection would abort her but there is a very substantial risk of her developing cancer later from the drug. They used it a lot 20 years ago.
2006-10-13 12:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by ann a 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Six is NOT old for her to breed. Let nature take it's course....if there are no puppies, take this warning to heart and have her spayed---she may well live another 10 years!!!
There is an often-fatal disease that un-spayed females can get where the uterus becomes horribly infected without prior symptoms. Spay her for THAT if nothing else!
Good luck....and scratch her ears for me!
2006-10-13 12:44:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would get her spayed, she is a mixed breed,
there are to many homeless animals in shelters everyday!
did you know?
Number of cats and dogs entering shelters each year:
6-8 million
Number of cats and dogs euthanized by shelters each year:
3-4 million
godd luck
2006-10-13 12:37:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to ask you vet on this one. They would be the ones to help you make the right decision.
Good luck
2006-10-13 12:39:22 · answer #8 · answered by Zodiac_Child 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋