is there a certain time to spayed your dog ?

Question

i thought she had to go into seson for a second time before she could be done

Answer 1

In order to prevent numerous health problems later in life, she should ideally be spayed BEFORE puberty. Letting her come into heat even just one time causes her odds of getting breast cancer later in life to skyrocket.

The surgery is also easier on the dog if it is a prepubescent uterus and ovaries, and recovery is quicker. Since most dogs reach puberty at around 5-6 months of age, the ideal time to do the surgery is between 4-5 months (as early as 3.) With the advent of the excellent safety of the anesthesia gases we have (the same as is used in premature human infants), there is no 'minimum' weight required for the surgery. I perform 25-40 per week (have for several years), and a good third of those are less than 5-8#. Quite a few are 3# or less. My record still stands as a Chihuahua who weighed 14 ounces when I spayed her. Safety of anesthesia has nothing to do with weight, as long as their glucose and body temp. are appropriately monitored.

All of this has been proven over and over again. 'Letting' them come into heat once before being spayed is an old wives' tale....and a recommendation DVMs stopped making around 30 years ago, when research showed that it was not only not beneficial, but also harmful to the dog.

Answer 2

we usually recommend that female dogs are spayed at 6 months old or has reached an appropriate weight.
if the animal has had a season it is recommended to spay between seasons. most females come into season twice a year, around every 6 months (some females differ) so are then spayed 3 months after the end of the season.
when an animal is in season the blood vessels are very pronounced and are at risk of heamorrhage if hard to ligate, so we don't spay during or too near the end of a season. the period of time between seasons allow the blood supply to come to a more settled level making the invasive procedure safer.
practices differ when they recommend to spay. some before the fist season some after the first. you will have to ask your practice on there practice policy and work from this.

qualified veterinary nurse UK

Answer 3

NO it's fine.....you would wait for second or third season to breed, but for spaying that is fine.

haha.....I didn't realize that "spaying dogs at 8 weeks old" is "horrific". What IS horrific is waiting until after the heat cycle so your dog has more of a chance of getting breast cancer, etc. When did the time come that DVMs know less than the average person?

Answer 4

IYTM 'spay'. Spayed is the past tense.
It is considered best if she has one season before being spayed 3 months after that season. Of course in America they spay at 8 weeks old sometimes which we sensible people here in the UK find horrific. No vet over here would dream of spaying such a baby.

Answer 5

Any good vet will not spay or nueter a dog or cat unless it's 6 months old or older. Anestisia is hard on a young puppy and old dogs.

If you get an animal from the pound (shelter) then most will charge you more for a animal that isn't fixed and once you get the animal spayed or neutered the vet will refund you a good portion of the money.

Answer 6

6 months is the average age a veterinarian will spay a dog. Sometimes, shelters do it earlier in order to make the dogs more adoptable. She can be spayed any time.

Answer 7

I do rescue and spay and neuter everything. I have vets that will do it at 6 weeks without any issues. The babies still sleep and aren't as rough on stitches. I don't have to sorry about them chewing on the stitches being so young. I did have a problem when a vet glued them they need stitches. When they are little the incision is smaller and heals so much nicer.

Answer 8

As early as possible.

Every heat cycle the female goes through puts her at higher risk for breast cancer and uterine infection. Spaying prior to her first heat provides the most protection- then breast cancer rates drop to almost 0% risk.

The younger the dog, the faster she recovers too. We've had dogs spayed as early as 8 weeks and as old as 12 years. The puppies bounce back very fast and the older dogs take several days to get back to normal.

Thank you for being responsible!!!!

Answer 9

No, it's actually better to spay before a dog ever goes into the first season. So spay as soon as you can.

Answer 10

My german shepherd was spayed when she was 9 months old I do not think (if my memory serves me right) that she had a season. She is 6 now and she has no problems at all