how long after her first season can i have my dog neutered if thats what it is called?

Answer 1

Neutered is an appropriate term for either gender, it simply means desexed.

Most people use the term "spayed" to refer to females. For males it is castration.

Vets vary in how long after a season they like to perform a spay, consult with your vet and see what they think is best.

Answer 2

I think it's terrible how many misinformed ppl there are out there, who are spreading their misinformation around!! Please, if you don't know the answer, let it be!! Don't answer questions if you're unsure or you simply don't know!! It causes more harm than good. Ppl ask questions because they don't know the answers, they are trusting us to provide them with valuable and correct information!!

Correctly? You cannot neuter a dog soon after it's weaned, so let's dispel that one. You should wait until 6 months. This is the most common recommendation. You don't want to be cutting up a puppy too early as they're developing and there's a higher chance of them getting sick. There's no real point in waiting too late either because of the mammary cancer risk. If your dog is female and she has passed her first heat by then (it happens in some females, particularly larger breeds that mature physically more quickly) it doesn't matter. It is beneficial to desex a female before her first heat as it decreases her chances of mammary cancer. That one is true too! However, sometimes it doens't happen that way. You can neuter a female at any time, even if she is in heat. It just costs more.

You do not have to wait until after the first season. I don't know where that particular rumour originated, but it is very commonplace. Another one is that you have to wait until after the girl has had a litter. That one is rubbish as well. On the flip side, you can also have a dog desexed as late as you want to as long as the dog can still handle the surgery (elderly dogs obviously don't do as well with surgery). The major benefits of desexing your girl are: removes chances of uterine cancer, mammary cancer, uterine infections, and she won't fall pregnant accidentally creating puppies who need homes.

Neuter, desex, spay - all the same meaning. Good on you for asking. Shame on all the creative writers out there!!

Answer 3

Contrary to beliefs you do not have to wait until the dog's first "season" to neuter her. If you are not breeding her, hopefully not, spay her when she turns 6 months old. The sooner it is done the less likely she can develop mammory tumors as she ages.

And just because you asked neuter is universal for male & female, spayed is strictly for females and altered is strictly a male term.

Answer 4

Ideally you should get her spayed before her first heat cycle. Dogs chances of getting mammary cancer are near zero when spayed before their first heat cycle. With each heat cycle this chance increases.

If your dog is already going through her first heat cycle, you can generally have her spayed right after. Dog heat cycles last approximately 3-4 weeks, starting with a week of bleeding. Even after they have stopped bleeding, they are still in heat for another 2-3 weeks. Be sure to keep her away from males during this time, and do not let her outside unsupervised, even if you have fenced yard. Dogs will go to great lenths to get to a female in heat, they will dig under, or scale over a fence, some fences can even be bred through.

It is a myth that dogs should go through one heat cycle before being spayed.

Answer 5

Ideally you should sapy her @ 6months. She can be spayed if in her heat cycle and even if she is pregnant, but it is usually more expensive because the surgery is a lot more difficult (being in heat or pregnant causes a lot more blood flow to the area and thus during surgery the dog bleeds more) Most vets are use to spaying in heat/pregnant dogs so there shouldnt be a concern as to whether or not to do it. We use to spay at least one or two a week at the clinic I worked at, and other than a lot of blood there were no problems.

Answer 6

Most vet practices have their own rules on this, my youngest was done 2 weeks after her first season. She was 10 months.

Answer 7

3 months after but speak to your vet for proper info.
Altrhough in america they neuter their puppies young, here in the UK we don't generally agree with this as it can lead to all kinds of problems.

Answer 8

you can have your ***** spayed around 3 months after her 1st season to allow the blood flow through the reproduction organs to return to normal

Answer 9

A dog can be SPAYED at 6 months old. If she is in heat, she can still be spayed, it may cost a bit more.

Call your vet and ask them what their policy on spaying is. At that time, ask for a detailed estimate so you'll know exactly how much it will cost.

Answer 10

You don't have to wait for the first heat cycle to spay a female dog. Many vets will do it shortly after the pup is independent of the mother. Talk to your vet about how soon they will do it. It's actually better for the dog because there is no chance of STDs if she's spayed before the first heat.