do i need to let her have one cycle before getting her spade? or should i do it before she gets blood all over my carpets?? I've heard both sides of it ...
2006-12-19 04:20:23 · 10 answers · asked by Punisher 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
we were told by our vet to have our yellow lab done before she cycled
2006-12-19 04:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by idtshadow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our vet spayed our lab at 4 months - way before her first cycle. She was fine. However, she now suffers from slight incontinence and has to take medicine daily for it. Don't know if it's a coincidence or if perhaps it could have caused it. Anyway, I don't think 6 months is too early. Ask your vet for their opinion. Good luck.
2006-12-19 04:25:59 · answer #2 · answered by biogeogirl02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, not in the right category, but I'll try my best. The older vets usually will prefer her to have atleast 1 cycle, to make sure everything is ok. But, look at it this way, if you adopt a animal from a shelter, they spay/nueter before you adopt them to avoid mating. If I was you, I would get her done before her cycle, she's a big dog, what a mess! I have a chihuahua and she drove me crazy, I can't imagine a big dog! lol
Good luck!
2006-12-19 04:25:42 · answer #3 · answered by mom*2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have a black lab and she did NOT cycle before we had her fixed. She was about 4 months old which is when our Vet recommended we have it done.
2006-12-19 04:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by texas_angel_wattitude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 11:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most people in the pregnancy and parenting section know more about human pregnancy and parenting than dogs. I'm not trying to be rude, just trying to help you out to get more, better answers. Why don't you try reposting this question in the pets section? Do you have a vet? You could always ask them what the procedure normally is.
2006-12-19 04:24:21 · answer #6 · answered by Cyndi Storm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That saying about letting an animal (whether it's a cat or dog) go through one heat cycle before spaying them is an old wives tale. Get her spayed as soon as she's old enough. (Not sure about dogs, but I know for cats it's 12 weeks.)
2006-12-19 06:54:03 · answer #7 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people believe that if you spay them too soon they will not acheive their full size, however that is probably unimportant in a housepet.
Personally I would have it done around 6 months.
2006-12-19 04:37:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your vet and ask for sure, but do it as soon as she is old enough. I believe that will be quite soon.
2006-12-19 04:24:13 · answer #9 · answered by Sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no cycles required - do it as soon as the vet advises.
2006-12-19 04:25:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋