Is is possible for a de-sexing opperation to go wrong and the dog still be able to have pups?

Question

I have a 16 month old ex-cruelty case rescue dog (maltese x poodle) who still had stiches in her belly from her de-sexing opperation when i got her. She now had a terribly lumpy scar which is much higher on her abdomen that other dogs who have gone through the same procedure. Is it at all possible that the vet who administered the opperation miscalculated and somehow botched the surgery so my dog is still able to have puppies? I'm not necessarily interested in breeding her, I am just worried about her.

Does anyone know anything can can cause such a terrible scar on a dog? It feels like she was butchered (my poor little baby!) I took very good care of her stiched while she had them in - i didnt let them get wet, nor did i let her scratch or bite at them. i constantly monitored them. also, i got the stiches out at exactly the right time (from what the vet told me).

also, does anyone know how often a dog goes on heat? i used to breed poodles with my mother when i was much younger but have totally forgotten... also, do all dogs necessarily bleed when they r on heat?

she is not pudgy at all, nor was she then - quite the opposite really. it had been around 8 months since she has been spayed and im sure she doesnt care what her tummy looks like, nor do i think she is in pain. it was just a general question about my beloved dog. can someone PLEASE help me a little more? i have known a dog in the past there an opperationwent wrong and the dog fell pregnant. this is why i ask...

Answer 1

Prolly a bad vet, and yes, they do exist. It'd be really hard to botch that surgery so bad that the dog can still have puppies, considering that the organs are, or should be, completely removed. It's not like when human women get their tubes tied, mor like *actually, exactly* like getting both the uteris and ovaries removed.

It's possible they had done a different suregery, though. I mean, Like if she had swallowed something and it had to be removed, and then they tried to pass it off as a spay scar. Find a vet other than the one that removed the scars and go get her checked out.

Answer 2

Unless the person who operated on her was some crazed lunatic totally divorced from an anatomical education, then your dog is spayed. Spaying is the removal of your dog's uterus and ovaries - it's hard to miss. The procedure begins with an incision on the ventral medial line, and because the uterus is located dorsally, it is pulled to the surgical opening with a small hook. The blood vessels and uterus/ovaries are stiched off and then removed. It's not hard, and takes less than 20 minutes.

Scars are generally not large, but if your dog was a bit pudgy or was prepped in a difficult position, then the incision may have been enlarged. Luckily, the length of the incision does not matter, as tissue heals from the sides of the body to the middle. Bumps and lumps at the incision line happen, especially if the procedure was done with cheap, more reactive stitching. Every dog reacts differently. Don't worry - I doubt your dog is in pain, and she doesn't care what her tummy looks like!

Heat cycles occur twice a year, and heat lasts about 3 weeks. There is usually bleeding, though small dogs bleed more nominally than large dogs.

EDIT: What additional help do you want? There is virtually no way to spay a dog and then have the dog get pregnant. No uterus, no ovaries = no babies! If you're that worried that the doctor did not complete the procedure, you can bring it to another vet and ask them to X-ray or ultrasound the dog looking for the uterus. Honestly, I think it would probably be a waste of money and a stress for your animal. From everything you have said, this is not an issue to worry about. I know the scar is probably an eyesore. One of the cardinal rules in veterinary surgery is that owners will judge the surgery by what they can see. This is why veterinarians usually try to minimize the size and inflammation of the scar. Honestly though, the scar is minimally indicative of the quality of the procedure.

If your friend's dog got pregnant, then she was NOT spayed.

Answer 3

There is NO way to miscalculate a spay. A spay is a complete hysterectomy..removal of uterus and ovaries..a dog can NOT become pregnant after she is spayed. As for her scar..if there are external sutures a dog needs to be taken back with in 10 -14 days after surgery to see the vet, make sure all is going well and to get sutures removed. If it hasn't been long since her spay the scar will change a lot and fade. If a dog does too much jumping/running, etc soon after her spay the incission can become lumpy. It usually goes away with time.