I don't know if she has come into heat yet, or if she has been bred. We keep her and another dog together in a doghouse overnight, so I don't know what goes on. What will happen if this happens, and will it hurt or kill her. Is there such a thing of dog abortion, and what is the cost of that, and if this gets done will she be able to have puppies again. Please help, i am so worried....
2007-03-01 01:44:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes it will be bad for her.
Think of it this way--at 6 months all the food she eats and water she drinks is being used to help her grow. All the nutrients are being used to build HER bones and muscles and feed her brain, nervous system, etc.
Once a female of any species is pregnant, nutrients are being taken from the mom to be used for the baby. In a dog's case, the calories she needs to grow, the vitamins and minerals she needs to build a healthy body are being used to grow puppies.
Robbing her body of essential food and nutrients at this age cannot EVER be fixed.Pregnancy is about 2 months, then nursing the pups is maybe another 6 weeks and the pups leave mom at 8 weeks. So by the time she is 9 months old she will have spent almost one third of her life missing the nutrients and calories she needs and stressing her body.
It is not as if at 9 months you can feed her extra and make up for it. Her major time for growing is now and a lack of what she needs will effect her forever.
In addition, her body should be producing growth hormones right now and having pups would mean a definite shift in the hormones.
If she does get pregnant and there's a tug of war for food between puppies and mom, I don't know if the mom's body would short change the pups (meaning handicapped, sickly or dead pups) or the mom. I do know that in pregnant women the body will "vote" for the baby and pull nutrients out of the woman's stores. A 6 month old puppy doesn't have "stores" like these.
A HUGE problem here is if she is bred repeatedly. More breedings usually mean more puppies. If you are leaving her with an intact males for hours at a time while she is in heat, then that could mean quite a few puppies----and that's puts her life and the lives of any puppies at risk.
Please call your vet and have her spayed now. She is at a good age and it will prevent future health problems and pregnancies.
If she is already pregnant she can probably still be spayed.
It will also help your male dog as he won't have to deal with other strange males coming to your house looking for your girl and the male getting into fights.
Please call your vet
PS Another way to look at it:
Many human girls are entering puberty earlier these days. Some girls start their periods at early as 8-10. How tall were you at age 8, 9, and 10? I bet you were no where near your adult size.
If you had gotten pregnant and had a baby at age 9 or 10 I am sure it would have had some long-term health effects, don't you? Wouldn't it have been scary?
Please have mercy on your girl and get her spayed before she does get pregnant. If your vet is too expensive, call a local human society/shelter and ask for a contact number for low-cost spay near you.
To find shelters/rescues in your area try www.petfinder.org
2007-03-01 02:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by bookmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most dogs come on heat for the first time not much after 6months old. You will no doubt notice bloody discharge around this time and any male in the vicinity will be noticeably interested in her. During this time she is susceptible to a state of pregnancy it will not hurt or kill her but if you do not wish for her to become pregnant you would do best to remove her from the males reach.
As I have never had any reason to abort possible puppies I am unsure of whether there is an early removal procedure if the pregnancy is detected in its early stages. I do know that should your dog be with pup at the time of spaying they will remove them also but you will be charged accordingly.
You have not stated what size dog she is and when it comes to a first litter it is always best to ensure the male dog is not to large as the smaller the puppy size the easier the birthing is likely to be.
If you are as worried as you say you may wish to contact your local vet and get the facts on this subject. Even if this makes you feel uncomfortable they will be able to tell you every thing you need to know for the health and happiness of your dog.
Do you wish to breed from her later? If not now is the time to book her in for desexing. Desexing can help prevent several different types of illnesses(these can also be explained to you by a vet over the phone)
Hope everything works out well.
2007-03-01 02:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by Intuitive_vortex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breeding a dog at 6 months can be very hard on both the dog and the puppies. In an extreme case, it could kill them all. It's like a 10-12 year old having a baby. It's possible, but difficult.
If she is being kenneled at night with a male, your best bet is to get her spayed and him neutered - then you won't have to worry about it.
The only time I ever dealt with a "dog abortion" was when I took in a stray Miniature Schnauzer who had bred with something large ( possibly a German Shepherd) and was carrying 12 puppies. It almost killed her, so the vet aborted the litter. She was spayed with the same surgery, so I don't know if she could have bred again.
2007-03-01 01:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by searchpup 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Women Getting Bred
2016-11-13 23:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only can it hurt her physically, she is not ready emotionally to be a momma. There is a high chance that she would reject her puppies (and may even create a pattern for later in life about rejecting her puppies). If she has not gone into heat for the first time, seperate the dogs right now to keep them from breeding. There are ways to abort litters but every one of them is very hard on their systems. Of course you could have her spayed to prevent future problems and that would obviously get rid of a current litter if she is pregnant. What bad about your situation is that you don't know if she has even gone into heat. Doesn't she get to spend time with the family or is simply chained/ left outside with the only human contact the 5 minutes a day it takes to feed them? Having each other is no substitue for having a pack that includes you (and packs stay together as much as possible).
2007-03-01 04:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by SabrinaD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it will hurt her to get bred on her first heat cycle so if you are confining her with a male then you need to look under her tail at her vulva ( private parts) EVERY DAY and make sure she is not coming into season which you can tell by the swelling and the discharge and the interest from male dogs. If she appears to be coming in season the SEPARATE HER from the male and put her somewhere that stray dogs cannot get to her and breed her.
2007-03-01 02:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by avalon_bz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way: a 12 year old girl is physically capable of having a child, but it is not physically safe, and she is not mentally ready to take care of it. A dog as young as yours should not be having puppies just yet for the same reason.
Either spay her, or neuter the male. If you don’t, she may have litter after litter, which is extremely taxing for her and expensive for you.
2007-03-01 01:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by Mandy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pups at this age make very poor mothers. The pups sometimes aren't very healthy either. She is way to young to be bred. It is also very obvious you don't have a clue as to proper dog care. Once a dog is fixed it can never have puppies!!!!
You should get all your dogs fixed. If you can't take the time to be responsible for them then maybe you should find a new home for them all.
2007-03-01 01:55:44 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi...you will know when your dog is in heat..she will leave little drops of blood all over the house! Also, sorry for being so graphic but her private area (vulva) will swell almost double even triple in size. She will also be cleaning herself alot more than usual. She is too young to have puppies, she is a baby herself.
You can have her spayed right away and that will be that. It is recommended to have them spayed before their first heat, it will reduce her chances of getting mammogram cancer. (0.05%) the longer you wait, the more chances that she will develope this cancer later in life.
Good luck to you I know how you feel, I am getting my little one spayed next week and I am so worried about her, but its for the best. Good luck to you :)
2007-03-01 02:01:43 · answer #9 · answered by Laea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How good of a mom would you have been at age 12? Your puppy is still a baby at least until she is a year old. If you intend to breed her later on then you need to do what ever it takes to prevent her from mating now. If you have no intention of breeding her, then you need to have her spayed as soon as she is over her first in heat. Buy a sperate carrier to put her in at night.
2007-03-01 02:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by SHIRLEY B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋