How do dog abortions work?

Answer 1

Usually, the dog is simply spayed. The uterus and the puppies come out together. Most dogs go home the same day the procedure is done.

Answer 2

Medical Abortion

If it is important that the female animal be bred in the future, the pregancy can be terminated without sterilizing her. This entails the use of medications to end the pregnancy during the second “trimester.” Typically, the female is hospitalized for 5-7 days for the procedure and returned to her owner in a non-pregnant state. It is very helpful to know the breeding date as different medications work only during certain stages of pregnancy.

The pituitary gland of the pregnant female secretes two important hormones: Prolactin and Luteinizing hormone (affectionately termed “LH”). Both these hormones nourish and sustain an ovarian structure of pregnancy called a “corpus luteum” which in turn secretes progresterone, which is the hormone that directly maintains the pregnancy. Medications used typically include something to disrupt prolactin secretion (either cabergoline or bromocriptine) in combination with a prostaglandin (a hormone to induce uterine contractions and directly destroy the corpus luteum). Less cramping and vomiting is associated with cabergoline over bromocriptine but the cost is substantially higher. Cabergoline is only recently available in the U.S.




Some sort of pregnancy test after the abortion procedure is a good idea to be sure the procedure was effective.




WARNING: THE “MISMATING SHOT”

In older times, one could bring the mismated female dog to the vet for an injection of estrogen within the first few days after the mismating. This treatment is generally not recommended any more as the high doses of estrogen used predisposed the female to life-threatening uterine infections (up to 25% incidence in one study). Dangerous bone marrow suppression is also a possibility plus the estrus (and all the unpleasant vaginal discharge and attraction of males) becomes prolonged. This treatment has been deemed too toxic and should not be requested.

Answer 3

Depends what type you get. As with humans, there is a chemical and a surgical form of abortion. There is an injection that can be used to abort pups up until a certain stage of pregnancy. I believe the injection is a hormone that causes the pregnancy to self-terminate. The drug as some side-effects like vomiting and irritation, it isn't very pleasant all round really.

Surgical abortion basically involves spaying the b itch. The uterus is removed with the puppies in it - they will be unconcious because of the anaesthetic used on the mother and will quickly die. Most vets will only do this up to mid-term pregnancy. Again, not nice.

Chalice

Answer 4

Currently there is NO safe way to abort puppies without spaying.

Answer 5

IT'S VERY MEAN.THEY KILL THE DOGS WHEN THEY WERE JUST BORN.IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR DOG JUST GIVE IT TO AN ANIMAL SHELTER,THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT UNTIL SOMEONE WANTS TO ADOPT IT.DON'T GIVE IT TO THE POUND CAUSE THEY KILL THE DOGS IN THREE DAYS IF NOONE WANTS TO ADOPT IT!!!!!SOME PEOPLE ARE CRUEL TO ANIMALS!!!!