Spaying question. When should I take her in, and what should I expect?

Question

She's 6 months old, and we're going for her half year check up soon. When do you think they will reccomend the operation, and what should I expect. Will I have to restrict food/water, how long will she be there, how much will it cost (I've heard £100, it doesn't matter either way, I just don't want to be ripped off) and what will the after care be?
What have been your personal experiences, and have you ever had any bad ones?

Answer 1

I am going to be the bad horrible person on here and ask you what breed your dog is? Large breeds should be spayed when they are a bit older because their growth cycle is not as same as for smaller breeds. for a large breed puppy you could wait until she is about a year old. (or sometimes more for larger breeds)
I have been doing a lot of research on the subject, and although i will definitely spay by female i will wait until 18 month,
Here are some interesting articles i came across, also talk to your vet and do some research on studies of spayed females that were spayed before fully grown

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Although, nowadays, it’s quite commonly accepted to spay or neuter a dog, preferable
at a young age (6 to 7 months), there are indications that one should be careful and critical
before making such a irreversible decision. This is especially the case when the dog hasn’t finished growing yet.
A dog’s growth is for an important part influenced by its re-productive hormones.
Taking away the internal re-productive organs at a young age, before the dog is fully grown, causes an extended bone-growth period, making the bones longer and thinner, with as a result an increased chance on skeleton problems. It also can lead to relatively under-developed external re-productive organs, such as the vulva and the penis, with an increased chance on infections of the skin around these parts. Further, extended research found an increase in
incontinence under the early spayed females which is, most probably, the case in males as well.
Females, spayed before their second heat, have a decreased chance on mammal gland cancer compared with those spayed at a later age. However, this doesn’t apply to other forms of cancer. So it is found that there is more chance on haemangio-sarcoma (a relatively often
occurring tumor in heart and spleen) and osteo-sarcoma (bone-cancer) in these (early) spayed
females. Researchers and veterinarians have also discovered that altering can influence the
thyroid function in a negative way, with all its negative side-effects, such as skin problems,
heart problems and behavioral problems.


On the negative side, spaying female dogs
* if done before maturity, increases the risk of osteosarcoma by a factor of 3.1; this is a common cancer in larger breeds with a poor prognosis
* increases the risk of splenic hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 2.2 and cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of more than 5; this is a common cancer and major cause of death in some breeds
* triples the risk of hypothyroidism
* increases the risk of obesity by a factor of 1.6 - 2, and with it the many associated health problems
* causes urinary spay incontinence in 4-20% of female dogs
* increases the risk of persistent or recurring urinary tract infections by a factor of 3-4
* increases the risk of recessed vulva, vaginal dermatitis, and vaginitis, especially for female dogs spayed before puberty
* doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract tumors
* increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
* increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations

Answer 2

With a spay they have you with hold food and water most times after midnight or so on the night before. They take the dog in in the am do the surgery and then most will have to stay overnight to be observed. It gives them time to fully wake up from the anestesia. They can then be given small meals and they need to be kept quite at thome. Out to potty and on a leash. No running and no jumping. The more active they are the more likely that they will have a lump at the incision site. It will go away but things heal faster if they are kept quiet.
Never had any bad reactions to having a dog spayed all of mine have been and I have them done at about 5-6 months.

Answer 3

Altho it's fundamental surgical procedure, it is usually pursuits, you probably have a well vet. The vet will use an anesthesia that's the identical that they use on humans, so there's no agony in the course of surgical procedure. The vet must preserve the puppy overnite to make certain the whole lot is fine. After surgical procedure, you will get a small Elizabethian collar, that's only a plastic collar to hinder your puppy from licking her incision. The vet will supply you soreness remedy, similar to Rimadyl, that's a well ordinary soreness med. You will have to supply your puppy a handful of meals earlier than you supply the meds... whenever. The remedy is powerful and will motive unhealthy belly disillusioned, on an empty belly. Altho you'll get enuff soreness meds to final per week, the various soreness will leave after approximately three days. Keep her at the meds besides. The incision would possibly itch, she is going to wish to lick it. The meds will slash the soreness and the itch. The incision will seem very unhealthy while you get her again, however it is going to heal very swiftly. The loss of hair will make it seem so much worse than it quite is. However, after approximately a yr ... or much less ... the hair will develop again and the epidermis will heal wholly. The scar will seem extra like a crease on her stomach. If you did not realize, you would not realize that the crease was once a scar from surgical procedure... It is major to preserve the discipline dry for approximately per week. I have no idea in case your vet will use stitches, however the vet would possibly wish to do a examine-up after per week. He will get rid of outside stitches at the moment. You will have to preserve the puppy calm and quiet for per week or 2. She will assist you to realize while she will stroll, however she would possibly wish to play after a couple of days. Can't allow her, due to the fact that she will tear up the interior stitches... and it would now not also be that painful... however it's detrimental. Set a pre-appointment with the vet and ask the next: a million. What is the anesthetic and why use that one? two. Will there be outside sutures? three. Will you preserve the puppy in a single day ? four. Will she want a collar for licking ? five. What soreness meds do you as a rule use afterwards? 6. How lengthy must I use the ones meds, and the way do I supply them. 7. Do I supply the meds earlier than or after foods ? eight. When do the outside sutures pop out ? nine.. Do you cost for this or is that this side of the complete ? 10. When can the puppy opt for a stroll ? eleven. How lengthy do you preserve her quiet? When can she play ? 12. When are comply with-up appointments? thirteen. Will there be bleeding, recognizing, different signs after the surgical procedure? 14. What else do I have to realize? A well vet must assume a lot of these questions and reply them earlier than you ask. It's a well thought to sort those and print them out. The vet will concentrate, you probably have written questions... So will your Doctor ! She is not going to come to be lazy after the surgical procedure, however her metabolism will gradual down, and her price of development will gradual down temperarily. If she have been a enormous puppy, you could see a loss in weight, however small puppies do not difference so much. You wish to feed her rather less meals than you have been feeding. I endorse that you just feed her what the puppy meals kit recommends, however feed the scale down finish of the variety. Watch her weight for yr and list it each month to peer the fashion. If the fashion grows, in different phrases if she was once gaining one pound per 30 days and she or he begins gaining a million.five ppounds per 30 days, then shrink the volume of meals via 10% or 20%... Ask the vet approximately this, however she may not starve with a small shrink. However, when you begin to peer ribs, then upload 10% extra meals. ... That is one other motive for recording the load developments. Talk to the vet, it's his activity to make you recognize and to believe higher.

Answer 4

At 6 months your dog should be spayed, so I would imagine they would have you set up an appointment when your at her check up.

With my dog, my vet charged me a FORTUNE to get her spayed. Before the surgey, I paied $60 for blood work to make sure she was ok to go under for the surgey. The night befor ethe surgey, I couldn't feed or give her water past 9 PM and none that morning. She had her surgey in the morning and I picked her up a little over 24 hours later.

Once I got her home, she didnt even act like anything had happened. She was her usual self! There was one instance later on that night where she started screeching in pain when she peed, but I gave her some more of the pain meds the vet gave me and evverything was fine from there on out.

Good luck!

Answer 5

At 6 mos your puppy is old enough to be spayed. The price sounds about right to me. The vet will keep your puppy until she is fully alert. Then you can pick her up. You should just keep the area clean You probably don't need to medicate it except maybe with an antibiotic ointment if it looks a bit red. At about a week the visible stitches will need to come out unless the vet uses dissoluble stitches.

You will need to with hold water and food from about 10 pm the night before the scheduled surgery...

You've made a good decision to have her spayed.

Answer 6

well that is a perfect age for her to get spayed I did not heave to pay for it since we adopted her and the state was paying for it .
Well I was told not to give her anything to eat past 9 pm I took her in the morning to the vet and picked up after work around 5 pm her operation was at 9am so when I got her home she was tired did not eat she drank a little bit of water but she would throw up , she would spend most of the time in her bed sleeping it was all the meds in her system making her sick . so you will need to know that she won't be herself for couple of days following the operation but once that passes she'll come around like nothing happened .
My dog to this date comes and she'll lie down on her back and wants me to scratch her scar that she has I don't know why but she does it .
So anyway , don't worry it will be OK the dog will need couple of days to come around she will be throwing up and active a little bit sad but that normal . and besides you can always call the vet with any concerns.
I would recommend to make the apt. for like Friday so that you'll heave the whole weekend with the dog to help her and care for her .