could you?

Question

could u spay a dog any age?

Answer 1

There have been early spays done as early as six weeks, if I remember correctly, but it's usually done after the dog is a few months old. After that, it's a matter of if the dog is healthy enough to undergo the surgery.

Answer 2

There is a certain age a puppy has to reach before they can be spayed (I think it is 6 months, but it may depend on the breed). After that, they can be spayed at any age. Talk to your vet about spaying young dogs, though.

Answer 3

In theory, a female dog can be spayed at any age. Researchers at the University of California have studied sexual development in dogs by spaying beagle puppies before they were born, and then watching them develop. I met some of these dogs as young adults, and they were fine.

In some places, the law says that any dog must be spayed before leaving an animal shelter, no matter what her age. This means that puppies as young as 8 weeks are spayed. This is to ensure that the pups don't contribute to overpopulation by creating litters of puppies.

Most veterinarians recommend that a female dog be 5-6 months old before being spayed, as this gives the dog a chance to develop a little more.

Some vets are suggesting that a female should go through one heat before being spayed, to prevent spay incontinence. This problem of "dribbling" urine is more common in some breeds such as Doberman females. Of course, this means she needs to be closely supervised, so that she doesn't accidentally get bred.

Dogs who are spayed before their first heat have very good protection against breast cancer, and, of course, complete protection against uterine problems such as pyometria. The protection against breast cancer decreases with every heat cycle the dog goes through, until after 2, spaying gives no protection. If the dog is bred, spaying won't protect her against breast cancer.

On the upper end, an elderly dog may not be a good candidate for any major surgery involving a general anesthetic because her health is failing. So, it could be too late to spay her at that point.

Check with your veterinarian to see when he or she feels your dog should be spayed. All pet dogs should be spayed or neutered unless you are part of a responsible breeding program designed to improve the quality of your breed.

Answer 4

No. If you spay too young, and have a tiny pup, say at 2 months, like someone said earlier, you run the risk of them dying if they have a reaction to the anesthesia. I never spay before 6 months.

Back in the day when I bred Maltese, I had a couple buy a little girl from me. Very loving people. They listened to her vet, had her spayed at 4 months at his recommendation, and nearly lost her!

My little chi that I have now, is 7 months old, and 3 lbs, you couldn't pay me enough to risk her life that way. She's way to important to me, for me to put her life in some arrogant vet's hands before she has enough size to pull through if something goes wrong.

Smaller toy breed pups are too small, and don't have enough reserve.

Answer 5

I would consult with the vet to see what they think and see if the dog is healthy enough to get spayed.
I would think that you can - possibly up to a certain age - and there would not be any problems.

Answer 6

no it has to be like 6 months old....you can get it spayed at the humane society at 4 months though! good decision to spay!!

Answer 7

As young as 2 months (depending on breed) and as old as they can get while still remaining healthy enough for surgery.