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My 8 month staffy pup has come into season. Don't know if I should get her spayed or not, read an article that if it's done can cause problems later on in life.does anyone not Spey there bitches.I don't intend to breed off her. Thanks
 
It's definitely better for the bitch's health to spay her. Some spay before their first season, this can cause urinary incontinence later on, or between seasons, ie 3 months after the last season. If a bitch in not spayed, the risk of her developing mammary tumours is increased as she gets older.
 
meandmrblue said:
My 8 month staffy pup has come into season. Don't know if I should get her spayed or not, read an article that if it's done can cause problems later on in life.does anyone not Spey there bitches.I don't intend to breed off her. Thanks
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Spay. Too many accidental litters about . . . particularly staffies - and there are rescues full of unwanted staffies. Please spay her.

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Our practice's current recommendation is to routinely spay bitches at six months before a first season or between the first and second seasons. Dog castration isn't usually recommended as routine but the benefits for bitches are much more clear cut. We see a LOT of pyos and horrid invasive mammary strip surgeries.

I'm not convinced by the urinary incontinence thing, plenty of entire bitches become incontinent, and the earlier they are spayed the greater the benefit in terms of reducing risk of mammary tumours.
 
Definitely spay. My jrt was spayed before her 1st season, she is now 14 and has no signs of urinary incontinence. I also had my springer spayed before her 1st season :)
 
Definitely spay. As well as the risks of unplanned pregnancy, tumours etc. pyometra can be fatal if left untreated and happens very quickly. Treatment is an emergency spay and usually very costly! The benefits for spay far outweigh any cons imo.
 
I would always spay if not breeding for the reasons above. My 5 year old bitch was spayed last November after one litter, her daughter will be going in to be done in December she is 18 months old.
 
Funny moment on Emmerdale a few months ago. Paddy the vet returned from a farm visit, he said "that dog hates me, I spayed HIM a few months ago" :D
 
I wanted to have a litter from the older bitch, she was 4 when she had the pups and I left her for one further season to fully recover from the litter. As they are GSDs I like them to finish growing before spaying , Freya didn't have her first season till 12 months old and as rgat is quite late I waited for her to have another to establish a pattern and make sure she is done at the best time, eg mid way between seasons.
 
meandmrblue said:
That's what I was thinking,wait till she's fully grown,unless she has any problems.
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Take into consideration that she is not a large breed as mentioned s her growth plates will fuse earlier, hence the different ages for neutering. This is the important factor in neutering, and as a smaller breed I personally would do her after her 1st season nw she is having on, the less seasons she has the lesser risk of mammary cancers later in life. But either way, spaying a bitch is imo, a health benefit considering the risks of leaving her entire.
 
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