pitbullmamaliz wrote:She's about 6 months old. Not sure if boy dogs are acting more interested - she's all about all dogs and will strain to go play with them. So I have no idea if they're doing the same! Hopefully she'll be a late bloomer, I don't wanna have to deal with a cranky, white, bleeding dog.
Thanks for the info so far!
pitbullmamaliz wrote:Nope, she's an only dog. She has three feline siblings, but they're all fixed.
dogcrazyjen wrote:I took Tess in, and they wouldn't spay her because she had only been out of heat 2 weeks. Her first heat was 16 months. She is still swollen in her teats, but her back end is back to normal. My friend thought she might be going through a false pregnancy. We do not have a fenced yard, and she is either on leash or in the house, so I cannot imagine that she could be pregnant, unless she is going to give birth to the next messiah or Jack spontaniously grew some balls.
pitbullmamaliz
Patch, you left out the number of months in which your girls generally go into heat!
And why would a vet choose to not spay during a heat? The vet tech said we have to wait a month afterwards due to them bleeding more easily - is that why?
dogcrazyjen wrote:I took Tess in, and they wouldn't spay her because she had only been out of heat 2 weeks. Her first heat was 16 months. She is still swollen in her teats, but her back end is back to normal. My friend thought she might be going through a false pregnancy. We do not have a fenced yard, and she is either on leash or in the house, so I cannot imagine that she could be pregnant, unless she is going to give birth to the next messiah or Jack spontaniously grew some balls.
Patch O' Pits wrote:As to why exactly some choose not to.... I've heard a couple of different answers but honestly don't know for sure. I heard there may be more bleeding and is also more expensive
katiek0417 wrote:I had to get two of my cats spayed when they were in heat (anyone who has had to listen to a cat in heat will understand why I chose to do this during as opposed to after their heat cycle). I was told by my vet that the reason it costs more is because it is a more complicated procedure in that there was more blood (due to more blood vessels having to be tied off)....I don't know how similar it is in dogs...
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