Question for DMV Doug on spayed
I have a 3 month old female Collie pup (Sasha). I have heard that waiting a little longer then 6 months is better for development and others said to do it at 6 months to help prevent health issues. ...
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Someone needs to be the smart @!#
Why would you want to hit your pup with a spade (spading)?
Now here is something helpful (unfortunately there is no citation for these data)
https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/mammary-tumors
Mammary tumors are more common in female dogs that are either not spayed or were spayed after 2 years of age. The risk of a dog developing a mammary tumor is 0.5% if spayed before their first heat (approximately 6 months of age), 8% after their first heat, and 26% after their second heat. Cats spayed before 6 months of age have a 7-times reduced risk of developing mammary cancer and spaying at any age reduces the risk of mammary tumors by 40% to 60% in cats.
Why would you want to hit your pup with a spade (spading)?
Now here is something helpful (unfortunately there is no citation for these data)
https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/mammary-tumors
Mammary tumors are more common in female dogs that are either not spayed or were spayed after 2 years of age. The risk of a dog developing a mammary tumor is 0.5% if spayed before their first heat (approximately 6 months of age), 8% after their first heat, and 26% after their second heat. Cats spayed before 6 months of age have a 7-times reduced risk of developing mammary cancer and spaying at any age reduces the risk of mammary tumors by 40% to 60% in cats.
