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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Mark, I read the acvs article you linked and agree with everything in it with the exception that they said
I've found that most of these require multiple surgeries and/or the ulcerate and drain to the point the owners elect euthanasia. In my opinion elective euthanasia due to a malignant tumor is just a fatal as the tumor causing organ failure and death.
More than a quarter of unspayed female dogs will develop a mammary tumor during their lifetime. The risk is much lower for spayed female dogs, male dogs, and cats of either gender. In female dogs, 50% of mammary tumors are benign and 50% are malignant. However, few of the malignant mammary tumors are fatal.
I've found that most of these require multiple surgeries and/or the ulcerate and drain to the point the owners elect euthanasia. In my opinion elective euthanasia due to a malignant tumor is just a fatal as the tumor causing organ failure and death.
