Hi there,
We rehomed a three year old small breed bitch at the beginning of the year. Very hard at first but now couldn't imagine life without her .
She's not neutered and, at our vet's advice, we waited until she'd had a season with us (so we knew exact timings of her cycle) before booking her in for the op, which is in a few weeks' time.
No issues here from my side, we have neutered rescue cats and I am strongly pro the op in general, however during general dog-walking chit chat in the park we encountered some pretty strong opinions about keeping dogs intact. It's not something you really hear about cats, imo, and I was a bit shocked by the feelings involved.
Just wondering if this is common in the dog owning community and whether you had yours spayed? If so why/why not? As a bit of further background, we are due to the inbreeding in the breed we have, our vet told us that our dog wouldn't be able to give birth without a c-section . So we are not looking to have puppies, sadly.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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VisionsofJohanna · 07/10/2016 08:32
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