Dogs having her first season

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I think we have for over the bleeding stage, she must've bled for about a week, week before she was bleeding she was showing signs by eg. Licking herself a lot

Anyway, I don't want her to go through it again, so I want to spay her. She became depressed and very sad and lethargic.

But iv just phoned the vets.. £170! Is that the norm?

It goes on weight for the anesthetic when I phoned to enquire about my bully they wanted to charge £265.

Yep. Ours quoted that but it ended up being about £250 because of extras in recovery (she was feeling a bit sorry for herself and being sick).

if you receive certain benefits, you can get them spayed for a lot less. Look at the dogs trust/PDSA/RSPCA sites for their voucher scheme...

The range in my practice is £160 to £360 weight range we do is 2kg to 75kg hence the large range. It takes about 40 minutes so you need a vet to do the surgery and a nurse to monitor the anaesthetic for this time.

Is it generally a simililar cost to get a dog neutered? what sort of age should they be?

Skies - it's worht checking your Council dog warden. Some Councils offer neutering vouchers. Dogs Trust also have subsidised neutering schemes - enquire at your nearest centre, or try Blue Cross also.

I receive no benefits, nada, not child tax credits even. I'm screwed and going to have to fork out arnt I?

Is it normal for her to be so depressed? She's always for the sad eyes now and has lost weight

Some bitches do go off their food and are very clingy - not unusual.

The cost is something you would factor in as part of owning a bitch - it's certainly worth trying some of the suggestions I've previously mentioned if you are really short of money. You could also ask your vet if they are willing to be paid in instalments. If you are really desperate, try some of your local all breed rescues - most will bend over backwards to help genuine dog owners who are trying to prevent yet more unwanted pups entering the world.

The cost of not spaying should also be considered - have you thought about managing an unwanted pregnancy, or the costs and very high risks associated with pyometra? Mammary tumours are also more common in unspayed bitches.

We def

We definatly want to get her spayed, thank you, we have at least 3 months (after her season) until her vet will spay her

I didn't realise the cost depended on the weight of the dog. Mine is 5 Kilos and it cost £147, including pain relief medication and a tin of prescription dog food. Plus 2 after care appts. And the plastic collar.