I have 2 female pit bulls about 11 months to a year and they started their heat cycle. I want to spay them but was wondering if they are able to get spayed while in heat or do i have to wait? Also, one of the dogs escaped and was stuck with the neighbors dog. they said he is not neutered so my question is ... if she only mated once what are the chances of her being pregnant? thank you for your time.
(People can be really mean on here ... so PLEASE do not get angry. I was really careful when i noticed they were starting their heat cycles because i know they try to escape)
Yes you can. However, the surgical procedure is higher risk than the tradional spay on a female who is out of season. The most common reasons for increased surgical complexity are due to swollen, fragile tissues and the increased blood flow to the reproductive organs. The most significant surgical risk is potentially excessive blood loss. In addition, some dogs may be a little "flat" after the surgery due to the large hormone swing they may experience.
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For the above reasons, ideally, you should wait until a female's heat is over (approximately 1 month after it started) to have her spayed. If you are still considering having your dog spayed while she is in heat, I would recommend deferring to your veterinarian's preference. Some vets may increase the cost of the spay due to the additional time and anaesthesia required to complete the surgery due to the aforementioned complexities.
Certain dog breeds who are prone to bleeding disorders such as Von Willenbrand's disease should never be spayed while in heat due to uncontrollable bleeding.
It is absolutely NOT true that a female dog in heat can become pregnant for a short period after being spayed if she had both her ovaries and uterus removed. However, it is true that the female may still produce reproductive hormones and phermones in decreasing amounts for a time after surgery. As such, she should be kept away from any intact males. Flirtation and mounting behavior may result in injury to the female due to fresh surgical incisions and swollen tissues
They CAN. Most Vets will wait until AFTER the heat is over. That's why it's best to fix BEFORE the FIRST heat.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Chances she successfully mated are high. Abort her pregnancy if she IS pregnant, we don't need any more Pit Bull mutts in this world.
Don't tell me not to get angry. When I have to euthanize YOUR dogs because you were too stupid to keep a damn eye on your dog while in heat, then I WILL get angry and have a right to be.
Yes they can be but most vets will charge an additional fee for it. But also most vets will charge the same additional fee if their pregnant so go figure. If they were stuck then she is almost certainly pregnant. And really is it such a bad thing that she got to have some fun before being spayed?
A dog can be spayed while in heat, but most Vets won't do it. It is harder on the dog to do it then. Yes, she could be pregnant the first time. Vets also will not, usually, abort the fetuses. That makes it even harder on the dog.
You CAN do it, but it isn't recommended. It will cost more, and there's a lot more risk to the surgery. It's much better to wait until after their heat cycles are done.
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Yes, you can get dogs spayed while they're in heat (or even while they're pregnant); it will just cost you a bit more, is all.
Yes, it will cost more. They will give her a dog abortion if she is pregnant. And she probably is. Most dogs dont get "stuck" and not get preg.
My dog was spayed during her heat cycle.
You can be almost 99,9% sure she's pregnant, and you should obviously have been more careful than you were, but I'm not going to scold you.
You can spay during a heat, and if you are in the US, it probably isn't a problem finding a vet that will do so, but it is best to wait and spay between two heats. If this was my dog, I would take her to the vet for abortion injections. Make sure your vet uses the new type of injections, as these have less side-effects. If you can't find a vet that uses the new type, then insist on getting an antibiotics treatment for your dog together with the abortion treatment, as the old type injections increase the risk of pyometra.
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Then, once your dogs are over their heat cycles, you can get them spayed.
