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Ory&C · #33 10-07-2005, 08:28 AM

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You can't really tell by just her weight. You would have to check out her body structure and measure her pelvic area to see if she could deliver a puppy.

I have to say I completely agree with that. It's not all about weight, structure of the body is much more important.

I heard you talking about spaying a female before. I have to tell you that I was always completely for it, but not anymore. Nobody will ever convince me to do so again (I'll just make sure I'm careful in those days). My female was spayed at 6 months and had serious problems with holding her urine afterward. She had to take medicine every day of her life. Within years it got worse. My vet (and any honest vet will tell u the same) said it actually happens very often and there's not much they can do. Quite a few friends had the same problem with their females.....

All the best!
Christina

luv4mygirls · #34 10-07-2005, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ory&C

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You can't really tell by just her weight. You would have to check out her body structure and measure her pelvic area to see if she could deliver a puppy.

I have to say I completely agree with that. It's not all about weight, structure of the body is much more important.

I heard you talking about spaying a female before. I have to tell you that I was always completely for it, but not anymore. Nobody will ever convince me to do so again (I'll just make sure I'm careful in those days). My female was spayed at 6 months and had serious problems with holding her urine afterward. She had to take medicine every day of her life. Within years it got worse. My vet (and any honest vet will tell u the same) said it actually happens very often and there's not much they can do. Quite a few friends had the same problem with their females.....

All the best!
Christina

if you ever have a dog with pyometra you'll change your tune. i've seen a few dog's with incontinece problems after being spayed but i've seen way more dog's never have that problem after a spay. a friends pit bull had a problem with holding her urine and then when she was spayed the problem went away. for me, having my female spayed is not about preventing pregnancy it's about preventing pyometra and cancers. my 8 year old pointer ended up with cancer and it was heart breaking.