Questions Re: Leader Dogs for the Blind & Accidently Bred 7 Month old Pitbull - Page 1

I have two questions to ask everyone on this board:

1st: Has anyone donated a pup/dog to Leader Dogs for the blind, deaf, etc? If so, what lines were used? How did the pup do? Did you pick which pup to donate or did Leader Dogs? If you choose, how did you decide which one was the best one for the job? One of my family members is planning on getting a dog from there (Michigan) for her daughter who is going deaf at the age of seventeen. Just curious.

2nd: I received some ugly news today from a close friend of mine regarding his seven month of Pitbull. His pitbull female accidently was bred to some stray. Looked to be a Pit mix? Any way, what is the best thing to do for her. She was hooked last night. The vet recommend to give her a morning after pill, but I have in the past, had a female who developed pyometra from the pill (unbalanced hormones?). My friend was thinking of spaying his girl, but would rather wait until she is out of heat. The vet is recommending to not spay her. Should he find a new vet? It sounds weird to me. I have no clue on what to tell him or what I would do in this case. Not sure if this matters but they were hooked for about 45 minutes or so.

Please no bashing as we both no she is way too young to have a litter and are hoping and praying she didn't take. On the other hand, if she does have the litter, what should he expect from a younger mom? We both have been looking over the internet almost all morning, but haven't found exactly what we are looking for I guess. We found that the mom may not take care of the pups, may kill the pups and could possibly not have any milk.  Any suggestions? I called my vet, and she recommend the pill or just to wait and hope for the best.

Thanks for any help!
RockyMud

 

Do a spay on that dog ASAP! As an owner of an APBT, I can say that the LAST thing the breed needs is another litter of puppies on the ground. There are enough in shelters and the likes. No reason to put out more sub-par dogs than neccessary.


Courtney

Thanks Courtney!
I just found it very odd that his vet recommend NOT to spay her. 


Another question: Has anyone had any major problems when spaying a female during her heat cycle?


Thanks again-
RockyMud

I hate to sound crass here, but spay the dog already. There could be a lot of things that COULD happen from spaying her but FAR more could happen by letting her have the puppies.

Courtney

I have no idea why he waited so long to spay her. I told him go against what his vet says. Pits are very hard to find good homes for and if he waits too long he could possibly have ten total instead of one. Thanks again Courtney!

RockyMud

The shelters in my state are filled with pits and pit mixes. They are the first to be put down often. They are also banned from several cities in my state. When idiots abandon them in the county I live in, though no fault of the dogs, they are almost summarily put down.

I don't know why a reputable vet would tell this person not to spay a dog who was just bred. Is he/she concerned about excessive bleeding because the dog is in heat? While some vets prefer not to spay during heat, I certainly think this is a time I would make an exception. Or, yes, he can give an injection to the dog and that will likely prevent pregnancy, but it will wreak some havoc on her cycle. Seems to me the responsible thing to do is just spay the dog.

Kelly,

He never really ask why I think. I just called the vet and asked why though. He said too much bleeding and she is what he would prefer to wait and spay due to her not being mature even yet. I said okay thanks. She has been in a crate in the house and only allow outside with a leash on now. He claims to not even know that she was in heat.
Regarding Leader Dogs, I have also heard from them that they do not want shepherds but their web sites says differently.

 

Hodie,
There are way too many Pits out there that need a great loving home. Some deserve better. The vet said too much bleeding would happen when he opens her up. Also he wants to make sure her body is mature enough to hand the surgery.

I can only tell him what I think and hope he gets her spayed ASAP even if I have to help with the cost. I will let you know what he decides. Hopefully he makes the right choice.

RockyMud

Your friend needs to take her to a new vet.  A 7month old pet female should be spayed already, between 4-6mos, before her first cycle.  Wait until she stops bleeding and get her spayed, if there is a pregnancy it will obviously be terminated and your friend does not have to worry about future accidents.  Spaying during a cycle presents some risks but most vets will spay while a female is in heat. 

At 7 months it was probably her first heat.  It is quite possible to not know that she was in heat.  She may have only bled a few spots.  I don't know what to tell you about spaying now.  I know that with some cats when they get spayed during their heat they just don't seem to be the same mentally.  It must have something to do with hormones being out of wack and not getting back to normal.  They used to be sweet now they've gone crazy.  I don't know about dogs.  Do the day after pill and don't worry about pyometria because, after her hormones are balanced and she's more mature, she'll be getting spayed.
                                                                                                                                                                                            Marcia