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by jimbo1710 on 23 June 2012 - 20:06

hello,
Our 10 month old girl is two weeks in to her first heat. What i'm wondering if it would be okay to get her fixed after her first heat, or should we wait? Our vet wanted to do it before she was 6 months old.

by macrowe1 on 23 June 2012 - 21:06

Fixing a large breed dog before 6 months old is ridiculous. I like to wait until they're 14 months or so, but just for growth and development. If she's 10 months, had a first heat, it'll be fine to spay after it.

by TingiesandTails on 24 June 2012 - 00:06

...If you want her to fully mature wait until after 24 months...

by Nans gsd on 24 June 2012 - 01:06

No it is NOT OK to fix her during heat cycle; I recommend between 2 and 3 years old if you can wait, if not 6-8 weeks after her heat cycle.

by trixx on 24 June 2012 - 01:06

i would wait a minium of 1 month after heat cycle is done to fix her.

by jimbo1710 on 24 June 2012 - 13:06

i am going to wait for 2 months after she is out of heat. I was just wondering if fixing her when she is around 13 months old would be really bad for her development, or not so bad.

by DebiSue on 24 June 2012 - 16:06

Wait until she is 2yrs old. She is too young. She needs the heat cycles for her growth plates to mature. It's a pain in the butt, I know but it will be better for her.

by jimbo1710 on 24 June 2012 - 17:06

will it be harder on her when she is two compared to earlier? I'm talking about will she have more pain, slower healing or more risk of complications from the surgery?

by DebiSue on 25 June 2012 - 12:06

As long as she is healthy, she will heal quickly and as for pain they are usually over it in one to two days. She will feel like jumping and playing but I would restrict her bouncing around for a good week. No jumping up on furniture, no swimming or hard chasing of balls etc. You will be surprised how quickly she will recover. Dogs handle pain much differently than we do. Listen to what your vet says regarding activity after spaying. Some vets want to do it earlier either because it's easier on them (the vets) or because they don't think you can keep her from getting pregnant. A good vet will tell you to wait until she is 2 years old.

by seeofred on 25 June 2012 - 21:06

Why would you like to fix her if she is not showing any signs of health issues (bad hips, bad elbows, developing tumor, etc)?
If you really have to fix her (for non health reasons) make it at 2+ years.

I know this is a touchy and maybe personal subject so I apologize in advance if this questions has offended anyone but, would you like to be spayed or neutered if you are in a good health (physical and mental)?

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