November 20th, 2008
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Spay your female puppy at six months of age and you reduce her risk of mammary gland (breast) cancer to zero. One in four unspayed females will get breast cancer – it’s that simple. |
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I fully agree with spaying (and Neutering) your pets. However, I beg you, do not do this before they are 5-6 months old. My puppy Tala now has bladder issues due to the fact she was spayed under 2 months old. Thanks.
You make SUCH an important point, Jennifer. I’ve suddenly come across some compelling evidence that we are spaying and neutering ALL our dogs way too young. I’ll go a step beyond what I wrote in the tip and say wait until about a year, of age – or after a female’s first heat – so the youngsters get the full benefit of their growth hormones. The bulletin board opening page of my website has a scholarly article linked that shows the correlation between early spay neuter (meaning the traditional 6 months of age) and drastic joint problems and even cancer. I’ll be addressing this on my radio shows in the months to come – thanks for joining the conversation!
Spay your female puppy before six months of age and you reduce her risk of mammary gland (breast) cancer to zero. http://tinyurl.com/6q6hy3
I agree with spaying dogs at an appropriate age, but spaying will not eliminate the risk of a dog getting mammary cancer, if done before the fourth heat occurs (at which point even if the dog is spayed the risk is still the same as an unaltered female dog) the risk will be reduced, but as long as there are body parts, those body parts could potentially get cancer. Of course spaying dramatically reduces this risk, that shouldn’t be undermined, but the risk still exists, it’s just not nearly as high as with an non spayed female dog.
The statistics I have seen show the risk of mammary cancer going up if the dog is spayed after even one heat cycle – not four. But in any case, bitches kept for breeding by good breeders do, sadly, have this increased risk so you must do breast exams on them just as human women should do themselves! When caught early, surgery and radiation or chemotherapy can often prolong life or even cure the cancer (similar to humans, also).