This condition requires emergency surgery and, if not caught early enough, can result in deadly consequences. Mammary Cancer — Approximately 1 in 4 dogs who are not spayed will develop breast cancer. It is not uncommon for female dogs to be bred while in heat, even unintentionally. The scent of a dog in season is a powerful one and can attract males from miles around. Consider the following:. Birthing and raising a litter can be considerably taxing on your dog, depending on her overall physical condition and health.
The financial and personal investment an owner must make to raise puppies is substantial. Sometimes Caesarean sections are necessary or puppies must be bottle fed by you! About 2. This number could be drastically reduced if owners spayed and neutered their pets. Despite popular myths, there are no health benefits to allowing your dog to have a litter of puppies or go through a heat cycle before spaying.
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About Cookies Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. When an animal is in season, there is an increased blood supply to both the uterus and the ovaries.
Dogs can be desexed whilst they are in season, but generally we try to do the surgery 8 weeks after the start of their last oestrous cycle. This can be difficult. Most ovulate and are receptive around the eleventh day of oestrus. The discharge will then be less bloody and the female will be actively looking for a male. However, ovulation may occur either early or late during the "heat" cycle.
A male dog is mature for mating possibly from 4 months onwards but generally, it is considered at about 6 months. Both tests can be performed at the veterinary practice. The serum progesterone test gives a very good indication of when mating is most likely to be successful and is useful for females that have a history of unsuccessful mating or for breeding dogs that have to travel a considerable distance to the male dog. Surprisingly, male dogs appear to be more stress sensitive than females during mating.
Successful matings are more common when the male dog is in its own environment. For this reason, females are usually taken to the male dog's home for breeding. The time of mating is extremely critical and it is highly recommended that you have tested your female to determine the optimal days for breeding. For most females, the best time for breeding is between the tenth and fourteenth day of oestrus. However, some females ovulate as early as the third or fourth day or as late as the eighteenth day.
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