| Accidental mating
A neighbor of ours has a 3 year old female Rottie of questionable heritage, and they swear they didn't know she was in heat last week. She is allowed LOTS of freedom, and hence, her owner found her "locked" with a mutt, and now they assume she is pregnant.
I expressed my concerns about why they had never had "Roxy" spayed, and they said "Well, we just didn't think about it".... I told them about all the problems with poor breeding, etc., and they seemed to get a little concerned about what had happened. They do not have 'net access, so as their "proxy", they have a few questions...
Is there such a thing as a dog abortion?? Would a vet spay a female who is already pregnant, thus killing the puppies(embryos, I guess)?? Would the hormones that cause the bitch to go into heat cause problems during (and after) spaying?
The owners seem to want to do something NOW, and I find it sad they didn't think of this before, but it is really none of my business to be judging another. They asked my advice, and I have absolutely NO experience with female dogs, because the only one I ever had, Gisela, I had the sense to spay her immediately after we got her, about 2 weeks before her cycle was to begin..
Any thoughts???  |