When to spay a dog for pyometra protection?
More research is needed to confirm this. Spaying later in life may be less likely to confer protection, than spaying at a very early age. Spaying at any age offers your dog almost complete protection against pyometra afterwards.
Is it safe to spay a female Labrador Retriever?
But what is clear from recent studies, is that there are risks as well as benefits, to spaying your bitch. Before you whisk your female labrador down to the vet, we need to look now at the other side of the coin. Some research has shown that spaying may in some respects, be disadvantageous to your dogs health.
Can a female Labrador Retriever have a hysterectomy?
In the female, this would be either spaying a labrador retriever (medically referred to as ovariohysterectomy); a hysterectomy, in which only the uterus is removed; or a tubal ligation. These are different surgeries, but each one will prevent future pregnancies if done correctly.
How long does vaginal bleeding in Labrador Retriever last?
Often there is a sudden influx of male dogs around the home and yard. These dogs leave numerous droppings and spray plants and trees with urine in an attempt to mark their new found territory. Owners also need to contend with the vaginal bleeding that typically lasts for 4 to 13 days.
What does it mean when your dog’s uterus is infected?
Pyometra is a fancy way of saying your dog’s uterus is infected. Pyometra is a nasty infection of the uterus that is almost always fatal if not treated immediately and aggressively. It is incredibly painful for the dog in question, and it is bad, bad, bad news. I cannot stress that enough because it is also 100% preventable.
More research is needed to confirm this. Spaying later in life may be less likely to confer protection, than spaying at a very early age. Spaying at any age offers your dog almost complete protection against pyometra afterwards.
But what is clear from recent studies, is that there are risks as well as benefits, to spaying your bitch. Before you whisk your female labrador down to the vet, we need to look now at the other side of the coin. Some research has shown that spaying may in some respects, be disadvantageous to your dogs health.
What to do if your dog has an infection after a spay?
Follow your veterinarian’s instructions on keeping the incision site clean to help minimize the possibility of infection. Usually, internal sutures, or stitches, are used to close the opening from spay surgery, so you will not be able to see visible stitches. Still, if infected or bothered, the sutures could open.
