Spaying (tilly)

[kim & Tilly]

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I was thinking of getting Tilly spayed as im never going to breed from her..

But, is it

1) A good idea

2) would it benefit her?

3) would it cause problems with her racing?

Please give me your comments...good or bad

 

[kim & Tilly]

please reply i really would like some advice

Im not sure if i should have her spayed or not :wacko:

 

[slimfast]

I was thinking of getting Tilly spayed as im never going to breed from her..
But, is it

1) A good idea

2) would it benefit her?

3) would it cause problems with her racing?

Please give me your comments...good or bad

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1 its a good idea

2 yes it will benefit you both

3 it will not cause any problems with her racing

 

[kim & Tilly]

I was thinking of getting Tilly spayed as im never going to breed from her..
But, is it

1) A good idea

2) would it benefit her?

3) would it cause problems with her racing?

Please give me your comments...good or bad

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1 its a good idea

2 yes it will benefit you both

3 it will not cause any problems with her racing

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Thank you :thumbsup:

Should i wait till racing is over ? how long will she take to recover and be able to race again

 

[lalena]

how old is she? imo i think that if spaying is to be done, that the bitch has had at least one, preferably two or three seasons for the sake of her maturity, as bitches who havent had a season tend to stay almost puppyish.

the best time to spay is in the middle of two seasons (if tilly is a 6mth'er, have it done 3mths after her last season) this is when a bitch is generally fittest and best conditioned.

 

[kim & Tilly]

how old is she? imo i think that if spaying is to be done, that the bitch has had at least one, preferably two or three seasons for the sake of her maturity, as bitches who havent had a season tend to stay almost puppyish.the best time to spay is in the middle of two seasons (if tilly is a 6mth'er, have it done 3mths after her last season) this is when a bitch is generally fittest and best conditioned.

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She is 15 months and has had one season over christmas/new year

She has just passed for racing so i would like her to do a few races and go back to it after she has been done

 

[mikadene]

I was thinking of getting Tilly spayed as im never going to breed from her..
But, is it

1) A good idea

2) would it benefit her?

3) would it cause problems with her racing?

Please give me your comments...good or bad

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Hello Tilly,

I hate to speak against another poster but I disagree when spaying comes to the discussion. My daughter is a Vet Nurse and had her Whippet cross spayed and she just couldn't keep the weight off her. Her racing carreer most certainly finished that same season which was a shame. all her hormones went to pot. Now she has to have a special diet for obese dogs. My daughter lost interest in racing after that. Many folks will advocate spaying and nuetering just to keep the ammount of puppies being born, but an owner that keeps her eye on the bitch is better in my eyes.

It's just my own experience and I don't like to speak against anyone but if it's what you want you have the final say.

 

[lalena]

well, if shes regular, she wont be far from her next season, so i'd wait until after that, BUT do you know her family history? how regular her mother/sisters etc are? if they go longer between seasons than 6mths, chances are tilly may be the same, so in theory could be done now, as some bitches can go for a year between seasons.

as mikadene said, spaying can cause problems like weight gain as well as incontinance in later life but the flipside is that you wont have phantoms, pyo etc.

 

[kim & Tilly]

I was thinking of getting Tilly spayed as im never going to breed from her..
But, is it

1) A good idea

2) would it benefit her?

3) would it cause problems with her racing?

Please give me your comments...good or bad

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Hello Tilly,

I hate to speak against another poster but I disagree when spaying comes to the discussion. My daughter is a Vet Nurse and had her Whippet cross spayed and she just couldn't keep the weight off her. Her racing carreer most certainly finished that same season which was a shame. all her hormones went to pot. Now she has to have a special diet for obese dogs. My daughter lost interest in racing after that. Many folks will advocate spaying and nuetering just to keep the ammount of puppies being born, but an owner that keeps her eye on the bitch is better in my eyes.

It's just my own experience and I don't like to speak against anyone but if it's what you want you have the final say.

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Very interesting.... i didnt know it causes these problems she loves racing so i wouldnt want her to put on so much weight she couldnt do it...

At the moment she is well covered (30lbs) and could do with losing some allready

i think more research is needed, before i decide

 

[kim & Tilly]

well, if shes regular, she wont be far from her next season, so i'd wait until after that, BUT do you know her family history? how regular her mother/sisters etc are? if they go longer between seasons than 6mths, chances are tilly may be the same, so in theory could be done now, as some bitches can go for a year between seasons.as mikadene said, spaying can cause problems like weight gain as well as incontinance in later life   but the flipside is that you wont have phantoms, pyo etc.

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No i dont know any thing much about her history, the breeder isnt to helpful in that respect...so as she has only had one season so far i really dont know when the next one is coming..

She had a bad time with her first (realluy bad tummy etc) so i was thinking of her, when i thought about her being spayed...

 

[Louise_Simon]

Hi Kim

Daisy is having her first season at the moment, well she should be over it but it seems to be dragging on, how long was it for Tilly 21 days or more and did her nipples become more prominante?

I am thinking of having Daisy speyed as she has been miserable now for weeks and I'm not sure we want her to have another season let alone puppies

Lou and Daisy

 

[kim & Tilly]

Hi Kim
Daisy is having her first season at the moment, well she should be over it but it seems to be dragging on, how long was it for Tilly 21 days or more and did her nipples become more prominante?

I am thinking of having Daisy speyed as she has been miserable now for weeks and I'm not sure we want her to have another season let alone puppies

Lou and Daisy

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It did seem to go on forever 4 weeks or something, and yes she now has proper boobies (giggle) (w00t)

Perhaps the first one is the worse, maybe it settles down after that???

 

[Louise_Simon]

It did seem to go on forever 4 weeks or something, and yes she now has proper boobies (giggle) (w00t)

Perhaps the first one is the worse, maybe it settles down after that???

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Cheers for that Kim :thumbsup:

 

[lalena]

poor baby shame the breeder isnt helpful :angry: knowing a family history can be vital. i've told my pup owners that i want to know whatever problems crop up, and had a similar relationship with the people we bought amber from.

in consolation, in my experience, the first season is usually harder, with the following seasons less traumatic. if her second season is just as hard on her, then yes, spaying probably would be better.

 

[kim & Tilly]

poor baby   shame the breeder isnt helpful :angry: knowing a family history can be vital. i've told my pup owners that i want to know whatever problems crop up, and had a similar relationship with the people we bought amber from.in consolation, in my experience, the first season is usually harder, with the following seasons less traumatic. if her second season is just as hard on her, then yes, spaying probably would be better.

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I think that is the best thing to do...

The breeder has now got rid of all her dogs, as she has a full time job....

I sent her tillys racing passport to sign, and she did ring to ask what it was all about, but i dont feel ok asking about stuff...iykwim

I wish she was more approachable, beans breeder (paul) is but i have no problems at the mo with her, and would like to breed from her at some point in the future, when she is well over 2, maybe about 3 (when i know lots more)

 

[lalena]

thats good. plus, paul will be able to advise you when looking for a stud (compatable bloodlines etc)

if you do breed, around 2yrs is good for a first litter :thumbsup:

 

[Rae]

Star, Leia & Tie are speyed and they didnt put on weight afterwards - infact Leia is like a toast rack - I cant keep weight on her (w00t)

Try posting in racing section to see if any of the racers have got speyed bitches?

 

[clairej810]

Hi Kim

Obviously it's your choice whether to spay or not. Personally I prefer to spay / neuter for health / puppy reasons. If she had a tough time with her season, it might be better to spay - but then again it may get easier.

I don't know what effect it would have on racing

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[Trish]

i had my two spayed on the same day.

millie was 1 year 4 months and had had 1 season, she was fine after surgery,but as since put a lot of weight on.

phoebe was 6 months old ,never had a season,she took a lot longer to get over the surgery,is definatley very puppyish, and still is at times ,she is 1 year 7 month.

she as not put any weight on.

 

[BeeJay]

I've had 4 speyed bitches and only one of them went fat and she was a foodie before.

There are several people who've opted for having their racing bitches speyed due to them having phantoms and very difficult seasons. Those bitches are racing very well. I hope that they'll see your post and reply to you.

One less thing that you have to think about when you have dogs.

Are you going to Gloucester on Sunday? If so see you there Kim.