A c-section and spay instead of labor.
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183 days ago
Windy
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I have a female german shepherd that is expecting puppies within the next few weeks. A dog show breeder that we got her from and that helped us breed her wants us to have the vet perform a c-section and a spay instead of having her go through the birthing process. She has had 3 other litters before this, 2 with the breeder, 1 with us, about 6 months ago. The first 2 litters she had, there were no problems at all during the pregnancy and the delivery. With the 3rd litter, there was some minor problems during the delivery, a great deal of it was because of our inexperience, since this was our first litter.
The breeder wants us to have the vet perform a c-section and a spay, in order to avoid any complications and just to get it over with. The female is a little older than what would be ideal for birthing, and before we bred her this last time we let her become overweight. We really have no problem with having the procedure done, but we are worried about whether she will be able to nurse the babies if she has it done.
One or two vets we have spoken to say that she won't be able to nurse for more than a few weeks at the most, the breeder and quit a few other vets that we have talked to said that she won't have any trouble nursing them after the surgery because they would give her some kind of medication that will help make sure that she can nurse them.
Has anyone had experience with this kind of situation? Should the female still be able to nurse her babies even after the surgery is done?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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182 days ago
WeLoveOur7Dogs
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Absolutely! What will be a little confusing is when she wakes up they will be there. It shouldn't be too much of a problem though as this isn't her first litter, so she should know what babies are when she sees them! Having her spayed at the same time will save her having another surgery later on. Can I ask why her litters are so close together? I was under the impression that for a bitch to be healthy and not "wear out her parts" she should NEVER be bred more than once a year. Just curious as to why she had a litter 6 months ago and now again. Good Luck |
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182 days ago
Windy
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Thank you,
We actually had no intention of breeding her this second time, and were actually planning on getting her fixed after the first litter had grown up some more. This was why we let her get a little overweight in the first place. It was the breeder that we got her from and helped us breed her the first time that wanted us to breed her this second time.
Of the first litter, 3 out of 4 puppies are high quality show dogs, which is extremely rare, and was part of the reason he wanted to breed her again. The fact that she is such an excellent and natural mother was another reason she was bred again. Another factor was her age, as I mentioned she is a little older than we would have liked. He was afraid that if he waited for her next heat cycle to come around next year, she would be to old for him to willingly and safely breed her again.
Of course, this will be her last litter.
Thank you again for your response.
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169 days ago
pitbullylove
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No dog should be bred THREE times!!! Poor dog!
Yes, spay NOW and don't allow her to have the puppies. It's the right thing to do. |
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168 days ago
Windy
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Thank you for your reply.
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