HMKK
Jr Member
Hello again,
Grateful for past help on this forum, I would like to tap into the collective wisdom again:
Our rescue Dobergirl is now 5 1/2 months old and doing great. The problem is with the rescue organization we adopted her from.
When I signed the adoption contract, I agreed to having her spayed a 6 months of age, but I have learned a few things since then and would like to delay the procedure. Tessa's vet is recommending to let her go through 1 heat and then spay 1 month after that - this way she will have proper hormone balance while she is still growing, we are minimizing the risk of joint issues and spay incontinence (issues our first rescue dobergirl suffered from and that I would like to avoid), while still keeping the risk of mammary tumors down. It seems like a prudent course of action.
My objective is to make the best possible decision for long-term health and well-being for our pup. Unfortunately, the rescue agency disagrees and has been prodding me to get the spay appointment set up ASAP. Their only concern seems to be avoidance of unwanted pups at all cost - never mind the insult that they concurrently are asserting that I cannot be responsible to keep her safe from impregnation. I am confide t that I can - this pup is never out of the house unsupervised or in an uncontrolled environment.
Does anyone have experience with this kind of situation and any advice on how best to navigate through this?
Thank you in advance!
Grateful for past help on this forum, I would like to tap into the collective wisdom again:
Our rescue Dobergirl is now 5 1/2 months old and doing great. The problem is with the rescue organization we adopted her from.
When I signed the adoption contract, I agreed to having her spayed a 6 months of age, but I have learned a few things since then and would like to delay the procedure. Tessa's vet is recommending to let her go through 1 heat and then spay 1 month after that - this way she will have proper hormone balance while she is still growing, we are minimizing the risk of joint issues and spay incontinence (issues our first rescue dobergirl suffered from and that I would like to avoid), while still keeping the risk of mammary tumors down. It seems like a prudent course of action.
My objective is to make the best possible decision for long-term health and well-being for our pup. Unfortunately, the rescue agency disagrees and has been prodding me to get the spay appointment set up ASAP. Their only concern seems to be avoidance of unwanted pups at all cost - never mind the insult that they concurrently are asserting that I cannot be responsible to keep her safe from impregnation. I am confide t that I can - this pup is never out of the house unsupervised or in an uncontrolled environment.
Does anyone have experience with this kind of situation and any advice on how best to navigate through this?
Thank you in advance!