That sounds like it may be a harder surgery?
To prevent breeding is a good reason to neuter but preventing reproductive cancer is another. I'd think the sow or any other female pet could still contract uterine cancer that way? I've seen cases where the vet only removed part of the uterus so the "stump" remaining got infected. It seems safer to do a full spay to me. If the pet is cleared for surgery.
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Originally Posted by khptown  This is interesting. I always heard that you can spay a dog while she is pregnant. I didn't know that would abort the puppies. I always thought that they can spay while pregnant so that the animal can still have their young. Huh? Well, I guess you learn something new everyday. Is there a way to spay so that only the ovaries are removed. Wouldn't that allow the animals not to go into heat cycles anymore and not release eggs to prohibit pregnancies, while leaving the uterus? Just questions. I'd hate to give Maybelle more ideas for more stories though. Kind of like tieing a woman's tubes, and not giving her a hysterectomy. |