Has anyone here had their female dog spayed during a heat cycle? Lucy has an appointment tomorrow morning, and she seems to have decided over the weekend to go ahead and start her next heat cycle NOW instead of in October, like she promised me it would be!  So, she is in the first 5 - 7 days of this thing now. I called the St Francis Animal Hospital (that's where she and Bo are supposed to be tomorrow at 7:30 am) and explained what was happening, and asked if I should re-schedule Lucy for maybe sometime next month? They said not necessarily. Said it was a "little messier surgery" if done during her cycle, but they do it a lot, and as long as they are aware of it, they can be alerted to possible excess bleeding and take all necessary precautions. I went to a few websites, and found opinions for "yes" "no" and "maybe"---so that was of no help. Here is one of the things I found on a dog health website:
Pepsi's Mommy wrote:
I took Rags to the Vet earlier today..... Was told she was spayed when I got her...(Turns out I was lied to about a lot of things about her) .... Well she is in heat  I was told to wait until she is over her heat to spay her. My SIL said it can be done during the heat.
What are the opinions of the group? Why is it more money during heat?
Also why do Vets recommend waiting until after? Health risks? |
The reason they like to wait is because there is an increase of blood flow to the vessels of the reproductive system, so more risk of bleeding. However, it is done all the time. The vet and assistants just need to be aware of it.
How do you guys feel about this? |