Sasha spay and stomach staple price
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Angela
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That is good.
victoria1140
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Also good idea to do full set of bloodwork before the operation just in case.
Darwinsnewfie@1855
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I'm in the process of making the same decision, but Ella will be 21 months at the time of the spay. My regular vet will not do the stomach staple, but will do the spay with all pre-op blood work and EKG for 600.00. If we decide to go ahead and do the stomach staple at the time of spay, Oradell Animal Hospital will do both procedures for 1200.00. Sounds pricey, but Oradell is a AAHA Reaccreditation hospital that has a staff onboard 24/7 and they have a team of specialist there in case something goes wrong. Personally, I would wait to do anything until the pup is closer to 2 years old, regardless of what the vets might tell you. My vet has been trying to make me feel bad since Ella was 6 months old for waiting to spay, but I just tell her that I'm not comfortable doing it until she is fully developed. Best of luck with your pup.
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Ginny
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If you spay before she's fully mature, you are setting her up for health problems. Research has shown that there's a relationship between early spay/neuter and osteosarcoma (bone cancer) and cruciate tears. Sorry to say that if she owns a giant breed and is touting the benefits of early spaying, she's not up with the research... Shame on her.
The vet explained theres benefits of spaying at 6 moths and there's benifits at waiting till she's older it my decision there's pros and cons to doing at 6 months and waiting till she's older she told me about studies done on both senerio I'm not a doctor so I have to make a decision on the info she presented to me
Brandie&Maggie
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I'm curious as to what she told you the benefits were for a spay at 6 months for a newfoundland.
Having had a dog (rescue) with cruciate issues and seeing others here with that and worse, it's definitely a risk I would not be willing to take. Anything you can do to lessen the chances of those problems is worth it in my opinion.
Yes, the spay will cost you a bit more when they are older, but a cruciate repair is going to cost $5k-$10k. A lot more.
The vet told me the risk of some typ of cancer goes down she says study's showed at 6 months but waiting till she's a year or older studies showed something about the bones is better like I said I'm no doctor. That's why I go to a vet she was not pushing me in either direction she laid out the facts and she said the decision is mine
Tricia2
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I just lost my newly turned nine year old female Newf to hemagiosarcoma 3 weeks ago. She was a rescue but came with her health history that indicated she had been spayed at 6 months of age. After spay she had a series of urinary tract infections. When I got her at 11 months my vet examined her and felt that her urinary meatus and vulva were smaller than would be expected for her age and size. She went on to have a few UTI's/year until at 3 years it was determined that her infections were due to a combination of her smaller than normal urinary anatomy and post-spay incontinence (leaking urine,) both later life complications of early spay. She was on DES (female hormone) for the rest of her life.
Although she was very fit and lean, at 2.5 years she tore her ACL (knee ligament) jumping out of my Audi A4 (very small car.) She had a surgical repair ($4K) and did PT rehab, underwater treadmill and was out of commission for 4 months. One and a half years later she tore the other side and had another surgery and long rehab. My vet attributed this to high probability from pediatric spay.
Aside from these 2 problems she went on to live an active life until she became suddenly unwilling to eat a few weeks ago. An XRay revealed a large liver mass that had hemorrhaged. Hemangiosarcoma has a 3 times greater risk in spayed, large breed female dogs who have had early spay.
I made the heart wrenching decision to let her go.
There is so much information available (most published after 2012) that points to the risks of early spay/neuter problems in large and giant breed dogs. I would have a serious discussion with your vet or even consult another vet. I certainly would not do a spay/neuter on a dog under a minimum of 18 months.
There was nothing I could do for my Lu, the absolute BEST dog I've ever owned and I've owned many, but you should consider at least looking at the research before you make your decision.
(That is Lu in my profile picture.)
Although she was very fit and lean, at 2.5 years she tore her ACL (knee ligament) jumping out of my Audi A4 (very small car.) She had a surgical repair ($4K) and did PT rehab, underwater treadmill and was out of commission for 4 months. One and a half years later she tore the other side and had another surgery and long rehab. My vet attributed this to high probability from pediatric spay.
Aside from these 2 problems she went on to live an active life until she became suddenly unwilling to eat a few weeks ago. An XRay revealed a large liver mass that had hemorrhaged. Hemangiosarcoma has a 3 times greater risk in spayed, large breed female dogs who have had early spay.
I made the heart wrenching decision to let her go.
There is so much information available (most published after 2012) that points to the risks of early spay/neuter problems in large and giant breed dogs. I would have a serious discussion with your vet or even consult another vet. I certainly would not do a spay/neuter on a dog under a minimum of 18 months.
There was nothing I could do for my Lu, the absolute BEST dog I've ever owned and I've owned many, but you should consider at least looking at the research before you make your decision.
(That is Lu in my profile picture.)
Jeannie
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I got a newf from rescue who was spayed at 7 months and tore both ACLs. One is April and the other in July of the same year (2002). She had surgery and rehab. Cost for the surgery was about $3000 each. Orthopedic surgeon said it was because of spaying too young. The cost of the surgery has gone up considerably since that time. I had a customer who has a Maltese mix. Cost of one acl surgery about 5 years ago was $8000.00.
About the only thing early spay will do is lessen the risk of mammary gland cancers. For each heat cycle the risk increases very slightly. I had 2 newfs spayed later in life. One at 7 years who lived to be 13 and another at 4 who is now 12. Neither had/has any sign of mammary gland cancers.
About the only thing early spay will do is lessen the risk of mammary gland cancers. For each heat cycle the risk increases very slightly. I had 2 newfs spayed later in life. One at 7 years who lived to be 13 and another at 4 who is now 12. Neither had/has any sign of mammary gland cancers.
Darwinsnewfie@1855
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I'm sure you have read all the great articles on previous threads discussing spay/neuter, but I wanted to share this one with you too. I have been arguing with vets, boarding facilities and my city's Municiples Health Department about why Ella is not spayed yet. They all look at me like I'm this irresponsible pet owner who just doesn't want to spend the money, which could not be further from the truth. I started handing out articles and sharing my research findings with the community and "professionals" that work with pets and their owners. This article has been particularly helpful because it's easy to understand and starts off with a bit of humor, which is helpful when your presenting information that is often rejected by vets. It's not Newf specific, but the same factors apply to large/giant breeds in general, so I thought I would send you the link, just in case you haven't seen it yet. Best of luck to you and your pup.
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/spay-neuter-and-joint-disease/
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/spay-neuter-and-joint-disease/
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Jeannie
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You don't. I was just telling you that for reference. I'd have her spayed at 18 months to 2 years.
Jeannie
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Good decision. You won't regret waiting. Just be sure to watch her closely during her heat cycle. Take her out in your yard on a leash and bring her right back in. A fence won't stop a male from breeding her. They can breed through a fence or even jump it.