I've heard the same thing animals living longer on average if they're spayed, but I'm not sure if that average comes from fatalities in giving birth.
In any case, one thing my vet said was that it was something that made shelter dogs more desirable sometimes. Less work for potential owners and reduces the likelihood of being picked up by would-be breeders. But before I had the money, my dog got a rare one in a million thing where my dog got a false pregnancy and had her hormones change so much that she was producing milk.
She's fine now and now she's got a cute little tattoo to show she was safely spayed.
Also, fun fact - going into heat is kinda like the opposite of a period. It's the time when an animal is ovulating. Most mammals have heat or 'estrus'.
I've heard the same thing animals living longer on average if they're spayed, but I'm not sure if that average comes from fatalities in giving birth.
In any case, one thing my vet said was that it was something that made shelter dogs more desirable sometimes. Less work for potential owners and reduces the likelihood of being picked up by would-be breeders. But before I had the money, my dog got a rare one in a million thing where my dog got a false pregnancy and had her hormones change so much that she was producing milk.
She's fine now and now she's got a cute little tattoo to show she was safely spayed.
Also, fun fact - going into heat is kinda like the opposite of a period. It's the time when an animal is ovulating. Most mammals have heat or 'estrus'.
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I'd say those false pregnancies can be more detrimental than the one procedure of getting spayed, but of course talk to a vet about it.