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The risk of certain cancers or diseases related to the reproductive system are typically higher for dogs that haven't been spayed.
That's not true.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0061082#pone.0061082-Schneider1
Ok. Do you have some competing literature I could look at that asserts they don't live as long? 40,000 seems like a pretty decent sample pool where differences in care or breed would tend to be averaged out. Maybe people that get their pets spayed/neutered are just more likely to pay for medical services from the vet.
Not spaying can significantly increase the likelihood of cancers in some dog breeds.
Pyometra.
I'm surprised no one has brought this up yet. It's when the uterus fills with puss until it bursts. The only treatment for pyo is an emergency spay, which becomes more and more difficult as the uterus swells. And they don't always have obvious symptoms either! A closed pyometra is when there's no vaginal discharge and you don't figure it out until the uterus bursts and your dog/cat then dies from sepsis.
Spays are an incredibly routine procedure and safe enough to do on 8 week old puppies and kittens.
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'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.
It’s not a big deal, some people say they live longer when spayed but idk how true that is
Our rescue was spayed relatively later in life around 4-5 and the procedure is a bit harder on them when they’re older. Our dog had a slightly rough time with it for a few days after the procedure, (couldn’t get comfortable and whimpered a bit)
If they ever do go through with it just make sure they get her some pain pills
As long as you don't mind them being in heat and dealing with the potential menstrual mess I don't think its a problem. Some animals get really loopy when they are in heat. A friend had a female cat that would go absolutely bonkers like running around knocking stuff over and yowling all night long so it made sense in that instance. I don't think its a problem either way but that's just me idk.
only person i know who did similar had their dog get knocked up by the neighbors.
Dogs characters change when they are spayed. they get la,y when neutered, in my experience. But that is personal observation.
I assume you meant lazy? Unless there's some other definition of lacy I'm not familiar with
You are right, was a typo. English writing is so disconnected from pronounciation.
