Re: Time to Spay/Neuter

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

At 03:58 PM 9/26/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Thanks Gina. One thing I would like to find out about is this: Someplace I
>either read or heard that you lose much of the benefit regarding cancer by
>letting the girl go through heat even once. That is, spaying decreases the
>risk of cancer (whichever form(s)), but *only* if it is done before first
>heat.
>
>Fact or Fiction?

Mammary cancer only.  The odds go up for mammary cancer with each cycle 
till I think 3 cycles then the odds stay the same...  Linda you did a bunch 
of looking into that???

I don't think one cycle increases the risk that much when considering the 
other factors if they are a concern.  I also don't recall what the 
percentages are of dogs that actually have occurrence of mammary 
cancer.  Another Q for Auntie Ellen...

A scare we had the day after Haus had his embolism:  I found a lump on 
Kaycee's belly.  TO THE VET first thing in the AM.  a fatty tumor: lipoma 
<sp> nothing to worry about!   Thank dog...

Gina