Re: Time to Spay/Neuter

[Linda Shipman <Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com>]

At 04:39 PM 9/26/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>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???

Can't put my hands on the 2000 GRCA Health Survey right at this
moment (we're getting ready to leave tomorrow for the GR National
Specialty), but as I remember, mammary cancer was the lowest
on the list of cancers affecting goldens, somewhere around 8%
occurence rate.

Linda




>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

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Linda Shipman
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Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com
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