Canine Menopause ?
Unlike humans, dogs don’t go through menopause. Dogs have a
heat cycle about every six months.
This can be affected by breed, age, and the individual dog
and its health. Unfortunately older dogs are
still fertile but many more health problems can occur with
older dogs and pregnancy.
Cancer of the Mammary glands, is far more common in unspayed
female dogs. Another high risk
medical condition in older unspayed dogs is pyometra, this
is a life threating illness. Bacteria gets into
the uterus causing the uterus to fill with pus. Both these
conditions are more prevalent in unspayed
dogs. Good reasons to
SPAY!
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