The 3 months post season spay rule is a bit dusty and outdated!!
Leave it 4 months to make sure any phantom pregnancy signs have settled. Some signs are subtle and some dogs need more than 4 months for hormones to settle.
Spay when having a phantom and they will end up with a persistent phantom pregnancy that means it doesn’t go away!
I have a course helping you with this topic - understanding the unneutered female it’s inexpensive but very informative! https://www.animallovepetfirstaid.co.uk/educational-webinars
Dog pyometra
Womb infections are a risk when a dog is left entire. This womb is from a beautiful mini poodle aged 2. Just came for a normal spay, left knowing we had saved her life!!
I’ve cut into the womb once removed from the dog. Look at the pus 😬 or not if you’re queasy!
I love everything neutering!! But I also don’t think everything needs neutering! I have 2 courses on my site related to neutering if you’d like to learn more ❤️
www.animallovepetfirstaid.co.uk come and learn more ❤️
The dog groomers webinar series! £15 per webinar or £80 for all 6. You receive a posted certificate for each webinar and all are recorded so it doesn’t matter if you cannot make the live.
https://www.animallovepetfirstaid.co.uk/dog-groomers-webinar-series
Learn about skin disease in the skin deep webinar and cover other topics such as grooming dogs with heart and lung disease plus those who are brachycephalic, the senior dogs making sure you understand the changes and manage and handle them accordingly. We will cover how obesity affects the dog and look at a multitude of diseases. All to make you the best groomer able to manage a variety of ailments.
Part one the balls and the bits which looks at grooming entire and neutered dogs has been aired. You will be sent the recording and slides, and of course receive your certificate once completed.
This is a small investment that will make a huge difference to the dogs you groom ❤️
Phantom pregnancy milk test
What does a positive milk test look like in dogs with a phantom pregnancy? It may not always be what you think…