On Feb 8, 10:10 am, Julia Altshuler wrote:
I'll admit to deleting without reading a lot of the "over protective
dog" thread. It got boring with people repeating themselves a while
ago. So I apologize if this subject has been brought up. Here's my
question: What now?

I think the cabal is pretty much in agreement that Peter shouldn't have
bred Gretchen, that if he was going to breed her he should have known a
lot more about breeding and Danes and should have gotten a number of
tests done. That's in the past.

Is there any concensus on what would be the best thing to do now?

Peter, how far along is she? When are the puppies due? How is she
acting during the pregnancy? How's her health?

Cabal, what's the collective wisdom on spaying a bitch during pregnancy?
Are there risks? Is there anything that might turn an earlier bad
decision into a present not-as-bad situation?

(I know it's useless to try to direct where a conversation goes ahead of
time, but I'm going to do it anyway. Could we PLEASE keep away from the
human abortion issue and keep to talking about dogs? Deep breath, a dog
is not a person; a puppy is not a baby.)

--Lia

Lia,

There is always a risk in doing a spay, simply because there is always
a risk with anesthesia. However, spay during pregnancy is not as
risky as c-section, pyometra or a spay done during estrus.

Beth, posting via google at work