I Got An Update On A Dog I Fostered

[wendywc]

This was a dog I fostered a few months ago for about a week. My current dog is an extreme alpha female, so I had to keep the two separate; it was kind of a hassle, but I was promised that it wouldn't take too long for them to find her a home since she was so small and cute. I wish I was able to keep her, but she did get a great home. And just now I was sent pictures of her and her new pups!

When she was with me.

When she first got her new home with her new playmate.

Now pups.

EDIT: New server. Pictures moved.

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

Awww, so sweet and so tiny! They're adorable!

 

[snowyangel]

Good for you for fostering, they're always in demand. I would love to foster but can't since i'm still living in apartments.
Such cute pups. I'm sure it won't take much to get all of them adopted.

 

[KathyM]

Awww, they're beautiful. But how did mummy get pregnant if she's a rescue foster?

 

[wendywc]

This is a small neighborhood animal group my friend started; at the beginning, she was just trying to get tons and tons of abandoned dogs adopted. This dog was adopted quickly through word of mouth from friend of a friend and the spaying was up to the new owner. The new owner opted for her to have one litter first.

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

 

[Jessica13]

This is a small neighborhood animal group my friend started; at the beginning, she was just trying to get tons and tons of abandoned dogs adopted. This dog was adopted quickly through word of mouth from friend of a friend and the spaying was up to the new owner. The new owner opted for her to have one litter first.

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

Cute dog and adorable puppies Though i was a little confused about the puppy thing too Over here rescue dogs are neutered before they're rehomed so they cant have puppies, why on earth would the new owners have chosen to let the rescue dog have a litter of puppies when theres so many needing homes? Seems a little odd to me.. What were her reasons for breeding them?? was the Jack Russell (think thats what it is!) the dad?

 

[KathyM]

Poor mum The risks she went through and will go through for not being spayed in time

But focusing on the positive, I assume the puppies have been put into homes with a neutering contract? And they're beautiful.

Edited to add: Was having a numb moment - please tell your friend she'll have to separate mum and dad now as mum will come straight back into season after weaning the pups. She can then be spayed 6-12 weeks after her milk is gone (of course it's even better for him to be neutered too).

 

[wendywc]

I know, I was torn like you two when I first heard also. Why didn't they spay her or neuter him? I don't know; only the owners can say. From what I understand, they were just really keen on having one litter. The negative: They seem to be snobs for small dogs and small dogs only. But the positive: they do love their small animals and from what I hear, they have always took care of all the animals that they have taken in. --- So not ideal, but I shruggingly submit that we don't live in a perfect world anyway.

Meanwhile, my friend couldn't get the area rescue group really off the ground. But she did end up cleaning the streets of lots of strays. And she was basically paying money out of her pocket for as many spay/neuter operations she could afford. Priority was given to the most historically abused breeds in the area... pitbulls, bull terriers, dobermans, greyhounds, rottweillers, ... big dogs usually.

Anyway, the pups are adorable and I'm pretty positive that they will be taken of.

 

[Synirr]

Some people are convinced that a dog will turn mean if it's spayed before having one litter, maybe that was the thought... absolute hogwash of course
Lovely little pups though, you gotta admit

 

[grahamsokel]

I havent replied on this till now as i couldnt work out why a rescue dog had been bred from
In the UK its most rescues policy that they are spayed before rehomed or the new owner has to have them spayed within a set time and if they do not have it done they can have the dog taken from them and there is no way you would be allwed to breed from them as a lot of rescues have follow up home checks and you have to provide evidence that you have had the spaying done
I am sorry but it is so irresponsible to deliberatly breed cross breed pups when there is so many being put to sleep every day all over the world because homes cant be found

Edited to add: Was having a numb moment - please tell your friend she'll have to separate mum and dad now as mum will come straight back into season after weaning the pups. She can then be spayed 6-12 weeks after her milk is gone (of course it's even better for him to be neutered too).

She will not come straight back into Season as soon as she weans the pups

she will have her normal next season roughly 6 months after her last one and some bitches come in Late

 

[KathyM]

Many bitches do comes straight back into season after weaning pups (I used to be a VN and have witnessed many an emergency spay because of that)

I completely agree with the rest of your post.

One of the many benefits of spaying before the first season is that it nigh on eliminates the massive risk of mammary cancer. However, I assume this ***** was an adult and therefore had had a season before, but even so spaying reduces the risks.

We lost our rescue Boxer Ruby to mammary cancer (which spread to her lungs and ultimately her brain) - she was spayed by the rescue that saved her from PTS at the pound, but it was already too late. Her owner had dumped her and her 4 crossbreed pups to be PTS as he couldn't make money off them because they were crosses. She had been bred at every season from the age of 7 months, and we had a mere 11 months with her, 10 of those we knew she was on borrowed time. It was the most heartbreaking experience our family has been through with our pets, and if her story can help others avoid that, that 11 months was so worth it. While we had her we learnt a lot about the risks of mammary cancer, and I would urge anyone with a ***** to have them spayed, even better if it's before the first season (breed size allowing). There are so many old wives tales that are complete bull about letting bitches have a litter or a season before spaying - it's all rubbish, but sadly widely believed by people who don't know any better. Education is the key.

RIP Ruby-Doo.

 

[Bloo]

Many bitches do comes straight back into season after weaning pups (I used to be a VN and have witnessed many an emergency spay because of that)

I used to be a VN too - and the other thing we used to see quite often (and death as a result of recognising a "problem" far far too late!) is pyometras. People don't realise how common and incredibly lethal it is. It's such a shame that there's still this ridiculous myth about having one litter of pups first. What a load of hogwash

 

[grahamsokel]

ok in 40 years of our family breeding and showing Dogs we have never once had a ***** come straight into season as soon as she weaned her pups so i guess we are a minority,I have also just got off the Phone from a Top Champ show judge friend and she has nerver heard this either

 

[Bloo]

As for bitches coming back into season, yes they can indeed do so very shortly after weaning. There are many records on the www the confirm this. I'm too lazy to hunt round more now, but from this veterinary practice care sheet :

SPEYING THE DAM
Normally we recommend waiting until the puppies are 10 to 12 weeks old to desex the dam. This allows the uterus to return to normal, and the mammary glands to be free of milk. We don’t like to wait any longer than this as the ***** may be close to coming back into season.

 

[KathyM]

Many bitches do comes straight back into season after weaning pups (I used to be a VN and have witnessed many an emergency spay because of that)

I used to be a VN too - and the other thing we used to see quite often (and death as a result of recognising a "problem" far far too late!) is pyometras. People don't realise how common and incredibly lethal it is. It's such a shame that there's still this ridiculous myth about having one litter of pups first. What a load of hogwash

Oh God yes, pyometra is awful And so easily missed symptom wise. I remember one collie having pyo and us giving her the emergency spay and it was HUGE. She was very lucky to pull through - many dont get that chance