Don't know if it still applies but I was advised to defer spaying until after the first heat and before first birthday.
Would completely agree Marie -'Cheapest' is not - in these circumstances - necessarily 'best'.
And Sherman is also correct.There is no point/benefit in waiting until your bitch has had one heat before spaying
You need to wait until your bitch has reached full size before spaying. If you spay before this, she will not achieve full size.
Yes, that is true about cats; I was told they can produce three (and maybe four) litters in a year starting as young as four months. I learned that when I (perhaps) foolishly fed a feral mother cat and her kittens. By the time the remaining kitten was caught by Cat Protection and brought to the Vet she was already pregnant at four months of age. He still spayed her and I've been feeding her ever since. A more gentle "wild" cat you couldn't imagine though even after ten years she still keeps her distance, goes about her business outside, and I have no worries about rats or mice.Originally Posted by Sherman
Also, not sure about dogs, but cats can become sexually mature much earlier than was once thought, as early as 3/4 months old
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/581254.stmThe phrase tomcat has been given new meaning after researchers claimed the sex chromosomes of humans and cats strongly resemble each other.
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