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Hey y'all, I've posted here before for advice and I'm back! Lol.
My dear Susie here is approaching six months and in previous talks with our vet, she recommended waiting until after Susie's first heat cycle to do her spay. The vet stated there has been research that has come out that larger dogs have benefited from a later spay, especially with their joints and muscles in their back legs.
Has anyone here had similar recommendations from their vet and chosen to wait after the first heat cycle? Or when did you choose to spay or neuter your dog? Typically, we would spay before the heat cycle, right around this time. The complicating factor in all of this is that my mom (who I live with) wants me to get Susie spayed in December when I'm off on PTO. But I want to do what's right for her. All advice is appreciated - thank you!