JaderBug Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I am curious as to what the health consequences are for a bitch who has repeated pregnancies. I know pregnancies are hard on the body, but this particular bitch (not a Border Collie) has had five litters in the past three years... the last two (one of them born last March, one of them born last Saturday) had nine puppies. I want some health facts so I can inform the people in hopes that they might to stop breeding their girl. I doubt they'll listen to reason or moral, but if I can explain how they're shortening her life, maybe that'll help. ETA: They love their dogs very very much, but they're very VERY naive, to put it nicely. :D :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Shepherd Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Dog napping comes to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaderBug Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Dog napping comes to mind See, but then I'd be stuck with a beagle, and nobody wants that... least of all me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 My first dog, Blackie, which I adopted from the streets of Bucharest when I was in the 5th grade, had multiple litters. In fact, she had just had 3 puppies when I found her. We didn't even think about spaying (abortion was illegal even for women during those times - 1985) so she had puppies.. and more puppies... I think she had 2 litters/year for at least 3 or 4 years. She would always find another stray to father her future children. We found homes for all puppies. Eventually, in January 1990 she had a miscarage and my father took her to the faculty of veterinary sciences and they tied her uterine tromps (and removed the rest of the unborn puppies). She lived to be at least 15, if not 16 - she died in 1999, 14 years after we found her. She was skinny and with big tits while having the puppies, then she would plump back on. Always very picky about what she would eat - even if she had been on the streets by hersef. After spaying she got fat, and mellower. She didn't have any health issues until the end of her life, when a weaken or defective heart valve made a very difficult last year, for both us and her. Sorry - nothing helpful here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Frankly, a Beagle that's well fed and cared for, probably will have nothing more than cosmetic changes for a long time. The uterus will lose tone with repeated large litters and heavy stetching, and possibly she will have longer labors and greater complications that may require c-section. But if the owners are stupid......tell them what works to get the littering stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workindogs Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Elaborating on complications....a worn stretched uterus has less muscle tone and uterine inertia becomes more likely. They just can't push anymore...so they stop and a c section will be required. Also, breeding an older bitch increases the chance of gestational diabetes.....with accompanied complications (ie blindness, lifelong meds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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