ccit Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Do you have a reason for not having her speyed? There are good, compelling reasons why you should have the surgery. If you book her in ASAP that should remove half of your problem. If not, take her to the vet anyway and ask if they can give her an injection to prevent the season. It is not fair to the dog or to the people who will be boarding her to deal with this. Regarding the holiday, have you explored the possibility of taking her with you? As she is a small dog the proprietor of your accommodation might agree if you ask. They may make a surcharge but it would probably be a lot lower than kennel fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 It's probably too late to get her spayed before your holiday, you couldn't leave her in recovery, however if you were going away at the very end of next month there may just be enough time to get her done, but it's a big risk if there were any complications. There are a few home boarding places that ONLY have your dog, and one of these may be willing to take a bitch that may be in season. Pampered Pooches Holiday Home in Barnsley only has dogs from the same family at a time and they did take my dog when she had stitches and staples following a staffy attack (they all came out though so it wasn't the best experience) so if you rang them up and asked they may accommodate if they're not already booked up. Overall though you've left it awfully late to get her booked in anywhere, to get good quality home boarding in the middle of summer you need to be thinking about booking it a long way in advance, at least 6 months or more. Edit - forgot to say you can find them on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Looks like kennels might be the only option. A kennels especially will not touch an in-season dog, it's pretty much rule number one. Why don't you have her neutered? A vet won't neuter a dog until it's right in the middle of it's 'off-season' patch. There is much greater blood flow around that area when the dog is in season, is about to be in season, or has just been. The greater blood flow means far greater risks in surgery - quite simply they will just turn you away if you attempt to ask so close to a season. The Vet will only neuter so close to a season if it's an absolute emergency. Edited June 25, 2015 by geared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccit Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Mid cycle is the ideal time to spey a bitch. However, it is not always possible and vets do spey outside of this window. In fact they sometimes have to, most notably when a pyometra develops. Bitches can come into season from once every five months to once every twelve months. It is therefore not always possible to know when a bitch was last in season and this is particularly the case with rescued animals. It's important to get them speyed so that they can safely go to their new home as quickly as possible. However, where the vet does not wish to operate due to doubt regarding timing, they may be able to offer an injection to defer the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATIEB_23 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 We put our dog in a kennel last month while we went to Wales. We were only gone for 5 nights and when we picked her up she was in such a state. She must've pined dreadful for us and refused all food. She's a very slender dog anyway but when we collected her she looked half way to starvation. It was really a trail run for next month when we go away for 11 nights. I believe now that if I put her in kennels for 11 nights and she reacts the same again, we may not have a pooch when we get home. I think she'd react much better to a home boarding/ home environment but I have no idea where to find such set ups. I did see one advertised on fb that sounded fabulous. Very homely environment. However it went on to state that Un neutered dog's cannot be boarded if in season. Now I can't guarantee that. It has been about 4 and a half-5 months since her last season so she could well come into season whilst we're away. I'm at a loss what is best to do?? Hi did you manage to get anything sorted? You could try Bed & Biscuits - http://www.bed-and-biscuits.co.uk/index.html or The Dog House - http://www.doghouse.net/ and see what they say? Worth a try although you really have left it very short notice, these sort of places get booked up quite a way in advance. Worth a phonecall just in case though. They might have some advice about the whole 'being in season' issue - perhaps if she is used to being crated it wouldn't be too much of an issue?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 My dog has stayed at The Dog House before and it was fine, I thought Judith was selling up this year sometime though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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