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I will applogize in advance for my ignorance on this subject, but...
I am currently dog sitting for my brother. He has a gorgeous 11 year old Rottie (who both looks and acts like a 4 year old). She has never been fixed. My brother says that she hasn't gone into heat for a couple of years now. There is a male Rottie who comes over here from time to time. I have no idea who's dog this is. I've asked some of our neighbors, and they don't seem to know. We live on acerage but all of our surrounding neighbors have dogs. I know he belongs to SOMEONE because he is well cared for and wears a shock collar (aarrgghhh!!).
Here are my questions:
1. Do dogs go into menopause?
2. If a male dog is neutered, does that mean his "boys" have been removed? 'Cuz this dog still has 'em.
3. How long does it take them to do the deed? They haven't been left alone for more than a minute. That's how long it took us to notice that he was here.
4. Is there a "morning after" type pill for dogs? I really think that if she IS pregnant, it wil reak havoc on her and she may not survive. Also, the last thing my bro needs is to have a litter of puppies.
5. 11 years old is too old to be spayed, right?
6. The male has not acted like a crazed beast, so Mercy is probably not in heat and I'm overreacting, right?
Again, I apologize for my lack of knowledge in this area. We had Ania spayed, so I have never researched the reprocussions of having an un-altered female.
Thanks guys!
Richelle
I am currently dog sitting for my brother. He has a gorgeous 11 year old Rottie (who both looks and acts like a 4 year old). She has never been fixed. My brother says that she hasn't gone into heat for a couple of years now. There is a male Rottie who comes over here from time to time. I have no idea who's dog this is. I've asked some of our neighbors, and they don't seem to know. We live on acerage but all of our surrounding neighbors have dogs. I know he belongs to SOMEONE because he is well cared for and wears a shock collar (aarrgghhh!!).
Here are my questions:
1. Do dogs go into menopause?
2. If a male dog is neutered, does that mean his "boys" have been removed? 'Cuz this dog still has 'em.
3. How long does it take them to do the deed? They haven't been left alone for more than a minute. That's how long it took us to notice that he was here.
4. Is there a "morning after" type pill for dogs? I really think that if she IS pregnant, it wil reak havoc on her and she may not survive. Also, the last thing my bro needs is to have a litter of puppies.
5. 11 years old is too old to be spayed, right?
6. The male has not acted like a crazed beast, so Mercy is probably not in heat and I'm overreacting, right?
Again, I apologize for my lack of knowledge in this area. We had Ania spayed, so I have never researched the reprocussions of having an un-altered female.
Thanks guys!
Richelle