Sentences with phrase «female dog at risk»

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Females seem to eat their own stools, I believe that's because in the wild, a female dog and her pups were at risk because of predators, so the mother would clean up after herself and pups to remove any scent that would attract a predator.

Mammary Carcinoma Female dogs are at high risk for developing malignant mammary tumors.

Small dogs tend to be at a higher risk as well as females but any dog over six years old showing several of the symptoms listed above should be tested for Cushing» s.

Unspayed female dogs between the ages of 5 and 10 are at the greatest risk of developing mammary adenocarcinoma.

A spayed female dog is no longer at risk to cancer of the ovaries or infections of the uterus.

Female breeding dogs are forced to produce litter after litter until they can no longer breed — at which point they risk destruction.

Multiple dogs of the same sex that live in the same house (all female or all male) may be at a higher risk of fighting.

If a seropositive nursing female dog is available (i.e. a nursing mother who is known to have been previously exposed), the litter at risk can be moved to her.

However, sexually intact female dogs were found to be at increased risk.

Also, each heat cycle a female dog or cat goes through puts her at higher risk of mammary cancer as she gets older.

Unspayed female dogs and cats are at high risk of developing a life - threatening uterine infection that usually requires emergency surgery to treat.

Female dogs appear more at risk than males.

Neutered male dogs were at less risk for bloat (gastric dilatation volvulus) and dilated cardiomyopathy, whereas spayed females were at increased risk for intervertebral disk disease.

Female cats and dogs should go through at least one heat cycle before they're spayed: Research shows that pets spayed before their first heat cycle have a reduced risk of developing breast tumors.

Middle aged and older dogs are more at risk for developing hyperglycemia, and it is more common in female dogs than in males.

Female dogs are at higher risk for developing hemolytic anemia.

Reproductive hormones may place unspayed female dogs at higher risk; Keeshonds, Pulis, Miniature Pinschers and Cairn Terriers seem to have a genetic predisposition to IDDM; and Poodles, Dachshunds, Miniature Schnauzers, and Beagles may have increased potential for developing the disease.

Neutered dogs have a 1.6 % greater risk for developing cardiac hemangiosarcoma and spayed females are at a 5 % greater risk.

Male dogs, whether neutered or not, are at slightly higher risk of developing GDV than females.

Both spayed females and neutered dogs are at a decreased risk for developing perianal fistula.

While the castration recommendations for male Golden retrievers, male Rottweilers and breeds at risk for bladder and prostate TCC are evolving, the recommendations for female dogs is less clear.

Hi Irene, I have written a lot about this here http://www.thelabradorsite.com/neutering-your-labrador/ There are pros and cons to neutering at all — not just because of the risk of orthapedic problems, but also because of an increased risk in cancer in neutered dogs (male and female) and also because new studies show that far from improving behavior, neutered dogs seem to have more behavior problems.

Thankfully, most canines aren't affected by accidental ingestions, but non-spayed female dogs are at risk of side effects.

Spayed female dogs avoid the messy and annoying heat cycles, and are not at risk for unwanted pregnancy.

Choosing not to spay or neuter a dog leaves the animal at a relatively high risk of pyometra in female dogs and benign prostatic hypertrophy / hyperplasia in male dogs.

Unspayed female dogs are at risk for mammary or breast tumors.

The intent of the study was to investigate the effects of neutering on the risks of several diseases in a single breed of dog, distinguishing between males and females, and between dogs that had been neutered or spayed early (before one year), late (after one year), or not at all.

We target the females, especially dogs that are kept chained outside and are at high risk of getting pregnant.

Dr. Maura of Victor Veterinary states, «female dogs and cats that have multiple litters in their life will not only be putting more of their reserves and energy toward nursing kittens / puppies they will also be at higher risk of mammary tumors and uterine infections later in life.»

Diabetes mellitus tends to be diagnosed most often in middle - aged to older dogs, with overweight, intact females at greatest risk.1

Female dogs are more at risk

Female dogs may also be at higher risk.

Spaying female dogs at 6 months of age has been proven to virtually eliminate the risk of mammary cancer and spaying dogs while they are young eliminates that risk of a serious infection in the uterus called pyometra.

Unspayed females, obese dogs and older dogs are also at higher risk.

In Blue heelers, dogs with masks and females, were at higher risk than dogs without facial masks or male dogs.

Female dogs are more inclined to become diabetic than male dogs; and dogs of some breeds are at a higher risk: Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Poodle, Dachshund, Keeshond, Puli, and Cairn Terrier.

Older dogs are at increased risk of obesity, as are females compared with males, neutered dogs (compared with entire animals), and dogs receiving less exercise (Holmes et al. 2007).