The onset of the first heat cycle, when a female can become pregnant, follows the same time frame as puberty (4 to 6 months) for cats and small dogs, though it may be delayed until 18 to 24
months in larger breeds of dogs.
Not exact matches
I suggest that
large breeds of dogs be placed on adult
dog chow exclusively and that smaller
breeds receive no more than half their ration
in puppy chow the first few
month; the rest being
dog chow, and
dog chow exclusively thereafter.
Q: We're
in the process
of moving to a rental home, but we've run into a major roadblock because
of an issue with our
dog, a 6 -
month - old
large mixed
breed.
Zeniquin should not be used
in cats younger than 12
months of age or
dogs during their rapid growth phase, which can vary from 8 - 18
months based on the
breed (small and medium
breeds up to 8
months of age,
large breeds up to 12
months of age, and giant
breeds up to 18
months of age).
It is much more frequent
in dogs which grow rapidly, usually
large or giant
breeds which undergo a lot
of development between the ages
of 5 and 14
months.
Mandatory spay / neuter laws usually force all
dogs (regardless
of breed) to be altered by four or sometimes 2
months of age, regardless
of the long - term health problems that this may cause
in larger breeds.
The
dogs range
in age from two -
month - old puppies to adults and consist
of many different small, medium and
large breeds.
Panosteitis is a self - limiting disease which may occur
in large breed dogs between five and eighteen
months of age usually
in the fore - legs; the exact cause
of panosteitis is unknown however, infection, stress, trauma, metabolic or autoimmune disease are suspected.
may start having heat cycles as early as 4 - 6
months of age for small
breeds or at 12 - 24
months of age
in larger dogs.