AliceAbbyBellaDaphne
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Hello all, I haven't posted here in awhile, & I never did figure out the picture thing. Anyway my cav, Alice, is now 4 months old and is finished with all her shots. We have taken her to the dog park once but she was pretty timid there... our bigger dogs enjoy it so we're hoping she gets used to it. (We did take her to the little dog area.) About spaying... we had it scheduled but then cancelled it for lack of funds at the moment since I am temporarily out of work. My main question is: at what age exactly do cav's go into heat? We hadn't planned on breeding so we wanted to get her spayed before her 1st heat. I know the age can vary depending on the breed. My Irish Setter wasn't spayed until 17 months and she still hadn't had a heat. (We had considered breeding her but then changed our minds...) But I thought little dogs could start anytime after 6 months. Also, Alice sure does LOVE to eat weird things off the ground, I was somewhat releived to read here that that is a breed trait. We have been walking her for potty times and recently started to let her in the back yard with our other dogs. So yesterday she came in with muddy paws and muddy mouth and then later threw up her dinner! I'm sure she must've eaten something weird. She and our Irish setter were partners in crime it seems.... the setter had mud on her nose and threw up her dinner as well! :yuk: Today everyone is fine, eating normally and no barfing, thank goodness.... We just ADORE Alice so much, we now ask ourselves why we ever got any other breed! (We still love our other pooches, but wow, cavs are awesome!) I am afraid to get her spayed, I have this irrational fear of something going wrong... Me, who worked at a vet practice for nearly 3 years and have seen many surgeries! Well, anyway, thanks in advance for any advice!
Tawna from St. Peters, Missouri
Tawna from St. Peters, Missouri