Leaf
Well-Known Member
It's not really too late to spay her now. Many vets in the area will do it with no problem, just an additional expense. It's the same as spaying one in heat costwise.
Healthwise, she is probably good to care for a litter and if not I've hand raised dogs as young as 3 days old
Not knowing her history other than seeing it's obvious she's had other litters I don't know how she would fare through a pregnancy or delivery - has she had complications in the past? Did she produce enough milk? Did the last litter damage her? Does she have a problem that would require a c-section and that's why she was dumped?
She's fine with my small dogs. Cats are a different story and I do have a blind cat so that does raise some concern.
On a personal level, letting her have puppies is a great concern. Many, many animals are euthanized each day in the local pound just because there aren't adoptive homes for them and because of lack of space at the facility. I regularly foster animals from AC and having her isn't a problem but her and a litter would greatly reduce my availability to bring animals home to foster that are in very dire need.
I've only had one person who says they'd possibly be interested in a puppy but with at least 3 months to go they could easily change their mind.
I'm still working on finding a rescue or rescue backing at this point.
Healthwise, she is probably good to care for a litter and if not I've hand raised dogs as young as 3 days old
Not knowing her history other than seeing it's obvious she's had other litters I don't know how she would fare through a pregnancy or delivery - has she had complications in the past? Did she produce enough milk? Did the last litter damage her? Does she have a problem that would require a c-section and that's why she was dumped?
She's fine with my small dogs. Cats are a different story and I do have a blind cat so that does raise some concern.
On a personal level, letting her have puppies is a great concern. Many, many animals are euthanized each day in the local pound just because there aren't adoptive homes for them and because of lack of space at the facility. I regularly foster animals from AC and having her isn't a problem but her and a litter would greatly reduce my availability to bring animals home to foster that are in very dire need.
I've only had one person who says they'd possibly be interested in a puppy but with at least 3 months to go they could easily change their mind.
I'm still working on finding a rescue or rescue backing at this point.
