in heat?

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

lol, my current vet is the one who does it for 280 dollars. there is one more vet in town that i can ask my mom to ask. and maybe the st. cloud humane society. (half hour away)

What I meant was, maybe your vet could tell you about someobdy else close to you that might charge less? If I had the same issue that you're hvaing and i aked my vet he'd let me know of cheaper (reputable) place...

[poofy]

We have several ways of paying for it here in az, first there is free days at the county pound, and you get a license and shots if needed..
There are always long lines for this, that start at midnight the night before..sigh..cnat do that one..they only do 60 cats and 40 dogs on the free day..
Then there are severla places you can call for low cost spaying that they go by your income.
and the one you can fill out an application to get it done free..and then there is the nuter scooter that is 25 dollars..That is prob the way I will go when my puppy is ready for it..
I hope you find some place cheap.You probley are in a small rural area, that makes it hard..

[areias]

Keep an eye out for low cost spay/neuter clinics and weeks. There's only two vets in your area? There's at least 15 here lol. Did your mom ask the Humane Society where they get there's done? Could they recommend a place that does it cheaper?

And remember-$280 is a lot cheaper than a litter of puppies, or a surgery for a problem associated with unspayed dogs.

[lv4dogs]

well we let her go potty outside alone because our yard is fenced in.

You'd be surprised, a male dog can smella female dog in heat for MILES. Another dog could hop the fence into your yard & mate with her. Male dogs will go to extremes to get to a female dog in heat, they will bite & chew through things, jump over things, they do what ever they can to get her. I would NEVER EVER leave an in heat female dog alone where there is even the slightest chance of her getting pregnant.

[sewmisskitty]

I don't agree. Wait 1 month at least until the end of her heat. If a dog is spayed during her heat, she loses a lot a blood. That can be very dangerous for such a tiny pup.

I did not mean that she should be spayed while still in season, only that she should be spayed 'as soon as you can '. Sorry for the confusion.
As for the high cost of spaying ... well its a fact of life. But a stitch in time saves nine. Hope it all works out.

[dab_20]

thank you everyone. if i was the one who was paying for the spay, of course i would get her spayed. but it is not my decision, and i am tired of trying to convince my mom to get her spayed for 280 dollars. and that doesnt even count for any of the pain pills, testing, and some other things you should do before and after the spay. i will ask my mom soon to call the st. cloud humane society. shes sick right now, so i wont ask her until shes better. thanks again

[PrinceBrewJulia]

The vets should still do the 'surgical' procedure though, shouldn't they?

[Karen]

Yes, calling the Humane Society is just to get a referral for vets they know who do a low-cost spay, or that have a payment program available.