Zoey is in heat ... upset!

[happylabs]

So I kept telling my daughter and her boyfriend that they should get Zoey spayed soon. She is just about 6 months old now. They haven't had it done yet and now she is in heat.

The thing that bugs me is I told them not to get a dog in the beginning because they are both in college and do not have a lot of money. Although I do love Zoey to pieces now that she is here, well not at my house.

So my daughter calls me this morning and says she isn't bringing Zoey over and she isn't telling me why because I would say "I told you so". I knew right away. I said she's in heat. She said yes. I asked what they were going to do about it and she said Justin says he doesn't have the money right now to get her spayed. Why don't kids listen to us? Dogs cost money.

I don't really have the extra money to give them to get her spayed either. Apparently their vet will not let them do a payment plan.

Oh I am just so frustrated with them right now.

[Craftlady]

Check with your local shelter for spay/neuter clinics. Our shelter hooked up with clinic in Cincinnati Ohio cost is $25 to $45 depends on program offered.

[pomtzu]

Unfortunately with kids, they think they know it all, and seldom listen to advice. Hey - I was a kid once, and I was that way too. Make a mistake??? - well just chalk it up to a learning experience and move on, and hope that if the same situation presents it self again, you will handle it more wisely.

So the damage is done and you can't "un-heat" Zoey. Just hope they watch her like a hawk, and that she doesn't present everyone with a litter of pups.

And tell your daughter to just put away a couple of $$ each week, so that the money will be there and Zoey can be spayed before she goes into heat the next time. Just give up that fast food or that cup of coffee and donut for a few weeks, and the money that's needed will be there.

[Taz_Zoee]

I was going to suggest a low cost clinic as well. The shelter I volunteer at has one and that's where I got Paizly spayed.

If they can't afford to get her fixed that worries me, because what if (god forbid) something else happened to her and she needed to see the vet? Can either of them qualify for Care Credit? I have that since Taz's surgery and its a life saver. For the animals and my dentist visits.

Well, I hope everything works out in the end and you don't have puppy pictures to show us. Especially since Zoey is still a puppy herself.

[Vette]

Just hope they watch her like a hawk, and that she doesn't present everyone with a litter of pups.

My thoughts exactly

[*LabLoverKEB*]

See if they can apply and get approved for Care Credit. Also, check out your local animal shelters/humane societies, they tend to have very low-cost spay and neuter clinics.

I totally understand your frustration, even though I am the same age as your daughter, lol! Good luck and keep us updated!

[Freedom]

I'm fairly sure you can't spay a dog in heat anyway. I think you have to wait, but I don't know how long -- 6 weeks? A quick phone call to a vet will clear this up.

[Karen]

Helen, as long as they are very careful about never leaving her outside unattended, and don't take her to dog parks during her heat, she should come out of it okay, and living with this may be just the incentive to put aside a few dollars a week, as suggested, and get her spayed before it happens again.

[luvofallhorses]

Where are you located? There has to be some low-cost spay and neuter clinics near by.