[pezqueen]

We have had a disaster. Me and my dog (entire female) are staying with my parents at the moment, who had three dogs (1 neutered male, 1 neutered female and one entire female) which was fine. They then rescued a stray, who was an entire male. Suddenly, both entire females came into heat. So we promptly took the new boy to the vet and got him neutered.
What the vet DIDN'T TELL US is that he could still be fertile for weeks! We only found this out as today the little westie boy would not leave my parent's little girl dog alone, continuously mounting her, so we started to get suspicious and googled it! Though by now it has been a week of them being unattended!

So there is a possibility that my parent's little girl dog is pregnant, as both her and the new boy are small breeds, and he had been mounting her, though no tie yet as far as we know. My dog however, is a big girl, he has managed to kind of 'hump' her leg, but I really don't think he could have reached her.

Obviously as soon as we found out we kept them seperate, but by then the odds were 50/50 for the little one. What do people think about my big girl? If he couldn't reach then is it likely? I really really hope not! I do plan to spey her but really wanted to wait until she is 2yo as she is still growing and really is a big baby.

Help!

 

[Tess]

Yes it is possible she will become pregnant now.

The easiest thing to do is get her spayed asap. Keep in mind, even if the male has managed to get some sperm into the female, any eggs at this time at most will just be fertilized eggs, probably not even attached to the uterus yet. So spaying her right now would not really be aborting embryos.

It really is not necessary to wait until your dog is 2 years old to spay her. In fact, waiting that long does increase the chances she gets mammary cancer. Since she has had at least one heat, she has had the chance for her body to fully mature.

If you get the spaying done now, there is no more worry about unplanned puppies and finding homes for them. Getting both females done now takes the worry out of the equation entirely. They are plenty old enough already! Most vets in the USA recommend spaying at 6 months, before the first heat.

 

[pezqueen]

Do you think that it is even likely in my dog's case? With her being the size of a large lab/boxer/German shepherd and him being a small westie? I am just thinking of logistics here.

 

[instyle]

I have known large breed females that will lie down so the male can breed her. I know of dogs who have bred through a fence. They don't need to achieve a tie to have puppies. It could have been an outside tie.
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[juliemule]

Yes she can be pregnant no matter the size difference.
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[Tess]

Do you think that it is even likely in my dog's case? With her being the size of a large lab/boxer/German shepherd and him being a small westie? I am just thinking of logistics here.

Well, I have heard that dogs can be amazingly determined, so I would not count on him not having made a bulls eye! Really, I cannot tell you from here, not having seen the dogs together, and not knowing what they were doing while you were not looking!

Amazing crosses have been made. Hopefully a more experienced member will chime in, but meanwhile, if you can afford to spay them both now, then you can get them both done and do all the quiet healing time at once. That might be easier in the long run anyway.

Good luck!

 

[Tess]

BTW, spaying is going to be a whole lot less expensive than a litter of puppies. As far as waiting until she is 2 years old due to concerns over maturation, you can stop worrying about that. Having had a first heat, the sex hormones are already having their effect on the growth plates in her bones. Its well time for her to be spayed just fine.

Having puppies as a teenager will be very hard on her! And it sounds like from these other responses, that it is reasonably probable that indeed she could have a litter if you do not act now.

 

[fawkese1]

why don't you contact your vet with these questions? perhaps consult on a spay? your dog is far more likely to have health issues associated with having a litter than with a spay at this age...