Unspayed females have shorter lifespans and tend to develop mammary cancer easier than a spayed female.
First, are you sure she is spayed? (If adopted as an adult you may have been TOLDshe was spayed, but with females you cannot tell by sight like you can with a neutered male. On a female, feel and look for a spay scar on abdomen.)Reason I ask if you are SURE she is spayed is that vaginal bleeding in an older female dog is a sign of pyometra .... a very bad uterine infection. But it only happens in older female dogs that were NOT spayed. Take her to a vet, as pyometra often becomes serious to the point of life-threatening without prompt treatment.
In dogs, it is called a "heat". Female dogs will continue to have heats until they are spayed or they pass away. You should be aware that the older a female dog is, the higher risk there is for pyometra, which is an infection of the uterus. Symptoms can include vomiting, loss of appetite, and lethargy. If your older female is exhibiting any of these symptoms or any unusual behavior, you should take her in to be seen by a veterinarian.
Yes, even dogs that are older than a year can be spayed.
DES is short for Dithylstilbestrol (sp?). It is used to help to prevent urinary incontinence in older spayed female dogs.
* Usually if you spay a female cat a young age, this isn't a problem, but if for some reason it isn't until maybe she is 3 or 4 (or older) years old, to wander is still part of her instinct. Many animals are this way.
They can get along, but they don't get along as well as two male ferrets. Female ferrets, after they get spayed, are much more territorial than before they get spayed. If you are thinking of getting two ferrets, I suggest getting one male and one female. Of course, you should get them spayed and neutered, first.
older cats dont go well with kittens,the older cat wants to relax...the kitten wants to play.....then that leads up to a fight
Most dogs should be spayed or neutered, yes. However, a very mellow dog may not need it, or an older dog, or a dog in ill health may not be a good candidate for the procedure. A female dog past puppy-bearing age doesn't need to be spayed any more. Talk to your vet about your concerns and what the options are.
The similarities in how children and older people contract and react to infectious diseases is that they catch them very easily. However older people have had more diseases so they can fight off a wider variety.
If it is under four years old, it is called a colt. (The general term for a baby horse is a foal, NOT colt! Colt is a young male horse!)If it has been castrated, it is considered a gelding, regardless of age.If it is 4 years old or older and has not been castrated/gelded, it is called a stallion.Likewise, a young female horse is called a filly, and a mature female horse (4 years old or older) is a mare. There is no technical term for a female horse that has been marbled (equivalent of spayed.)
Answer is C: older pets
* A hand shake is seen more often by an older female, but one is never too young to learn.