So Lola is now 8 months old. Birthday is September 4th. She is not spayed yet.
Question is, I am so not used to female dogs... I honestly don't even know when she will go into heat. I know she's in the time frame where she could but I wouldn't even know what to look for or how to know to be honest. No blood yet. Jackson is fixed so I'm not worried about any oopsies and neither of them have been acting any different (except Lola's appetite has decreased the past 2 days).
So question is, my parents are strapped for money this week so step-dad says not to book until next Friday or after. But I called a local high quality low cost spay/neuter clinic and have her booked for Tues morning. It's $85 for spay and $60 for preop bloodwork. I do question where they are cutting costs and how. I asked for preop bloodwork and they said they do it that morning and if everything looks alright, they'll go through with spay and if it doesn't, they won't. I asked if they could spay her while she's in heat and they said yes but it's a bit more tricky/complicated due to more blood, etc etc.
IF she is in heat now or by Tuesday (which I have no idea if she is), would you suggest either
A.) taking her to our regular vet and just spending more money, assuming they may be more trustworthy/knowledgeable about spaying a female in heat?
B.) take her to the low cost clinic
C.) let her have one heat cycle and spay her after
My problem/question with option C is I have no idea how to deal with a female in heat, and neither do my parents. I already told them public places are off limits but they don't take her anywhere anyway except car rides occasionally. I take her to dog parks and on walks but obviously wouldn't be able to. We live on a farm where there's no other dogs around so it's not like males will be hopping fences or anything to get to her. How much will she bleed, will she bleed at all? How long does a heat cycle typically last?
Thanks.
Here's the crazy girl herself.
Question is, I am so not used to female dogs... I honestly don't even know when she will go into heat. I know she's in the time frame where she could but I wouldn't even know what to look for or how to know to be honest. No blood yet. Jackson is fixed so I'm not worried about any oopsies and neither of them have been acting any different (except Lola's appetite has decreased the past 2 days).
So question is, my parents are strapped for money this week so step-dad says not to book until next Friday or after. But I called a local high quality low cost spay/neuter clinic and have her booked for Tues morning. It's $85 for spay and $60 for preop bloodwork. I do question where they are cutting costs and how. I asked for preop bloodwork and they said they do it that morning and if everything looks alright, they'll go through with spay and if it doesn't, they won't. I asked if they could spay her while she's in heat and they said yes but it's a bit more tricky/complicated due to more blood, etc etc.
IF she is in heat now or by Tuesday (which I have no idea if she is), would you suggest either
A.) taking her to our regular vet and just spending more money, assuming they may be more trustworthy/knowledgeable about spaying a female in heat?
B.) take her to the low cost clinic
C.) let her have one heat cycle and spay her after
My problem/question with option C is I have no idea how to deal with a female in heat, and neither do my parents. I already told them public places are off limits but they don't take her anywhere anyway except car rides occasionally. I take her to dog parks and on walks but obviously wouldn't be able to. We live on a farm where there's no other dogs around so it's not like males will be hopping fences or anything to get to her. How much will she bleed, will she bleed at all? How long does a heat cycle typically last?
Thanks.
Here's the crazy girl herself.