My mom won't spay our Maltese. What are the health reasons to spay?

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We were disgusting spaying my Maltese and why is mom refusing. We both are scared for the little one. I'm not sure what to do. Any advice? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 6 months old | 4 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I'm not sure either why your mom is refusing to spay Bella. If you aren't planning on breeding her, it would be a good idea to spay her. When dogs aren't spayed, they can develop a life threatening infection of the uterus called a pyometra. A pyo is extremely serious, and can be fatal even if it's treated. Removing the uterus will prevent a pyometra from happening. If she did develop a pyometra, spaying is the recommended treatment anyway, but the surgery is much more expensive at that point, and it has more risks. Maybe discuss with your mother the health benefits from spaying her to see if she may become more open to the idea.

My mom won't spay our Maltese. What are the health reasons to spay?

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