Is it healthy to let your yorkie have one liter of puppies, prior to spraying her?

[lilsillyme111]

Hi everyone! I'm new to this and I have a few concerns regarding my yorkie's health associated with breeding (only one liter) prior to spraying her.

Histroy: I gotten Lily as my Christmas and birthday gift this year from my brother. My family and I have falling in love with her and are considering to allow her one liter of puppies so we could keep them. She gonna be fairly small probably 4.5-5.5 pounds as an adult. Well at least I was told that from the breeder.

Concerns: But I'm not sure if this is healthy. I don't want to cause or risk her to any type of illness or disease. So, I was wondering if anyone could advise me on the effect of breeding her once prior to fixing her. Is it healthy? Will it increase the risk of her to have cancer or any other health related problems? Or should I just get her fixed?

thx Celia_

[heatherlee143]

If you do breed her there is always a risk of something bad happening to her. That is why I just get mine fixed. It is way too much of a risk for me to lose my little ones, NO WAY!!!

I think it's best to let the experts do the breeding, just my opinion hun

[Keely_momma]

Spaying before first heat or having puppies wil decrease her chances of getting so many cancers by so much it isnt even funny. Seems to me that you havent had any experiance breeding dogs. So maybe you shouldnt be breeding until you do ALOT of research and talk to experianced breeders.Plus your baby will be small, Breeding her could be dangerous (It has its risks with every dog). YOu should ask yourself a few questions. Can you afford vet care, checkups needles for the puppies and the mommy? Can you afford the vet if you were to need an emergancy surgery of $1000 or more if something were to go wrong with the birth? If you do breed, NEVER breed on her first heat cycle. Are you willing to be committed to every puppy that she has? YOur dog could have 5 puppies at once, are you willing to take on the responsibility. Because animal shelters are overflowing with unwanted,animals as it is. BTW- Is your girl Vet checked? Free of all genetic diseases? These are the things you need to find out before even considering breeding.


Accually, I would never recommend anybody breed a dog without being registered with the ckc or the akc. Breeding is pricy.. Are you willing to chuck out all the money and time that pups and momma needs?

[lilsillyme111]

Thx Heatherlee143. I know I do feel that way and must agree I am scared to lost her. I have went throught this before with my maltese. And I didnt end up breeding her cuz I was worried about the negative effects.

[heatherlee143]

Originally Posted by lilsillyme111

Thx Heatherlee143. I know I do feel that way and must agree I am scared to lost her. I have went throught this before with my maltese. And I didnt end up breeding her cuz I was worried about the negative effects.

No problem

[lilsillyme111]

Hi keely momma,

Thx for the response. I do understand puppies come with huge
Responsibilities. And I know it will be costly but I'm can handle the cost of the expensives. However, I'm only concern about Lily's health. I have three dogs total (including Lily). One maltese 3yrs of age, Two yorkies, 15 yr of age and Lily 3 months. So, I'm know I am capable of caring for the puppies. And I do understand what you saying regarding all the questions I should address prior to any attempt of breeding. And I am aware that fixing before their cycle will reduce risk for illness but I was not aware that breeding will reduce risk as well as. I read many articles regarding illness associated with breeding. But thx for all the info. I really appreicate it.

[Keely_momma]

Originally Posted by lilsillyme111

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Your very welcome, I hope i didnt come off snippy or anything but breeding is a touchy subject with me because i work with a shelter and well, Enough said..lol.. Just to be clear, Breeding even just once, will increase the chance of cancer and someother illnesses

[lilsillyme111]

[quote=Keely_momma;2392017]Spaying before first heat or having puppies wil decrease her chances of getting so many cancers by so much it isnt even funny.

Oh its ok. This is a forum and I'm here open to suggestions, concerns and comments. Lol I understand I know the shelters are overflowing with mass amounts of homeless pets. Which is extremely depressing to me and I will never be a contributing factor for adding any pets to the shelter. But anyways, thx for clearly that up cuz from your previous statement I thought you meant that it decreases illness with breeding.

[Keely_momma]

[quote=lilsillyme111;2392036]

Originally Posted by Keely_momma

Spaying before first heat or having puppies wil decrease her chances of getting so many cancers by so much it isnt even funny.

thx for clearly that up cuz from your previous statement I thought you meant that it decreases illness with breeding.

Sorry about my first line, i can see where anybody could have mistaken what i was trying to say. I should have stated it more clearly in the begining and i apologize for that. Good luck with your girl. Although i do hope you decide not to breed her. No offense or anything.

[MollysMum54]

and of course, its a myth that dogs need to have one litter before they are spayed, or they wont be contented etc etc! Imagine how many pups there would be in the world, if we all followed that!
Your little one IS very small to breed from, and personally i wouldnt want to take the risk of her not coming safely through her pregnancy.

[PrincessDiana]

Definitely not a good idea to breed her. Besides the health benefits from not breeding and risks OF breeding, have you considered the millions of animals (especially Yorkies) who are the result of bad breeding? Not just the ones that are in homeless shelters, rescues or that are euthanized.. but also the ones who have genetic defects and health problems, costing their owners thousands of dollars a year? If you want to breed, please breed to improve the breed, not hurt it. Make sure you have a dog suitable for breeding - which means they are AKC registered, come from a nice family line, meet the YTCA standards, and are free of all genetic and otherwise health problems. You need to have them tested for liver shunts and look for LP and things like that. This can be VERY costly. Also, 1 in 5 Yorkies have to have a c-section. Are you prepared to pay the hundreds of dollars for an emergency vet to operate on your dog? It is possible she could die during birthing.

I'm not trying to be rude but I wish more people fully understood the responsibilities, cost, and CONSEQUENCES of breeding before they decided to breed their dog. I hope this information is valuable to you and you decide not to breed your dog.

[phfgkl]

I have met people over the years, who have lost 5 and 6 lb yorkie mothers while whelping. 4 to 4 1/2 lbs is too small to breed, and you could take a chance of losing the mother and/or puppies. I have also ran in to people who have had problems with one thing or another, where the mama dog couldn't feed the babies, so these ladies had to nurse the pups themselves every 2 hours or more for the first 4 weeks(sometimes longer) of the puppies lives. I believe dogs stay healthier/longer if they're spayed or neutered by 6 mos of age. All of mine have been spayed except the smallest one, she's almost 7 mos. but, we're kind of hoping she can reach the 3 lb mark so we can get her spayed, and hopefully before she comes in to heat

[bequi]

Originally Posted by Keely_momma

Spaying before first heat or having puppies wil decrease her chances of getting so many cancers by so much it isnt even funny.

Is this the same case for Yorkie males? Or can they become parents and then be neutered?

Thanks a bunch.

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by bequi

Is this the same case for Yorkie males? Or can they become parents and then be neutered?

Thanks a bunch.

I always recommend neutering a male just because of my past experience with my toy poodle (unless of course he's intended to be a stud for your breeding program). We used him as stud just one time and I paid the price after that. His personality didn't change but his marking in the house just about did me in. Not only was it often but the urine is very strong and from what I remember reading, this could be due to the fact that he was used as a stud. But I honestly don't know the health benefits for neutering - although I do know that spaying females early reduces the risk of cancer.

[bequi]

Originally Posted by TatumsMom

I always recommend neutering a male just because of my past experience with my toy poodle.

Thanks for the advise. I guess I'll have to think about neutering then because I don't want him marking all over.