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Old 01-18-2006, 01:01 PM   #3
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I was urged by my vet to get our female pup spayed by 5 months so that she wouldn't come into heat first. Believe it or not, this is to reduce the chance of breast cancer in female dogs. Apparently if you never let them come into heat, they have practically no risk of bc.


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