Re: Should I spay Ginger?

[Nina]

Once upon a time that was what most vets recommended.  Waiting until a 
dog or cat was over their first heat cycle before spaying.  I know an 
"old timer" vet that still recommends this to his patients.  
Overpopulation being what it is, and studies about things like mammary 
cancers, have changed the mindset on this.  There's also the the fact 
that the younger the being, the quicker the healing.  All that said, I 
don't think it would be detrimental to wait.

Susan Loesch wrote:
Did you wait until they actually had a first heat or just try to cut 
it as close as you could but still get done before that?  I think I've 
already decided to just wait a while.