blissirritated

So why not go down the injection or subcutaneous implant path? Buggered if I can find any information on it, so I could be wrong, but I figure it must be out there if I've got one in my arm -- why couldn't my dog? You'll still get everything else, but without the risk of pregnancy... *could someone correct me if I'm twaddling like an idiot? Please? * It might help people here to provide you with the answers (or alternatives -- you clearly don't have all the information yet, so how could you make an informed decision?) if they knew WHY you wanted her ovaries intact but everything else taken out. It's like asking about tires, but not saying what sort of car or road you're planning on driving on.

If she's finished maturing (reached her full height, growth plate stuff etc) then I understand the role that her sex hormones would be playing in day to day life would be minimal, so why not have the lot done? If she hasn't finished growing, isn't there an implant or injection (similar in nature to Depo Provera or Implanon?) available for dogs to prevent pregnancy? If I remember correctly my dogs "breeders" mentioned something about their bitch being on one or the other prior to Gypsy being born (the litter was an accident, they thought she was 'past all that' at her age)