Asalei Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hi All, I'm just wondering what options there are to postpone a bitches season and what the possible risks are of doing so. I've spoken to one vet who suggested superlorin, but I'm not interested in using that as I've seen first hand the effects it had on a dog. Not that every dog is the same, but I just don't want to go that way full stop. Another vet and breeder suggested Ovarid. Breeder said she has used it successfully and it postponed her bitches season for 3 months and she went on to have a normal season and whelp 10 pups. Vet said he wouldn't do it, the risks aren't worth the outcome. But only using it once, has low risks, but still risks with it causing pyometra and endometriosis in the bitch. Are there any other options? Have you used something successfully with no side effects on the bitch? Obviously I don't want to harm her and if bad experiences far out weigh the good.. I would never do it. My husband is dead against it. I'm just interested in others opinions and experiences if you have done this. Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I have done it in cats but not dogs. Because usually dogs are only every 6 months and easy to manage where as cats its every 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapvic Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 With racing greyhounds, we regularly have them on tablets to stop them coming into season. We use Nandoral (think it is now known as Testaprop) with no negative consequences. We've used Ovarid here at work when a bitch has come into season and we want to stop it, but it's not something I'd chose to use if there were other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 You can do it with ethylestrenal, which is either Oestrotain tablets or you can buy it in the form of a paste ( for horse ) and that is Nitrotain Nandarol was the ethylestrenal tablets that you used to be able to get. Some vets still have them but they are old stock and Oestrotain has replaced it. Testoprop is Testosterone Propionate and is given via injection. The bitch can be prone to ups and downs on testoprop and some choose to do it every two weeks, rather than one injection a month. If you are considering breeding your bitch in the future, I would seriously think about giving her anything that impacts on her normal cycles. You can learn so much about a bitch and watching how she cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 I do plan to have a litter from her towards the end of next year. We have the beagle national in August next year, so when ever her season falls after that, she'll be mated. I've heard good things about Nandoral with no adverse effects. I think I might just leave it and deal with what ever happens. If she comes into season when I'm meant to fly out for a show, then, I guess she stays home. I know I can still show her in season, but last time (her first season) she was so miserable and just didn't show at all. She's only had one season, so I don't know what her natural cycle is going to be. Her dam averages every 7 months and her litter sister has come in at 8 months after her first. My other two girls are desexed, so my bitch doesn't live with cycling bitches for that to come into effect. I'd hate to think giving her something to postpone a season ruins her fertility and ability to have a litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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