One of the mammary tumor cases mentioned by Pat was my dog Hailey. She is still alive at almost 11.5 years of age. (She was the case mentioned as had been bred, and was spayed at age 5.5.) If I remember correctly she was diagnosed with the mammary tumor about 6 months after she was spayed. Her daughter Zyla has also been bred and was spayed at age 6.5. She just turned 7. No mammary tumors yet. I do keep an eye out for them. If you find them early enough, before they metastasize, surgical removal is often a total cure. We did no other supportive therapy - just removed it. Hailey's was the size of a small-ish marble, and was very firm. Not so much of a worry for owners of girls who were spayed young... but belly rubs are a great opportunity to check your retired brood bitches.
Hailey is slowing down... cannot get upstairs without help. But once she's up and moving, she still has a nice trot. I enjoy having my 3 generations of girls - Hailey, Zyla and 2-yr-old Tanzi. Hailey is very bonded with Tanzi - the 2-yr-old terror with the grand old lady. Many memories that I will treasure always! Sharon Montville - Firstrax - Colorado __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2
