That's way too young at 6 weeks. I have 2 beagles that I got from a breeder at 7 weeks old and they're now ages 3 1/2 years and 15 months. Breeder suggest they get spayed at 6 months. Of course they get their shots before we bring them home. I go to a holistic vet and she said to wait till Millie has her first heat which was at 9 months …
That's way too young at 6 weeks. I have 2 beagles that I got from a breeder at 7 weeks old and they're now ages 3 1/2 years and 15 months. Breeder suggest they get spayed at 6 months. Of course they get their shots before we bring them home. I go to a holistic vet and she said to wait till Millie has her first heat which was at 9 months old and got her OSS (Ovary Sparing Spay) procedure done at 14 months old. I read that it was very imporant she keep her ovaries. The place where she had this procedure requires vaccine records. I stopped with the vaccines for Millie after she had a slight reaction with first rabies shot getting weak in the legs. Thankfully she's been fine since. Her niece Annie I have not gotten her any shots since we brought her home and I know if I get the OSS procedure, they will want to know her vaccine record. So with that being said for now, will just let Annie go into heat until hopefully things change with all these vaccine requirements down the road. Since we brought them home at 7 weeks old, I've been feeding them a raw food diet using grass-fed meats as well as freeze-dried, all organic foods - bone broth, broccoli, peas, blueberries, our pasture raised eggs, coconut oil, supplements, including mushroom powders, curcumin, probiotics and more. They are in excellent health to this day.
That's way too young at 6 weeks. I have 2 beagles that I got from a breeder at 7 weeks old and they're now ages 3 1/2 years and 15 months. Breeder suggest they get spayed at 6 months. Of course they get their shots before we bring them home. I go to a holistic vet and she said to wait till Millie has her first heat which was at 9 months old and got her OSS (Ovary Sparing Spay) procedure done at 14 months old. I read that it was very imporant she keep her ovaries. The place where she had this procedure requires vaccine records. I stopped with the vaccines for Millie after she had a slight reaction with first rabies shot getting weak in the legs. Thankfully she's been fine since. Her niece Annie I have not gotten her any shots since we brought her home and I know if I get the OSS procedure, they will want to know her vaccine record. So with that being said for now, will just let Annie go into heat until hopefully things change with all these vaccine requirements down the road. Since we brought them home at 7 weeks old, I've been feeding them a raw food diet using grass-fed meats as well as freeze-dried, all organic foods - bone broth, broccoli, peas, blueberries, our pasture raised eggs, coconut oil, supplements, including mushroom powders, curcumin, probiotics and more. They are in excellent health to this day.