Dog Health Questions: Should I get my puppy desexed now or should I wait until she has finshed training?

I've got a 5 month old English Cockerspaniel and apparently I should get her desexed at 5 months. But at the moment she is doing dog training classes which have already been paid for and they go for about 6 weeks. I'm concerned that if she is desexed while still doing training her stitches will open up. I know it sounds crazy but I'm really concerned. I'm just wondering should I wait 6 weeks and get it done then or should I put my worries behind me and do it now.

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I'd say get her desexed after the classes. It doesn't need to be done at 5 months, most say around 6 months old, so what... she'd be 6 and a half months, no biggie.

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• If you don't get her fixed, just be prepared to keep an eye on her all the time. She could go into heat very young and you could be looking at having puppies on your hands.
  I would talk to whoever runs the training classes about rescheduling and starting them in a few weeks instead.


• Well, there's really no reason why it's better to get a dog desexed at 5 months versus 6 and a half months, as long as you get it done before the first heat cycle, which doesn't come around till about 9 months. Plus, you're right, if you do get her desexed now then you'll likely have to miss a training class or two, which would be a waste of money. So I think you should wait until she's done the training class to have her desexed. But make sure not to dillydally, as your dog's first heat will come around at 9 months or so.
  
  Also, just wondering, you're not from America, are you? Cause in America we say "spayed" for girls and "neutered" for boys, instead of "desexed." I'd be interested in knowing what country you're from that says desexed.


• How difficult would it be for you to manage a in heat female so she does not get a chance to mate? It IS slimly possible that she will come in heat at 6 months. If there is no way you can manage and its important you have her spayed before any chance of a heat, then maybe you'd better reschedule the training. If you could survive one heat with your girls virtue intact finish the training class first.
  PS before someone points out the odds of breast cancer rise if shes spayed after one heat i will add the actual odds rise significantly from like millions to one to hundreds of thousands to one (not exactly a death sentence)- now after several it gets grim, up to even 50;50 after 5 heats.


• I would get her spayed at 6-months-old and ask the training instructor if you can make up the last classes you missed. If it is a good trainer it is likely they will work with you.