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Should I wait until Spring?

flowergirls

Warren Scout
Daffodil, my youngest doe is 8 months old and has been bonded with Blackberry, an 18 month old spayed doe since she was 9 weeks old. They get on great and so far no fights, Daffy has not shown any obvious hormonal behaviour yet although I appreciate she is now an adult herself.. I want to get Daffy spayed too but they live outdoors and we have guinea pigs now in the only indoor`cage we have. So, just want to know, is it better to wait until Spring now- I just hate the thought of her being spayed on a freezing cold day and feeling poorly when it's so cold outside. When I got Blacks and Daisy done it was May time and they went straight outside afterwards.
Any thoughts?
 
I got my two outdoor girls spayed in December last year. I kept them indoors for a week, and then put them outdoors. You have to gradually introduce them to the outside after a week indoors. I put them out in the morning and then for the next few nights, I put a Snugglesafe in.
 
I think this is personal choice but if it was me I would wait till spring as its getting really cold outside. I wouldnt want mine in the house for a few days to have to go back in to such cold weather. Its not really that long anyway. I would wait till it warms up and get her spayed but I would still bring them in after to keep and eye on her and to make sure she is warm after such a big op.
 
I think this is personal choice but if it was me I would wait till spring as its getting really cold outside. I wouldnt want mine in the house for a few days to have to go back in to such cold weather. Its not really that long anyway. I would wait till it warms up and get her spayed but I would still bring them in after to keep and eye on her and to make sure she is warm after such a big op.

Thanks for that- I just felt there's no urgency timewise on the spay as she's young and she's very content with Blackberry- I thought I may have seen some hormonal behaviour by now but maybe it's just not the time of year- they're more content with snuggling up together and keeping warm than any dominance battles.
I am going to wait until at least April as long as things are still calm- she will be 1 year old then.
 
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