She is in a foster home per a sweet COTHer who was working behind the scenes to help me/Iris out. She will still need a permanent home I believe. She is located in Jasper, Texas.
I hope this message is legible and sorry if it is not. I can’t see this forum because ads are covering everything. It’s only this one board on the forum though.
Thank you so much. Good to hear she is in a foster home. If no one local can take her I may be able to. Thanks again.
This is where COTH is the best - when everyone gets together to offer support and suggestions to sort out a problem. Sort of balances out the snarks - so bravo folks…we have had some remarkable tales of those who have gone over and beyond.
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with that particular breed I don’t think you need to worry too much about bitch-bitch aggression. Particularly with your age difference- the worst cases you hear of are people with two bitches close to the same age from breeds noted to be a bit on the aggressive side, like terriers. Sometimes, though, a younger bitch will decide to get rid of an older bitch as the younger bitch matures.
I would suggest you try to convince the shelter to let you wait to spay her- the primary cause of death of irish wolfhounds is osteosarcoma, and while it hasn’t been studied in the irish wolfhound per se, spaying before full maturity dramatically increases the risk of the dog developing osteosarcoma. In one large cohort of rottweilers, 1 out of 4 dogs that were spayed before one year of age developed osteosarcoma vs. 1 out of 8 dogs that were spayed after one year of age developed osteosarcoma.[/QUOTE]
Actually the reason to wait is IW react poorly (I think to anesthesia?) and will bleed out internally.
My friends mom is a top IW breeder 
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Actually the reason to wait is IW react poorly (I think to anesthesia?) and will bleed out internally.
My friends mom is a top IW breeder ;)[/QUOTE]
Not true at all. If they are VW+ yes, or have other coagulation diseases they can bleed. Its not specific to IW’s, and is actually more common in Dobes. There are simple tests for these issues, and the majority of IW’s are not positive for them.
Anesthesia has nothing to do with bleeding, it is a clotting disorder such as VWD that causes bleeding.
“Waiting” for x years to spay makes zero difference in these dogs. Often these dogs can also have difficult heat cycles with resulting anemia if they are not spayed. Something to consider.
Just last week alone we did 3 IW anesthesias. Two intact females and an intact male. One was having a pacemaker implanted, the other under GA for a CT (incontinent) and the other under GA for liver biopsies. All handled anesthesia with no issues or bleeding.
Update on Iris the IW. I just had a chat with the AC officer here and not only did a lady, referred by North Texas IW rescue, come down and adopt Iris from her foster care home, but she also pulled another dog that AC had in their kennels that she felt was an IW cross as well. Both dogs now live in Arlington, Texas, in a fantastic home.
Thanks so much for the update! That is good news. I’m glad for Iris and the other dog too, sounds like this lady has a heart of gold!
I’m also glad the AC officer got hooked up with North Texas IW Rescue. They would foster and place a purebred IW if the shelter ever got one, and do often have a list of folks who would be willing to foster or adopt an IW mix as well.
Yay for Iris! And thank you, RaceTrackReject for being alert and helping with this situation.
Oh, wonderful!! :yes: So glad to hear!! :yes:
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