susceptible to health risks than ones that are?

Spade for females.That is dependent on the breed,age,lifestyle and other factors.

Yes. They are pretty likely to get certain types pf cancer(uterine and mammory). They also can get uterine infections that are very bad. I would definitely get her spayed these problems are universal over all dog breeds.

I owned a dog back in the Ice age, and she was pure bred, and came from excellent stock. She developed cancer, and it was because we did not spade her, but I always thought when the great stud came along I would breed her. By the time I found him, she was already sick. We spent alot of money, spading and treating the cancer, she lived to be 13 1/2 years old, and she was only 4 when she started getting sick. I think I spent more on her then I did at that time on my own childen!
She has been gone now about 7 or 8 years, and is still sadly missed, and even though we have had other dogs, none have been quite like her.
If you can not breed to help your breed get better, then please, neuter and spade your animals, and maybe some of the major problems will just fade away.

Spayed is the term for female dogs, and yes there are more risks to her health, such as a more likely chance of cancer, males are the same way not being neutered can result in health problems for them to. Spaying/neutering helps lessen chances of certain cancers.

Yes. Pyometras. and Breast Tumors/Cancer.A pyometra is pus in the uterus. the only treatment i know of is a OVH which is a spay. since its an emergency spay its about 5 times the cost of a normal spay and it requires an overnight visit. If the dog isnt treated it can die. (saw one while i was working as a vet assistant.. its nasty. just think of an infected cut, oozing pus, but out of the vulva) a dog cant get a pyo if there is no uterus... which is why you should spayalso breast tumors. the risk can be reduced with a simple spay.

The answer you got about cancer etc sounds excellent and probably true. Other than that,there shouldn't be any other health risks as though the above mentioned aren't enough but let's look at the risks of letting your female have puppies every time she goes into heat. When she is mature enough to go into her first heat she will probably be somewhere at the 6-7 month age and as soon as she delivers her first litter she will go into heat again 6 months after that and when she delivers that litter she will go into heat 6 months after that and so on and so on and so on until she dies. Do your female a BIG favor,do your part in putting a stop to unwanted,uncared for animals and have her neutered ASAP. Be a responsible and loving pet owner and put a stop to the possibility of uterine/mammary cancer and the possibility of your dog being pregnant the majority of her life which will make her an old dog before her time.

Yes a female dog that is not spayed does run the risk of health problems down the line... unfortunately I learned a little too late... my dog just got diagnosed with mammary cancer. Also, if you don't plan on breeding her then get her spayed, the vet said that that the risk is even higher for a female that hadn't bred!

Females are spayed. Males are neutered.I think the point behind spaying and neutering is that there are so many homeless dogs out there. Once you have your animal spayed or neutered, they do gain some weight, but not enough to put their health at risk.Call around to several local vets and see what the consensus of opinion is between them.

From past experience, and always having a female dog for a pet, my answer would be ABSOLUTELY YES! I had a wiemaranier for many years. We breed her a few times. After we decided not to breed anymore, well, that is when the trouble started. As the Vet told me, basically it is just like a human female. She started excessive bleeding, loosing A LOT of blood. Her heats were closer together, and things just went wrong. Fortunately I was able to have the surgery, and my doggie was just fine, in fact she lived until she was almost 17, as well as being very healthy and active in later years. I blond to the SPAY/Neuter Association, and I fully believe that if you are not going to breed your female, and if you have all ready bred her and have no intentions of having anymore pups, for your dogs health, and maybe life, you really showed have her spayed. As I said I was very lucky that the Vet was able to save her. Now being in the Pet Service industry as well as an owner of 3 females, and 1 male, they are all fixed, and they are all healthy and happy. Don't wait until it is too late. Also for females you don't have to wait for their first heat, they can be spayed art around 6 months. Hope this was of some help.Debi

Yes, there is a huge chance they'll get mammary and ovarian cancer if you do not spay them.