Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Rob Loxley — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 08:08:26 GMT

[quote user="Benjamin Alyoshkin"]Has anyone had much experience with Tardak for chemical castration?[/quote]

I'd go for suprelorin. Use little Tardak these days, if I wanted medical treatment of BPH I'd go for Ypozane

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Benjamin Alyoshkin — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 08:04:07 GMT

Thank you very much indeed for all the input. Didn't check the latest instruction and ended up giving Delvosterone x2 injections 24h apart - thank you very much for the up-to-date guidance. Has anyone had much experience with Tardak for chemical castration? Thank you

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Ceri Gruffudd Jones — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 22:17:18 GMT

Don't forget that the data sheet for Delvosterone has changed - it is now effectively single use, discard within 24 hours. Makes it a bit eye wateringly expensive!

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

shanley barber — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 20:33:13 GMT

Is there a reason why they can't just let her have another season, then spay her after the next one?

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Clive Ansell — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 06:20:21 GMT

+1 for Delvosterone. it will delay oestrus while the owner takes their holiday and given that they intend to spey her on their return anyway the increased risk of pyometra is somewhat academic.

By David's logic it would be unethical to not spey bitches incase they later develop a pyometra?

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Benjamin Alyoshkin — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:31:19 GMT

Thank you very much indeed - will let you know of the outcome. Cheers, Ben

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Laurence Webb — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:21:25 GMT

Unethical? How so?

It's licensed and would suit the issue well. Small risk of pyo, but I can only recall seeing pyos in bitches that had received it multiple times (going back to when I qualified 20 years ago, when spaying was less frequent and I kept seeing 10 year olds than had been given delvosterone year after year).

You could spay now and probably things would be fine, but July is only 4d away and personally I'd view the risk of taking a dog that has had a laparotomy travelling abroad a few days ago higher than an otherwise healthy bitch having an injection in pro-oestrus.

From the data sheet 'the incidence of uterine disorders including pyometra, as only 0.3% overall and no cases occurred in bitches injected in pro-oestrus. ' and that doesn't account for age or number of injections given in the past

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

David Mills — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:21:12 GMT

Why not just spay now or before July?

Delvosterone otherwise. Though risk of pyo arguably makes it bordering on the unethical.

RE: Choice of medical contraception for female dog to prolong anoestrus until can be spayed

Emily Rainbow — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:15:54 GMT

Do you have access to any delvosterone?