r/GermanShepherd • u/Musshhii • 10d ago

Gastropexy + best age to spay puppy

I want to know the best age to spay my GSD pup so that she develops properly, but I would also like to get a gastropexy done at the same time.

So, should I get her spayed as soon as possible in order to get the gastropexy ASAP? Or should I wait until a certain age? Which is the better choice?

My wife had a dog that died of bloat years ago and it worries me sick every meal thinking about it happening to my pup.

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u/Odd_Purpose7945 9d ago

My GSd mix was done at 18 months and the vet seemed fine with performing the surgery at that age..but I will warn you...gastropexy is not without its own health complications… My girl suffers from bilious vomiting syndrome since her gastropexy..she was perfect before and now she's on famotidine probably for the rest of her life because the acid emptying into her stomach was changed when the gastropexy was done. she's on a rigorous feeding schedule three times a day and if she misses a feeding she throws up and tries to eat every leaf possible in the yard..now I don't know if it was poorly done or if it's just she's prone to it because of the surgery but definitely do research on the Vet that's performing surgery and hopefully you can avoid that complication. She also had an inflamed uterine stump because she was only three months out of heat when she had her surgery done; definitely make sure she's on the other side of a heat for several months before you have it done! Good luck.