Mattie is not a tripawd, but I have a question.  When I got Mattie at 8 weeks old, she had a massive UTI.  It took months of anti inflammatories and anti-biotics to clear it up.  One vet recommended that I wait to spay Mattie until after her first heat because of all the trouble she had as a young pup.  What is the advantage of waiting until she goes through a heat?  At first the vets thought that her reproductive parts connected to the ureter too high up and that was the reason for the infections returning.  After the cultures began coming back free of bad bacteria, Mattie was still having accidents in the house.  One vet did an ultrasound and found that she had a thickened bladder wall.  Two months of anti inflammatories later, Mattie stopped having accidents.  Should I still wait to have her fixed?  Thanks

Yes, I would get a second opinion. I have heard that it's better to wait for their first heat, but have also been told do it prior to their first heat (at 6-7 months of age). Skyler & Chloe were both done at 7 months. Good luck, and keep us posted.

Sorry for the late thank you, but thank you.  I had scheduled Mattie for the spay recently.  The vet (not the same vet nor the same facility as those that recommended to wait until after first heat) looked her over and said she was probably done growing, so the bones were not an issue, however, he looked at her girl parts and said he thought she should go through another heat to try and avoid the problem of "leaking" urine and recurrent UTI.

I am not a big fan of early spay/neuter.  Opie was neutered at 4 months and I regretted doing that.  I still can't shake the idea that the early spay/neuter may be a contributing factor in osteosarcoma. 

Thanks again!