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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
If the dog is "chunky" enough that she is visibly pregnant, the puppies may be fairly developed. I was under the impression that the farther along the puppies/kittens are, the more dangerous a spay operation becomes. In that case, I could understand your friend not wanting to take the risk of losing the mother.
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If the dog is chunky it could be worms. The only way to really find out if she is and how far along would be an x-ray.
If the dog is far along in pregnancy...the pups would have to be euthanized during the surgery. I have seen this and it is very very sad. Alot of vets do not like to do this.
It is a very upsetting topic on so many levels. Again - this is someone's fault that the dog is now in this circumstance. I have to wonder however that if this dog were a yorkie or a poodle - would we still want the pregnancy terminated? Being that she may be pitbull, (though not confirmed) it puts a different spin on this. 1 - a damned type of dog, 2 - puppies will also fall under a scrutinized breed type. So sad isn't it.