We partner with a few local rescues to help spay the females that they pull from puppy mills.
Unfortunately, when prepping these rescues for their spays it is not uncommon to find masses in one or more mammary chains.
In these instances, in addition to spaying, we also remove the affected mammary chain, submit it for biopsy and take chest x-rays to check to spread of disease to the lungs of the patient. Mammary masses are one risk of keeping females dogs intact.
As such, if you decide to forgo spaying your female dogs, it is important to palpate their mammary tissues regularly to feel for any lumps or bumps that might indicate that they have developed mammary cancer.
Any lumps or bumps found should be evaluated by a veterinarian and removed to determine whether or not they are cancerous.
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