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puppy boxer

19 11:02:39

Question
how old is the earliest to have her spayed......she is 11 weeks now, still working on potty trainng she is doing good except for when she gets excited or silly she will pee in the house but on the scatter rug.....

Answer
Lucille, you could have her spayed now if you wanted to. If you wait, I would recommend that you not wait past 7 months of age, because you don't want her to come into heat before she's spayed. Spaying before the first heat significantly reduces the chances of her developing mammary (breast) tumors to almost zero. With each heat cycle, that chance increases by as much as 50%!