labs suck!!!

[newby]

Due to change in location my plott female was staying at a friends house...and of course she came into heat just in time for their sex-crazed lab male to get to her. We successfully kept them apart for about 2 wks. until this Sat. when the lab jumped a ten foot fence and crawled in a 3" hole only for my son to come tell me, "Dad, the dogs are stuck together!", with fear in his eyes.

Question is...what now?!? The vet says there is no option except spaying, since Ovaban and morning after are banned in my area due to the health risks associated. Are the risks really that intense...can I get the stuff online...any suggestions besides the obvious one of "inventing a new breed and selling the pups for an outrageous price. My buddy and I are thinking about names...so far the winner is "Labrahound". I'm thinking more along the lines of "CULL"!

[driftwood blue]

If you value that female as future breeding stock, let the pups come and then cull them as needed. If you let the vet have his way there will be no future puppies.. the only mis-mate shot there is available now is almost a certain cause for getting a spay later.

[whoflungdung]

Its a plab.

[kdrchuck]

Just cull the Plottadors.

[Mydixiehound]

If you do find the drug on line that can abort a litter I would say to look into the side effects first. There is a reason the its banned in some places. That suff can have bad side effects I think. If I were you I would think about talking to some bird hunters. See if they might be interested in the cross. There was a guy that wanted to breed his lab to my walker for that reason once, I told him no. You never know you might have some thing good there.

[newby]

Thanks for all the advice...I like the name Plottador the best I think. I'm just gonna' give the pups away if she actually took. Anyone want a Plottador?

On another note...what will be the first signs that she actually is pregnant, how soon will I be able to tell?

[briarpatch]

Many times they develop ma voracious appetite right away.

briarpatch

[Jeff Shaw NM]

Lets see.....

1. It was an unwanted breeding!!!
2. To a Non-Hound!!!
3. YOUR KID SAW IT!!!

Yep, Break out the welping box... Your in the Bird Hound business.

[Paul Conway]

folks do go to great lengths trying to make those plott dogs into hunters don't they!!! We hunt with a fella that has some plotts- we give him all kinds of grief. They are an impressive breed though I won't be telling him that . Maybe she didn't take- good luck Paul Conway.

[newby]

Bird Hounds huh?...That's a good one!

You said a bigger appetite, but what else? I have noticed a more aggressive streak in her, whereas she's always been a very docile, submissive female, but she has a newfound interest in the kitty population, in fact, she's been terrorizing them which she hasn't done since she was a pup!

If I didn't live in CA , I might take advantage of this and get her into the woods!

Seriously though, could this be related?

[nmplott]

you know it could be a lot worse your friend could have had a poodle or chihuahua

[arachyd]

Lab x Plott can be an awesome hunting combination. Labs aren't just for duck hunting. They are a great breed in their own right and the cross could produce some good hunting dogs.

The first sign of pregnancy is usually loss of appetite, sometimes puking just like with people. After a week or 2 their appetite comes back and brings company-she'll start eating everything she can get. Also during this time you should notice her coat suddenly becoming softer. For me that is the only sure sign, especially in the summer when sometimes they just don't feel like eating because of the heat. Even a dog with coarse hair will feel a bit softer.

The mismate shot and others like it that are used to cause abortion of a litter are extremely dangerous. They frequently lead to pyometra which basically means your dog will either die or have an emergency hysterectomy/spay when you realize she isn't acting quite right. Symptoms are not obvious enough that you'd know something is seriously wrong and many times the owner just thinks the dog is a bit depressed from the hormone changes of no longer being pregnant. Let the dog have the pups. It's the safest way other than a c-section to remove the pups (good luck finding a vet to do a c-section without pushing you to have her spayed at the same time). I like Plottadors.

[Rattler]

I know a guy who hunts his male lab with his cat hounds and he is as good a cat dog as you can get he can travk and tree a cat by himself so give these pups a chance you may be surprised.