Are there birth control pills for dogs?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

To avoid unwanted pregnancy, modern women are helped by many methods of contraception, but what about our smaller brothers? Dog owners are most often only worried that their pets, under the influence of instinct, run away from home and stop listening to the owner, with bitches the situation is much more complicated. Puppies after a spree need to be fed, raised and attached. Nobody wants to get rid of them by inhuman methods or just throw them out into the street, breeding packs of homeless animals.

So are there contraceptive pills for dogs, or are neutering and spaying the only ways to ensure that a pet is kept from offspring?

Types of contraception

Surgical solution to the problem is often impossible due to the he alth of the pet or if the owner wants to breed dogs in the future. For such cases, there are several options for contraception:

• in the form of injections;
• pills;
• drops.

Injections

The advantage of this method is that the duration of the injection will be maximum. After the first administration of the drug, pregnancy is guaranteed not to occur within 3 months. After a second injection, the duration of action increases to 5 months, and the third injection prolongs the effect by 6-12 months. With regular subsequent injections every 0.5-1 year, sexual desire completely stops.

The duration of action depends on the choice of the drug, the dosage is calculated based on the weight of the animal and only a veterinarian can give an injection. A mandatory visit to the clinic is considered a minus, since not everyone has the time and money for this.

Pills

Birth control pills for dogs can only be given to a he althy animal. Be sure to check with your veterinarian before taking them, but you can give the pills yourself at home.

Absolutely all drugs are hormonal, so you need to take breaks between their doses. Birth control pills for dogs should not be given more than three heats in a row. After that, you need to pause at least 2 heats, after which you can use the drug again to avoid unwanted offspring.

Types of drugs

Often, birth control pills for dogs include drugs that simply change the behavior of the animal during estrus and eliminate sexual desire. At the same time, only drowning out the desire of the bitch helps to avoid pregnancy; such funds have no effect on contraceptives.relationship.

Contraceptive pills for dogs during sexual desire, which can stop heat, are also not true contraceptives. They are often used when it is necessary to transport the animal and calm it down before shows or for other good reasons. The most commonly used drugs are "Kontrik" and "Pillkan 5", but the veterinarian may recommend another drug, depending on the characteristics of the animal. The negative side of such drugs is an impressive list of possible side effects, but experts say that if the dosages are observed, they are easy to avoid.

Contraceptive pills for dogs "EX-5", "Prohexin", "Sex Barrier", "Messalin", "Pillkan 5" in a certain dosage are considered direct contraceptives. Some veterinarians recommend the use of drugs intended for humans. Such medications can prevent the entry of sperm into the egg or terminate a pregnancy that has already begun in the first days after the act. Birth control pills for dogs also eliminate the symptoms of false pregnancy and pseudo-lactation in bitches.

They can be given with food or on their own, but always in the dosage recommended by the doctor. If the animal does not swallow part of the medicine, then the corresponding effect should not be expected.

Contraindications

Any chemical contraceptives, including pills, are not recommended for bitches during the first estrus. In young dogs, this can provoke serious furtherproblems of the reproductive system.

In addition, birth control pills are prohibited for dogs with diabetes, tumors and any pathology of the uterus.

It is also prohibited to give an animal drugs during lactation or long-term pregnancy.

If there are seals in the mammary glands of the bitch, you should first consult with the veterinarian, indicating the problem.

It is strictly forbidden to give pills more than three times in a row. If the offspring is undesirable at all, then it is better to sterilize the animal immediately.

Other release forms

In the form of drops, contraceptives are given to the animal with food or dripped onto the root of the tongue. They are intended to interrupt estrus and control the behavior of the animal. They differ from tablets only in the release form, which is why they are often found under the same names.

You can also find on sale preparations in the form of sugar cubes. Even a spoiled animal will eat such a delicacy with great pleasure and in the right amount, so dog owners choose them most often. The downside is the cost of contraceptives in comparison with other oral forms of release.

Conclusion

At the moment, loyal non-hormonal contraceptives have not yet been invented. Absolutely all drugs are produced on the basis of hormones in a variety of forms. The advantage of such contraceptives is the rapid reversibility of action. That is, if the pregnancy of the bitch is not desirable only in a certain period, but in the future the owner plans tobreeding, pills will be the most acceptable, because after a while the dog will be able to get pregnant again and give birth to completely he althy puppies.

As for the time of admission, sedatives should be given to the animal from the first day of estrus. Hormonal contraceptive pills for dogs during estrus can not be used immediately, but only from 2-3 days. For injections, an appointment with the veterinarian should be made approximately one month before the start of the next cycle. If estrus begins before the veterinarian examines the animal, then the injection will have to be rescheduled for the next time.

If offspring from a dog is generally undesirable, then it is better to spay the bitch at 8-10 months or castrate the male at 7-12 months.