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Found scar tissue and scar on the underbelly of my female beagle. Does this indicate she has been spayed?

•   Ashley Harris says:

  January 25th, 2009 at 07:04 PM

  Quite possibly. Do you know if she has been spayed? The scar on a female spayed dog typically is right underneath their belly button if you can find it( doesn't really look like ours) and above the pelvis area so in the middle of their belly pretty much.Depending on the vet that does the spay I'd say a range of about 2 to 3 inches long. Finding scars on the belly though could indicate she may have had a wound of some sort. It's kinda hard to know without looking at it really but maybe that will help you.

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• User says:

  January 25th, 2009 at 07:50 PM

  We rescued her so we have no sure idea and the scar seems to begin aprx 1 1/2 in below the sternum and goes down to 1in above her female area. Straight line surgical scar look to it. Also a fine scar line and flat. Thanks for your help we are looking at soon getting her to the vet and will find out for sure. Just wanted to get a idea of what to maybe expect from the vet. We have a female puppy beagle as well that we just thought may have been the adult dogs. Now it may have been that she just adopted this puppy when they were out roaming on the side of the road. They are safe now and are looking really healthy. Will be getting the puppy spayed when she is old enough in another month or so the vet said.

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•   Ashley Harris says:

  January 25th, 2009 at 11:07 PM

  Great. yes it does sound around and about like a spay scar. Most people don't notice them because they tend to be rather faint.A vet can definitely tell you if they believe it is a spay scar. Have lots of fun with the new puppy! :)

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  January 26th, 2009 at 05:48 PM

  Thank you Ashley, my name is Dan and I am the solitary male member of this outfit. LOL I was the one who first noticed the scar, partly because I have had a dog with one before, but also it helps that I spent about a year and a half as a part-time large and small animal veterinarian's assistant in central Illinois. Finding it was less eyesight because it is so faint, I initially felt the internal scarring on the central abdominal musculature with the peak approximately 3 CM from the bottom of the sternum. Closer examination showed the very faint scarring. A further manual exam was the way I identified the additional scarring in the abdomen and suspected the previous spaying. As she mentioned, we do have a vet's appointment coming up the end of next month and will get it certified then, if for no other reason than it gets us a discount on our local tags. Thank you for your help and if you would like to keep in touch, we would more than welcome it.

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•   Ashley Harris says:

  January 27th, 2009 at 02:51 PM

  That's great Dan. It does help being familiar with the veterinary field when you have pets that's for sure. Did you ever think about pursuing further education regarding veterinary medicine? It sounds like you have a good foot in the door to me..:)

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