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Copper to keep a dog from coming in heat?

I had 3 old timers tell me to put a copper fitting in my dogs drinking water to keep her from coming into heat. Has anyone else ever heard of this and does it work? My old female is 9 yrs. old and no vet around here will spay her because they say it causes mammalary cancer within a year or 2 and that she will die. Better just to let her cycle and live with it. This is the slut dog of the year. When she is in heat, she does whatever it takes to get to the male. So I am trying the copper piece in her water to keep her from coming in heat. Will it work?

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If she comes in heat just use hog rings and that will prevent any pregnancy.

They are designed to cycle, I believe I would just try tO prevent the pregnancy rather than prevent mother nature. JMO

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Ok, how do they work? I know what they are used for on pigs, but how do I use them on a dog?

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copper

Depending on the ph in your water you could poisen them! I am certified in water treatment and wastewater treatment operator and in drinking water your not allowed but so much copper to show up. I wouldnt try it!

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We have hard, iron water. Let's a white film and a rusty mark in the tub and toilet.

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"Megestrol Acetate" active ingrediate in Ovadan or Cheque droplets(not familiar w/Cheque)Ovaban is not produced anymore to my knowledge, but the active ingrediate "Megestrol Acetate"will abate her esterus cycle.
Ask your Vet. about Ovaban(megestrol acetate) worked for my Bitch this past Walker Days 2010.
http://www.drugs.com/vet/ovaban-tablets.html

KERVIN thats a pretty silly statement, unless you live in a different country than me your water pipes in your house are copper.

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Originally posted by john Duemmer
KERVIN thats a pretty silly statement, unless you live in a different country than me your water pipes in your house are copper.

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copper pipes in your home line themselves with a thin coating of rust. kervin is right in what hee says an over abundance in water is toxic don't remember if it was low or high ph is even more toxic

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copper

john and lyle
Yes we put in copper lines but we maintain a good ph as do all water systems if you have well water with a low ph it will react with the copper throwing the green tarnish! That reaction puts lead and copper in high amounts in the water. With a higher ph there is no reaction because the acidity is takin out of the water! No what your talkin about before you speak i was jus trying to help!

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My wife has been feeding me out of copper bottom pans for years, Its a wonder im alive?

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Re: Copper to keep a dog from coming in heat?

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Originally posted by EnglishBabe
I had 3 old timers tell me to put a copper fitting in my dogs drinking water to keep her from coming into heat. Has anyone else ever heard of this and does it work? My old female is 9 yrs. old and no vet around here will spay her because they say it causes mammalary cancer within a year or 2 and that she will die. Better just to let her cycle and live with it. This is the slut dog of the year. When she is in heat, she does whatever it takes to get to the male. So I am trying the copper piece in her water to keep her from coming in heat. Will it work?

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A friend of mine wears copper bracelets to help with his arthritis. I have noticed that he doesn't come in heat as often as he used to.