Has anyone used this before?  If so when is it supposed to be givin ?

Not planning on puppies after as she has finished all that.

I will explain,
We have a club show coming up in the middle of the year and i would love to take my oldie to put in veteran, now i was going to have her spade this year but this means she will have a shaved jacket for the show, so i want to stop her season till after the show and then have her spade, as she will be due in around club show time.

Have never messed with seasons before

Pro's and con's anyone?

Peanuts

It's unlikely that anyone would notice she's been spayed because the incision is made underneath and only her tummy would be shaved, not her side.

Ask for a mid line incision and it won't be noticed. :)

My other girl they shaved her underneath and took half her skirt aswell

Peanuts

There really is no need for that!  Hopefully, if you explain........ :)

If you tell them she is to be shown they will take minimum hair.  I always do this when I have my girls spayed so I can get on with showing them asap.

We had to have our Boxer Pup scanned about 6 weeks ago due to her chewing up 2 cds ,she was clipped out on both flanks and you can still see the clip marks and she is a short haired breed.Our vets have just started to do Keyhole Bitch Spays have you asked your vet about this option as it is less invasive.

I think there is a huge variation, depending on which vet does the surgery.  A recent C-section by a vet that I hadn't used before, has left me with a toy breed that has only half its body hair.  Okay, exaggerating a little, but I was gobsmacked to see her shaved from chest to vulva, and half way round her sides.

Have to have whoever is on call for out of hours obviously.  Yet the vet that I normally use when I am able to actually book surgery, does the minimum in incisions.  I did ask him about keyhole when I first heard about it.  He was good enough to discuss in depth.  And explain why he wasn't going down that route.

Certainly, there is a large outlay before this way can be used, and the vet said that the expense would be passed on to the client, and make a keyhole spay more expensive.  He also said that using two incisions for keyhole would lead to a higher risk of infection, and, given that his incisions are so tiny anyway, he didn't see the point in changing.  I do remember, after one particular spay, asking him how the hell he got a uterus out of an incision that tiny!  His answer?  Experience.

So I guess your best bet is to choose the right vet for the surgery.