My labrador bitch has recently had a caesarean my vet advised that she should have no more puppies, does this sound right?  I read on a website that another litter is fine but that she should not be mated again for at least two years.  Could anybody please tell me if it is safe to breed from her again and if so how long we ought to wait?  Also i was wondering if her next season will be 6 months after her last or six months after her puppies stop feeding, not that i am hoping to breed from her again straight away just that i want to take her on holiday.

I don't think that any bitch should be bred from on subsequent seasons!

The poster didnt say that ?

I suppose it depends on the reason for the Caesar, but I would take my Vet's advice. A bitch usually comes into season at the same interval as she usually comes in - ie if she usually has seasons 6 mths apart, she will probably come in 6 months after her last season, regardless of the fact that she's had pups. Oh dear, that does sound complicated - hope you know what I mean!

One of my girls had a c-section before christmas, my vet said it was ok for her to go ahead with another pregnancy in 18 months time (my girl has 9 monthly seasons) BUT this was her second pregnancy, her first pregnancy she delivered naturally, I  think had it been her first pregnancy and c-section I would seriously think twice before doing it again, if your vet has advised against it then I would take her word on it, maybe if you speak to him/her again and ask why she/he said not to let her have more??

I think it depends on the cause of the section for example if it was because a puppy was stuck through no fault of the bitch and a section was required then I guess there is no reason not to mate her again as next time everything may be OK .

If she had say primary Inertia and required a section then I personally would not breed from her again, there is also belief that this can be heriditory.

Seasons I think vary from dog to dog and breed to breed. 

Some of mine go 6 months later as normal but also some have went about 8-9 months.

Jessie had 10 puppies, the first 9 delivered normally between 11am and about 7pm. The remaining pup was delivered by caesarian about 5 hours later on the vets advice - don't know if this affects the advice people are giving. We weren't convinced at the time that a caesarian would have been necessary if jessie had been allowed to eat by the vets, but they didn't feed her in case she needed a caesarian and then she was too tired to push the last one out resulting in a casarian. This is our first time breeding dogs and we took her to the vets because we were concerned about green discharge. When we phoned we were told to bring her in immediately because a placenta had detached, by the time we got to the vets the pup was out so no real emergency.
Jessie is first and foremost our family pet so we want to do the best by her.

Hi my girl had a c section last year due to severe inertia and having a puppy stuck, my vet told us that my girl should not be bred from again, my reply to him was dont worry i cant put her through this again, like everyone here my girl is a valued part of our family and i would much rather have her here than risk loosing her just for the sake of another litter.If i was you Labsandcats i would accept the advice from your vet and keep as you say a pet just MO