Malli wrote:From my knowledge and experience I would spay neuter but probably wait 'till 1-1.5 yrs.
Since I'm not a vet I don't feel qualified to really say I understand all the ins and outs of the risks of not s/n'ing, but I can say that the issues seem to come up in older animals and by then the treatment for the issues (prostate cancer, prostatis, mammary tumors, pyometra, etc) plus the possible surgery can be really hard on an older dog, and there is more likelyhood for complications.
pocketpit wrote:I'm definately not a big fan of early spays/neuters. I think rescues adopting out animals have a good reason to do it (and should do it) but as for my own personal animals, it won't happen. I like to wait until they are older. And like you I'm always on the fence about the boys. Currently we have 2 intact males that are both almost 9yrs old and knock on wood, we've had no issues. I would probably continue to spay the females since it's easier to deal with no heat cycles and frankly I have seen a lot of older bitches end up with pyometra but again I wouldn't do it until they are a bit older than normal. Tru for example was 1.5yrs when she was spayed.
plebayo wrote:If Fig was a dachshund mix would you still be considering keeping him intact? I mean, know you're a responsible owner but if he was a mutt would you feel the same way?
Absolutely. Score is a mix...and I wish I'd been able to keep him intact longer. It has nothing to do with breed, it has everything to do with letting them grow and develop, as they were meant to do.
plebayo wrote:Absolutely. Score is a mix...and I wish I'd been able to keep him intact longer. It has nothing to do with breed, it has everything to do with letting them grow and develop, as they were meant to do.
But in your post it makes it sound like you don't want to neuter at all. I'm all for alteration when they are at an appropriate age... but I guess my question is if the risks outweigh the positives, or there's no point in spaying and neutering, do you think we should just stop doing it?
Also how do you think the extra hormones help the dog in the sport? [asking seriously, not in a condescending manner AT ALL.]
iluvk9 wrote:All I can add is that my Vet likes to wait for my larger breed dogs to be about 1-1.5 years, unless they really start humping everything in sight. He likes the dog to develop a larger chest and let the hormones do what they gotta do. He DID spay his own Pit puppy at 6 months just last week, as I suggested. His pup was "feeling his oats" and he agreed he didn't need any more hormones surging around.
mnp13 wrote:Riggs is going to be ten in a few months and is intact. Last summer he began to have problems peeing because of his prostate. We are supplementing with nettle now and it has made a huge difference.
Riggs does not mark, Connor does- Connor was neutered around a year old or so. ( we think, the starvation makes it hard to tell)
Honestly, I'd have left him intact if I knew the kind of dog he was going to be. Between the two boys, there is no question who is breed worthy.
mnp13 wrote:Riggs is going to be ten in a few months and is intact. Last summer he began to have problems peeing because of his prostate. We are supplementing with nettle now and it has made a huge difference.
Riggs does not mark, Connor does- Connor was neutered around a year old or so. ( we think, the starvation makes it hard to tell)
Honestly, I'd have left him intact if I knew the kind of dog he was going to be. Between the two boys, there is no question who is breed worthy.
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