For females, the timing of neutering is more problematical
because early neutering significantly increases the incidence rate of CCL from near zero to almost 8 percent, and late neutering increases the rates of HSA to 4 times that of the 1.6 percent rate for intact females and to 5.7 percent for MCT, which was not diagnosed in intact females.»
Not exact matches
Some studies show that
neutering a male pet
early is good
because it is less likely to develop «male» behaviours.
An
earlier policy to trap,
neuter / spay and release feral cats to avoid euthanization was struck down in court by a group that sued
because they felt the policy would endanger the city's bird population.
Because shelters want pets to be spayed or
neutered before they are adopted, however, it is not uncommon for these surgeries to be conducted as
early as eight weeks, the
earliest age for which they are safe.
The increased occurrence of joint disorders like hip dysplasia in dogs that are
neutered at a young age is probably
because hormones play a key role in
early joint development.
A.
Because early spaying or
neutering is optimal, dogs and cats usually have the surgery at about 6 months of age; with advanced techniques and safer anesthetic drugs, a growing number of animals are being spayed or
neutered at 3 to 6 months of age.
3) Another research paper on the health impact of spay /
neuter — the book of research on the health impacts of spay /
neuter (particularly
early spay /
neuter) continues to grow and I think every single person involved in animal welfare needs to read this study —
because it's going to dramatically impact how we operate in the years to come.
However,
because shelters want pets to be spayed or
neutered before they are adopted, it is not uncommon for these surgeries to be conducted as
early as eight weeks, the
earliest age for which they are safe.
While
early spay /
neuter may not be a hit cat video on the Internet, it should be,
because it's the one thing we humans can help control by
early spay /
neuter.