Sentences with phrase «disease than intact dogs»

For both male and female Rotties spayed or neutered before one year of age, there was a one in four lifetime risk for bone cancer, and the sterilized animals were significantly more likely to develop the disease than intact dogs of the same breed.

Not exact matches

It might also be helpful for studies regarding joint diseases to evaluate whether or not there is a correlation between activity levels in neutered and intact dogs; i.e. do more neutered dogs participate in dog sports such as agility and flyball than intact dogs, increasing the occurrence of joint disease?

Spayed and neutered dogs were at less risk for early and congenital conditions (aortic stenosis, early onset cataracts, mitral valve disease, patent ductus arteriosus, portosystemic shunt, and ventricular septal defect) than intact dogs.

Intact dogs are seven times more likely to contract the disease than ones which have undergone spaying or ovarihysterectomy (surgical removal of ovaries and uterus) before their first or second heat period.