Not exact matches
Surprisingly, Hoffman's
study did not find any differences between males and
females in their associations between
dog characteristics and attachment to
dogs.
A new
study finds that when a ball appears to magically change size
in front of their eyes,
female dogs notice but males don't.
In a retrospective cohort study conducted at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, and published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, results showed that both male and female dogs sterilized at an early age were more prone to hip dysplasi
In a retrospective cohort
study conducted at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, and published
in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, results showed that both male and female dogs sterilized at an early age were more prone to hip dysplasi
in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, results showed that both male and
female dogs sterilized at an early age were more prone to hip dysplasia.
Waters et al. (Exploring mechanisms of sex differences
in longevity: lifetime ovary exposure and exceptional longevity
in dogs) found similar results
in their
study of
female Rottweilers.
Estrogens would be expected to have a similar protective role
in sexually intact
female dogs; unfortunately, too few sexually intact
female dogs were available for inclusion
in the
study to test this hypothesis.
The Golden Retriever
study found that although there were no cases of cruciate tear
in the intact
dogs, 5 % of males neutered before 12 months and 8 % of
females did suffer tears.
Canine breast cancer is extremely common — according to a
study in Norway, canine breast cancer makes up approximately 53 % of malignant cancers
in female dogs... and it is highly preventable.
Abstract: Semen quality
in dogs has not been assessed
in a longitudinal
study that includes endpoints of
female fertility and pregnancy.
The
study that identified a higher incidence of cranial cruciate ligament rupture
in spayed or neutered
dogs also identified an increased incidence of sexual behaviors
in males and
females that were neutered early.
A number of
studies have shown that there is an increase
in the incidence of
female urinary incontinence
in dogs spayed early.
«The
study results indicate that
dog owners and service
dog trainers should carefully consider when to have their male or
female dogs neutered,» said the lead investigator, Dr. Benjamin Hart, a distinguished professor emeritus
in the UC - Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
The
study revealed that, for all five diseases analyzed, the disease rates were significantly higher
in both males and
females that were neutered either early or late compared with intact (non-neutered)
dogs.
I find that one interesting and relevant to the original blog post because
female dogs studied in Norway had over a 50 % more incidence of mammory tumors.
94
dogs (46 males and 48
females) met the criteria for inclusion
in this
study.
This means that spaying is important even if a tumor has already developed;
in one
study,
female dogs spayed at the time of their tumor removal (or
in the two years prior to the tumor removal) lived 45 percent longer than those who remained unspayed.
Hi Irene, I have written a lot about this here http://www.thelabradorsite.com/neutering-your-labrador/ There are pros and cons to neutering at all — not just because of the risk of orthapedic problems, but also because of an increased risk
in cancer
in neutered
dogs (male and
female) and also because new
studies show that far from improving behavior, neutered
dogs seem to have more behavior problems.
In experiment 1, 37 dogs took part (17 females and 20 males; mean age 6 years ± 3.86) in this study between January and May 201
In experiment 1, 37
dogs took part (17
females and 20 males; mean age 6 years ± 3.86)
in this study between January and May 201
in this
study between January and May 2014.
For example, you may hear of a
study that indicates that that spaying your
female dog increases her likelihood of acquiring bladder stones; your veterinarian should discuss this risk with you, and let you know that bladder stones are reported
in only one
in 100
dogs.
A recent
study of chronic hepatitis
in English springer spaniels
in the UK found that it occurred at a younger age
in that breed and with increased frequency
in female dogs.
Safety
studies to determine the effects of Clomicalm Tablets
in pregnant or lactating
female dogs have not been conducted.
This retrospective
study examined a population of 20
dogs (eleven intact
females, nine intact males) that ranged
in age from 3 years to 12 years of age with a mean age of 7.5 ± 2.4 years.
It is conventional wisdom and has been shown
in studies that as the
female dog gets older, there is a significant incidence of breast cancer and uterine infections if she has not been spayed.
The
study revealed that for all five diseases, the rates were significantly higher
in both males and
females that were neutered or spayed (before or after one year of age) compared with intact
dogs.
In the group of dogs born in 2001, there was no statistical difference in the intensity of heart murmurs between females and males, but in the group of dogs born 2003, and for all dogs, male dogs with heart murmurs had murmurs of greater intensity than females with heart murmurs: this result was in agreement with findings from earlier studies [10
In the group of
dogs born
in 2001, there was no statistical difference in the intensity of heart murmurs between females and males, but in the group of dogs born 2003, and for all dogs, male dogs with heart murmurs had murmurs of greater intensity than females with heart murmurs: this result was in agreement with findings from earlier studies [10
in 2001, there was no statistical difference
in the intensity of heart murmurs between females and males, but in the group of dogs born 2003, and for all dogs, male dogs with heart murmurs had murmurs of greater intensity than females with heart murmurs: this result was in agreement with findings from earlier studies [10
in the intensity of heart murmurs between
females and males, but
in the group of dogs born 2003, and for all dogs, male dogs with heart murmurs had murmurs of greater intensity than females with heart murmurs: this result was in agreement with findings from earlier studies [10
in the group of
dogs born 2003, and for all
dogs, male
dogs with heart murmurs had murmurs of greater intensity than
females with heart murmurs: this result was
in agreement with findings from earlier studies [10
in agreement with findings from earlier
studies [10].
Of course there are differences
in male and
female canine brains, and
studies have shown that there are differences
in the way male and
female dogs think.
Gonadectomized
female and male
dogs lived longer than sexually intact
dogs in this cohort (Table 1) ⇓ and
in a previous
study (32), which might be expected to contribute to a higher overall cancer incidence associated with gonadectomy.
The intent of the
study was to investigate the effects of neutering on the risks of several diseases
in a single breed of
dog, distinguishing between males and
females, and between
dogs that had been neutered or spayed early (before one year), late (after one year), or not at all.
Cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCT) were
studied in several
dog breeds revealing an increase
in incidence
in neutered
females to 4 times that of intact
females [10].
«The
study results indicate that
dog owners and service -
dog trainers should carefully consider when to have their male or
female dogs neutered,» said lead investigator Benjamin Hart, a distinguished professor emeritus
in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Puppies (n = 173; 90 male, 83
female) representing 12
dog breeds ranging
in size from toy to giant were included
in the
study (Table 1).