While some will point to a couple of fairly poorly done studies claiming a higher incidence of incontinence
in dogs spayed before 6 months, the VAST body of research indicates this is not so.
In dogs spayed before their first heat cycle, mammary tumors are very nearly non-existent.
There is less than a 1 % incidence of breast tumors of any kind
in dogs spayed before their first heat cycle.
The risk of malignant mammary tumors
in dogs spayed after their first heat increases significantly, but if an owner waits to spay their dog until after their second heat, the risk increases to 25 %.
In fact, the risk of mammary tumors in a female dog who is spayed before her first heat is only 0.05 percent compared to 8 percent
in dogs spayed after one heat and 26 percent
in dogs spayed after a second heat.
I believe that the incidence of incontinence
in dogs spayed after 6 months of age has been studied and there was not a statistically higher incidence of incontinence ultimately in spayed bitches — but the onset of the symptom was younger compared to unspayed dogs.
A number of studies have shown that there is an increase in the incidence of female urinary incontinence
in dogs spayed early.
Other than that, the dogs were healthy, never had issues with skeletal / hormonal abnormalities that often happen
in dogs spayed before they've sexually matured.
Not exact matches
Just as
in human medicine, Many status quo veterinary MUST DO items are now coming into question, including overvaccination, the growing cons of
spaying / neutering
dogs too young, the heavy pressure (but little real need) for certain «preventive» drugs.
As to what individuals can do, HSUS recommends
spaying or neutering their
dogs and cats, adopting from shelters or rescue groups, and considering all the ramifications of pet ownership before deciding to take on a cat or
dog in the first place.
Pepper (
spayed) has been our
dog for almost 9 years, and we'd had different adult rescues for months at a time but none
in quite awhile.
Betrayal hammers home the importance of
spaying or neutering pets and the merits of adopting the shelter
dogs so desperately
in need of homes.
Through rescue from kill facilities, rehabilitation of sick and un-socialized pets, and a 100 %
spay / neuter program, Little Shelter hopes to end pet overpopulation and place all
dogs and cats
in loving homes.
How someone can look at themselves
in the mirror, face their family and live with the memory that they sentenced innocent puppies to death ------ puppies who had no voice ---- who were born because oh dear lord we can't
spay our momma
dog and we sure aren't going to neuter our male.
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In Arkansas, a measure to charge an annual fee of $ 50 to pet owners of purebred dogs and cats that are not spayed or neutered — an intact animal license — died in committe
In Arkansas, a measure to charge an annual fee of $ 50 to pet owners of purebred
dogs and cats that are not
spayed or neutered — an intact animal license — died
in committe
in committee.
More than 6,000 cats and
dogs were
spayed or neutered
in 2014 through the program.
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In the event an owner of a
dog or cat over the age of 6 months is unable to produce a current license or license tag for his
dog or cat, a rebuttable presumption is created that the
dog or cat has not been
spayed or neutered.
On November 13th, Durant based Oklahoma
Spay Network (OSN) received a call for help
in removing over a hundred
dogs from a high volume breeder that was closing down east of Ardmore.
In 1998, she set out on a camping trip, hoping to connect with other
spay and neuter groups, traveling with one horse, two
dogs, notebooks and art supplies.
As one of 55 shelter partners
in the program, the Humane Society of Tulsa will also be eligible for funding to expand
spay / neuter services for cats and
dogs as well as receive professional consultation to improve shelter facilities and operations.
Addressing the issue of too many
dogs and cats
in poor communities is not simple; overall access to convenient, affordable
spay / neuter services is disparate with some states having only a very few accessible, affordable programs to serve the state, and some statewide programs that do exist lack the funds to operate effectively.
In addition to preventing unwanted litters of puppies and kittens, spaying and neutering makes dogs less likely to roam or bite, ends yowling by cats in heat, and makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territor
In addition to preventing unwanted litters of puppies and kittens,
spaying and neutering makes
dogs less likely to roam or bite, ends yowling by cats
in heat, and makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territor
in heat, and makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territory.
The two Oklahoma
Spay Network trips, combined with the Washington County transfer, totaled over 1100 miles of transport and
in the two trips a total of 112
dogs went into a new life as companion animals.
The ability to readily have a
dog or cat
spayed evolved
in the 1960s, and by 1985 high volume
spay / neuter programs were on the horizon.
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We are thrilled to share Ruth Steinberger's presentation on
spay / neuter at the OIE's First International Conference on
Dog Population Management
in York, England.
Now calculate the national average
spay / neuter factor, and you see that there are 23,781 un-spayed or un-neutered
dogs in Tulsa that are at risk for unwanted reproduction on any given day.
«Until more people
spay and neuter their pets and we reduce the number of animals entering shelters, the Rescue Waggin» program will continue to be a resource for shelters working to change the fate of homeless
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Boys on tribal lands
in the US play safely with a
dog that has been
spayed and vaccinated against rabies.
It would be way better for everyone to
spay or neuter their
dog; I think that $ 2 billion a year should be back
in the pockets of taxpayers.
After many years of investing
in spay / neuter programs, funding veterinarian expenses, food and care for rescued
dogs, and giving numerous educational programs to school children, the number of homeless animals did not seem to be decreasing.
Because of events like
Spay Day ™, the number of homeless cats and
dogs euthanized
in the U.S. has fallen from approximately 13.5 million
in 1973 to fewer than four million currently.
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Conversely, the city of Lawton, with an average income below the state average and a poverty level above the state average, has had
in - house
spay / neuter for all animals for four years, was the first city
in Oklahoma to ban the chaining of
dogs and has the most stringent
spay / neuter ordinance
in our state, an ordinance that is rigorously enforced.
Then she learned that there was no
spay or veterinary help for the
dogs in the area.
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Spay / neuter laws have had a major impact on the number of «oops pets,» and shelters
in many parts of the country are importing
dogs to satisfy demand for adoptable animals.
Female
dogs that are
spayed before their first heat cycle have been shown to have a significantly reduced risk of mammary cancer, and male
dogs that are neutered rarely have disease
in their prostate gland.»
In addition to preventing un-planned litters of puppies and kittens, spaying and neutering makes dogs less likely to roam or bite, ends yowling by cats in heat, and makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territor
In addition to preventing un-planned litters of puppies and kittens,
spaying and neutering makes
dogs less likely to roam or bite, ends yowling by cats
in heat, and makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territor
in heat, and makes cats less likely to spray and mark their territory.
These include a weak urethral sphincter (for
spayed or desexed female pooches), congenital causes like ectopic ureters
in younger
dogs, weak bladders and short urethras that might occur
in some female
dogs.
One of the benefits of the new safer methods of
spaying dogs is that it requires less time
in the operating room.
Any animal that is too young to be
spayed or neutered at the time of adoption will also require a deposit of $ 150.00 for
dogs and $ 125.00 for cats to ensure that the procedure will be done
in a timely manner.
Ovariohysterectomy (
spay) and other specific treatments of the cause often lead to a good prognosis
in dogs with non-infectious causes of abortion.
Getting Started Once your bunny is
spayed or neutered, start the training
in a small area, such as an exercise pen,
dog crate or cage.
The first all - breed deaf
dog rescue
in the country takes
in and adopts out deaf
dogs, but only after they have been
spayed or neutered, vetted, and micro-chipped.
All MHCSR
dogs live
in foster homes where their energy level, temperament, training, and other skills can be assessed prior to adoption.Our Adoption Fee includes a complete vet examination,
spay or neuter, brought up - to - date on vaccinations, tested and treated for heartworms and parasites, given heartworm preventative, groomed and micro-chipped before adoption.