How seriously you take your responsibility as a pet owner is the biggest determining factor in how risky it is to
leave your dog intact until he or she matures.
So who would want to
leave their dog intact?
Laura J. Sanborn, MS of Rutgers University, has reviewed extensive veterinary literature on the topic and has provided sufficient proof to make
leaving a dog intact appear more beneficial than actual neutering.
Not exact matches
Many people consider it irresponsible to keep a
dog intact; to
leave dogs outside for long periods; to keep large, energetic
dogs in an apartment; to keep a
dog in a crate for long hours; to skip routine veterinary care; to make a bad choice of a breed; or to consider giving up a
dog because of that bad choice.
If
left intact, male
dogs and cats may develop a habit of spraying urine in your house to mark their territory, and later in life can develop testicular cancer and an enlarged prostate.
Male
dogs can develop testicular cancer, a condition called testicular torsion in which the testicle twists on itself, and benign prostatic hyperplasia — or an enlarged prostate — if they are
left intact.»
The Florida Legislature passed a law preventing local governments from banning specific
dog breeds in 1990, but lawmakers
left intact Miami - Dade County's ban on pit bulls.
They want to chew on their
dog toys but they also prefer to
leave them
intact.
Your
dog will have an extremely strong desire to mate if
left intact, and therefore will roam.
The breeding permits and high
intact -
dog license fees required by these laws and the accompanying number limits and other requirements often drive good breeders away,
leaving puppy buyers with few options for finding well - bred healthy pets and robbing a community of a broad and deep body of knowledge about
dog care and training.
Male
dogs also run a health risk of prostate and testicular cancer in later life if they are
left intact.
The manufacturing process used is dehydration: it's a minimal way of preparing
dog food that
leaves nutrients
intact and highly digestible.
A walk outside during this period can become hazardous if male
dogs are in the vicinity, and she will
leave a «scent» for wandering
intact males to follow right to your yard, where they will hang out, and «wait» for days.
It's a time to give each individual his chore of the day, whether that's just sitting and waiting regardless of what everyone else is doing, or remembering how to
leave our fingers
intact when they take the treat, it is a recommended routine for anyone with more than one
dog.
Female
dogs left intact have about a 50 % chance of developing mammary cancer.
In this population, there were no apparent differences in the frequency or intensity of veterinary services provided to
dogs that underwent early gonadectomy and to those
left sexually
intact.
For large
dogs, it is a viable procedure for quick return to weight - bearing and good consistency of result, yet unlike the TPLO,
leaves the tibial bone shaft
intact for weight bearing after surgery.
Urine marking can be seen in
dogs that are stressed or in
intact males and females who feel compelled to
leave their scent around for other
dogs to pick up.
Large breed male
dogs who are
left intact have a decreased incidence of bone cancer.