Neutered dogs tend to live
longer than intact dogs.
Not exact matches
As many
dog and cat owners can attest, neutered male animals often live
longer than their
intact counterparts.
Dogs that are spayed or neutered before six months of age ordinarily live longer than dogs that are kept int
Dogs that are spayed or neutered before six months of age ordinarily live
longer than dogs that are kept int
dogs that are kept
intact.
Two studies with large numbers of pets (70,000 in one study and 200,000 in another) show that spayed and neutered
dogs and cats live significantly
longer than intact pets.
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.
* Unfortunately, neutering neither prevents nor cures dominance aggression, but is recommended as part of a treatment program since
intact dogs are believed to respond more quickly when provoked, react more intensely, and behave aggressively for
longer periods of time
than their neutered counterparts.
Neutered
dogs live
longer than their
intact counterparts.
A large study just released by the University of Georgia found that sterilized
dogs will live, on average, 1.5 years
longer than their
intact siblings!
Dogs in the SPAY 1 group lived significantly longer than dogs in SPAY 2 and intact dogs (median survival of 755 days, versus 301 and 286 days, respectively, P =.02 and.
Dogs in the SPAY 1 group lived significantly
longer than dogs in SPAY 2 and intact dogs (median survival of 755 days, versus 301 and 286 days, respectively, P =.02 and.
dogs in SPAY 2 and
intact dogs (median survival of 755 days, versus 301 and 286 days, respectively, P =.02 and.
dogs (median survival of 755 days, versus 301 and 286 days, respectively, P =.02 and.03).