Sentences with phrase «neutered at an early age»

The first line of defense against your cat spraying is to spay or neuter them at an early age.

Dachshund health problems such as Mammary Tumors - are tumors found in both male and female, spaying before the 1st heat cycle or neutering at an early age will reduce the risk of these tumors by 98 %.

Although research has shown that healthy kittens can be safely neutered at earlier ages, it wasn't generally accepted by many veterinarians and shelters.

Neutered males tend to be less aggressive to both animals and people, especially if neutered at an early age.

Neutering at an early age can prevent the habit forming.

Spaying or neutering at an early age provides huge health benefits to your pet and the entire community.

It is widely accepted among pet owners in the United States that dogs and cats should be neutered at an early age.

Hence, you will eliminate your pet's chances of developing malignant tumors or cancer within the testicular region by neutering them at an early age.

There are many health benefits for your pet if you spay / neuter at an early age.

Dogs with undescended testicles are at greater risk of developing testicular cancer, and should be neutered at an early age.

This difference is greater in some breeds than others, and will be far less pronounced in a male dog that has been neutered at an early age.

There is a lot of disagreement from various parties about when this should be done, but we recommend to get your IG (s) spayed or neutered at an early age.

(ref1, ref2) The same sitution has been confirmed in cats neutered at an early age.

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Cats Protection has produced «A Guide to Early Neutering»; an online video that explains why cats should be neutered at four months of age or...

The author here also recommends that you seriously consider spaying or neutering your puppy at this early age.

While animal shelters often neuter puppies at an earlier age such that they can be neutered prior to adoption, we generally recommend waiting until four to six months of age for neutering.

The increased occurrence of joint disorders like hip dysplasia in dogs that are neutered at a young age is probably because hormones play a key role in early joint development.

The dogs were classified as intact (not neutered), neutered early (before 12 months age), or neutered late (at or after 12 months age).

A. Because early spaying or neutering is optimal, dogs and cats usually have the surgery at about 6 months of age; with advanced techniques and safer anesthetic drugs, a growing number of animals are being spayed or neutered at 3 to 6 months of age.

And, until recent years, early - age (kitten) spay / neuter was not practiced (kittens go into heat between 4 and 6 months and traditional conventional - wisdom was to spay a cat at 6 month of age.)

5) Early - age (pediatric) neutering of pets deprives them of essential sex hormones necessary for strong bones and ligaments at a time when these structures are maturing.

Congenital conditions affect a dog's quality of life and seemed to be diagnosed at relatively early ages with the dogs neutered soon thereafter likely accounting for the higher risk in intact dogs.

Pediatric, or Early Spay / Neuter, refers to spaying or neutering pets at a much earlier age than the old six to nine month standard.

Many people feel that neutering their puppy at an early age will prevent these behaviors from occurring and will make their dogs better pets that are more suitable for the household.

We recommend spaying and neutering at 6 months of age, however it can be done as early as 12 weeks of age, as long as the pet is over 3 pounds.

Most dogs that are neutered or spayed at an early age do not mark in the house.

Iowa Humane Alliance encourages early age spay and neuter and can perform surgery on animals that are least 8 weeks old and weigh at least 2 pounds (female rabbits must be 16 weeks old).

Furthermore, dogs with a genetic picture conducive to hip dysplasia development still must contend with other factors such as level of exercise at an early age, nutritional factors, hormonal / neutering factors, and other environmental situations.

Due to the current trend of spaying and neutering at very early ages, I generally recommend transitioning kittens to adult food at about 6 months of age.

Q: Are there many veterinarians who spay / neuter cats at an early age?

All the feedback from veterinarians performing early - age spay / neuter emphasize how much easier and faster the procedure is when done at very early ages.

Although performing the procedure at an early age is recommended, neutering is possible at any age.

Exotics mature later than most other breeds, and since all pets should be neutered and spayed at an early age, problems related to spraying and other adult urges need never be a concern.

For the last seven years, the early age surgeries have been successful and well received by the public and Dr. Mackie has found that many of his colleagues will, when asked by the pet owner, do spay / neuter at three to four months of age.

For a copy of Dr. Mackie's speech «Early Age Neutering: Perfect for Every Practice,» presented at the North American Veterinary Conference 2000, visit www.ahimsatx.org/easn/easnmm.

We need to educate and get the message across to kids at an early age about the importance of animal welfare including responsible pet ownership and spaying and neutering.

Neutering male and female dogs at an early age is one way to dramatically reduce the chances of pets developing cancer in later years.

With the advent of early - age procedures, shelters were able to have young animals neutered before or at adoption.

Pets can, however, be neutered safely at as early as eight weeks of age.

Early - age spay / neuter (kittens are sterilized at eight weeks, or as soon as they weigh two pounds) before adoption is a safe and successful way to ensure that 100 % of animals leaving your facility are sterilized.

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Neutering a male cat at an early age will help to eliminate that problem.

Build Your Practice by Offering Early Age Spaying & Neutering, W. Marvin Mackie, DVM For a copy of Dr. Mackie's speech «Early Age Neutering: Perfect for Every Practice,» presented at the North American Veterinary Conference 2000