Not exact matches
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 one article that I read that pertained to the link between
early spay /
neuter and bone cancer
recommended to wait until 3 years of age, which gives the hormones ample time to flow through the body.
The ASPCA strongly
recommends spaying or
neutering your pet as
early as possible.
But these days, there are many veterinarians who
recommend cat's owner to
neuter their pet as
early as they reach the age of 8 weeks.
Spaying and
neutering are often
recommended too
early, which can lead to health problems later in life.
Spaying and
neutering is usually done around five to six months of age but some veterinarians will
recommend it be done
earlier or later.
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.
«The biggest thing we
recommend is
early spaying and
neutering,» Masone said.
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.
Our veterinarian in Oakland Park
recommends scheduling spay or
neuter services as
early as they can safely be performed to give your pet the maximum lifetime benefits.
Although performing the procedure at an
early age is
recommended,
neutering is possible at any age.
Veterinarians have been taught to
recommend early spay -
neuter sterilization for positive health benefits and population control.
Most veterinarians
recommend getting dogs fixed around 6 months of age, however it is perfectly safe to spay or
neuter your iggy (s) as
early as 4 months of 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.
As modern pet anesthetics have become a lot safer, with fewer side effects, the debate about the
recommended age of canine
neutering has been reopened in the veterinary world with some vets now allowing their clients to opt for an
early - age spay or
neuter, provided they appreciate that there are greater, albeit minimal, anaesthetic risks to the very young pet when compared to the more mature pet.
NOTE - in 1993, the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) advised that it supported the
early spay and
neuter of young dogs and cats,
recommending that puppies and kittens be spayed or
neutered as
early as 8 - 16 weeks of age.
PETA With stated 2008 revenues of $ 34,355,526, this organization actively promotes
neutering your pet «soon after the age of 8 weeks» stating that some shelters
recommend doing it even
earlier as «less stressful for animals».