Sentences with phrase «sexually intact»

There were 400 sexually intact males, 222 neutered males, 451 sexually intact females, 351 spayed females, and 17 dogs for which sex was not reported.

Recent studies show that pets that are sexually intact, are acquired at one - to - three years of age or are less than six months of age, have never been to obedience class, and spend much of the day in crates or in the backyard are at high risk of surrender to shelters.

In fact, low household income and poverty are statistically associated with having a sexually intact cat (Patronek et al, 1997; Chu et al., 2009), with relinquishment of pets to shelters (Patronek et al., 1996), and with shelter intake (Frank, 2003).

Two hundred sixty eight (37 %) of these dogs were sexually intact; 242 were spayed (33 %), and 214 (30 %) were neutered.

Living with a sexually intact male cat is a challenge.

Hetts said that recent studies show that pets that are sexually intact, are acquired at one - to - three years of age or are less than six months of age, have never been to obedience class, and spend much of the day in crates or in the backyard are at high risk of surrender to shelters.

Bacterial prostatitis is a common prostate disease in sexually intact male dogs and may be seen in intact male cats.

These subgroups included two biologically distinct groups representing the extremes of gonadal hormone exposure (i.e., dogs neutered before skeletal maturation at < 1 year of age and dogs that remained sexually intact for their entire lifetime).

All neutered dogs were judged to be more active (group I, P less than 0.004) than sexually intact dogs.

The reproductive history of 275 female dogs that were sexually intact after 1 year of age was obtained by telephone interview of owners (Table 5) ⇓.

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.

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.

Pyometra may occur in any sexually intact young to middle - aged cat; however, it is most common in older cats.

However, in this cohort, there was no statistically significant difference in the overall cancer incidence rate in male or female dogs that underwent early gonadectomy before 1 year of age compared with sexually intact dogs (data not shown).

Pyometra may occur in any sexually intact young to middle - aged dog; however, it is most common in older dogs.

For females, the gonadal hormone exposure subgroups were: spayed before 1 year of age; spayed between 1 and 5 years of age; spayed after 5 years of age; and sexually intact.

For males, the gonadal exposure subgroups were: castrated before 1 year of age; castrated between 1 and 3.5 years of age; castrated after 3.5 years of age; and sexually intact.

Lifetime gonadal hormone exposure of each dog was expressed in terms of total months of gonadal hormone exposure (i.e., number of months sexually intact).

Among all cancer diagnoses, bone sarcoma was overrepresented in the early gonadectomy subgroup, representing 27 of 45 (60 %) cancer diagnoses compared with the sexually intact group in which only 15 of 66 (23 %) cancer diagnoses were bone sarcoma.

Male and female pups from 5 litters were randomly allotted to 3 groups: group I, neuter at 7 weeks (n = 14); group II, neuter at 7 months (n = 8); and group III, sexually intact dogs (n = 10).

Vulvar development in group - I and group - II bitches was less mature than vulvar development in the sexually intact bitches.

Growth plate closure was delayed (group I vs group III; P less than 0.000001; group II vs group III, P less than 0.000001) in all neutered dogs, as compared with sexually intact dogs.

Research has shown that dogs over 4 years old that are spayed or neutered are considerably more likely to suffer cruciate tears than dogs that remain sexually intact.

Gunther, I., H. Finkler, and J. Terkel, Demographic differences between urban feeding groups of neutered and sexually intact free - roaming cats following a trap - neuter - return procedure.

Dogs that underwent early elective gonadectomy had a one in four lifetime risk of bone sarcoma development compared with a significantly reduced risk among dogs that were sexually intact throughout their lifetime.

Please be aware that breed dogs are sexually intact and must be prevented from any extra-curricular sexual activity.

«Male and female dogs that underwent gonadectomy before 1 year of age had an approximate one in four lifetime risk for bone sarcoma and were significantly more likely to develop bone sarcoma than dogs that were sexually intact.»

Overall, cats who are sexually intact are at greater risk of being relinquished to a shelter.

Sexually intact ferrets emit a strong odor from a combination of glands in the skin and the anal sacs.

Multivariable analysis indicated that age, sex, health status, and cat lifestyle and source were significantly associated with risk of seropositivity, with adults more likely to be seropositive than juveniles (adjusted odds ratios [ORs], 2.5 and 2.05 for FeLV and FIV seropositivity, respectively), sexually intact adult males more likely to be seropositive than sexually intact adult females (adjusted ORs, 2.4 and 4.66), and outdoor cats that were sick at the time of testing more likely to be seropositive than healthy indoor cats (adjusted ORs, 8.89 and 11.3).

Not every sexually intact (uncastrated) male will reject a new male in its territory.

For example, sexually intact pet store dogs were three times as likely to have owner - directed aggression as were sexually intact dogs acquired from small breeders.

«You do not want a sexually intact cat in your home,» Lefebvre says.

In sexually intact dogs, 8.5 % females were in season, and 16.5 % of males had a bitch in season nearby during the week prior to the GDV.

Dogs that are allowed to roam and are not confined to their home and yard, and dogs that remain sexually intact (unneutered) do not live as long.

However, sexually intact female dogs were found to be at increased risk.

Other findings included that sexually intact dogs from pet stores were three times more likely to be aggressive toward their owners than sexually intact dogs from non-commercial breeders.

Finkler H, Gunther I, and Terkel J. «Behavioral differences between urban feeding groups of neutered and sexually intact free - roaming cats following a trap - neuter - return procedure.»

«Behavioral differences between urban feeding groups of neutered and sexually intact free - roaming cats following a trap - neuter - return procedure.»

An examination of health records of 759 Golden Retrievers by researchers with the University of California - Davis discovered significantly higher incidents of hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament tears, lymphosarcomas, hemangiosarcomas, and mast cell tumors among neutered dogs, compared with sexually intact dogs.

The disease rates for all five diseases were significantly higher in both males and females that were neutered either early or late, compared with that of sexually intact dogs.

No significant differences were found in the prevalence of human - directed aggression among castrated males, sexually intact females, and spayed females.

Impact of the study: Results suggest that the presence of circulating testosterone in aging sexually intact male dogs may slow the progression of cognitive impairment, at least among dogs that already have signs of mild impairment.

Estrogens would be expected to have a similar protective role in sexually intact female dogs; unfortunately, too few sexually intact female dogs were available for inclusion in the study to test this hypothesis.

It is also difficult or impossible to capture all resident cats so sexually intact cats that haven't been captured repopulate an area quickly.

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We see no reason to put a young Frenchie puppy under general anesthesia to be sexually altered, it makes no sense, it's like a 10 year old girl having a hysterectomy... Puppies need their hormones intact to grow properly.

This dominant queen is a sexually mature, intact female that will produce litters of kittens.

Sexually mature, intact dogs may face a greater risk of parvo than their neutered counterparts because un-neutered dogs tend to roam, increasing their exposure to infectious agents.

Frequent inappropriate urination (especially «spraying» urine on vertical surfaces) can be seen as normal behavior in sexually mature intact male and female rabbits that are marking their territory.

An intact latex condom dramatically reduces your risk of being exposed to sexually transmitted viruses such as HIV.