There is less surgical trauma, faster recovery and fewer complications
with early spay / neuter surgery.
How much added predisposition comes
with early spay / neuter and to which breeds remains of great controversy and, of course, delaying spay leads to other issues (such as a strong predisposition to developing mammary tumors).
Indeed, I was proven correct, at least in large breed dogs, where the odds of some types of cancer increase
with early spay / neuter.
A more conservative approach may be warranted
with early spay / neutered dogs.
Among the reports and studies pointing to health concerns associated
with early spaying and neutering, you can also find mention of increased incidence of behavioural problems including:
There are a lot of problems associated
with early spaying and neutering, not just cancer.
Unwanted behavioral problems such as dominance aggression, marking territory and wandering can be avoided
with early spaying / neutering.
This cancer is very preventable
with early spaying of females.
Not exact matches
Same story
with her kittens, who we'll care for, and who we will be certain are
spayed / neutered just as soon as can be - as
early as eight weeks.)
C.A.T., like many other shelters, has been quite successful
with its «
early spay & neuter» program.
Vocabulary Elimination Training Teaching Contented Kennel Confinement Teaching Positive Chewing Puppy Play Biting Rewards and Corrections Leadership Through Learn to Earn - SAMPLE Leadership Exercises Using Food as a Training Tool Puppy Proofing the Home
Early Socialization Socialization Check List Socialization Classes Teaching «Sit» Teaching «Stay» Teaching «Come» Teaching «Easy» Teaching «Let's Go» Teaching «Off» Pass the Puppy Party Suspension Gentling Exercises Advanced Gentling Child Safety Children Introduced to Dogs Children Relating to Dogs House Rules Household Manners Close Tether Training Rawhide Chews Toys Leashes and Collars Head Collars Leash Walking Preventing Separation Anxiety Preventing Aggression Toward Family Members Preventing Household Destruction Preventing Jumping on People Preventing Destructive Play Preventing Food Bowl Aggression Preventing Excessive Barking Preventing Excessive Whining Preventing Excessive Licking of People Preventing Excessive Urine Marking Preventing Aggressive Play Traveling and Waiting in the Car Jogging
With Dogs Waiting at Curbs
Spaying and Neutering Identification Food and Water Nutrition and Behavior Bathing Gentle Grooming Nail Trimming Nail Trim First Aide Teeth Brushing Teething
I fully understand that those people who love and work
with animals should not have to be a part of ending lives on a day to day basis, but
early spay / neutering and making it a law is not going to work!
A neutered or
spayed dog who has spent his formative
early weeks of life
with his mom and littermates and has had plenty of socialization since —
with other dogs and people, too — has the best chance of staying out of fights.
(3) Further, the study that identified a higher incidence of hip dysplasia in dogs neutered or
spayed before 5 1/2 months also showed that
early age gonadectomy was associated
with an increased incidence of noise phobias and undesirable sexual behaviors.
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.
There are no behavioral differences that occur from not allowing your dog to have a litter and, as stated
earlier, you dog will have a healthier life
with a lower chance of cancer by
spaying before going into heat.
Partner
with your veterinarian and
spay a female cat as
early as possible.
Getting a cat
spayed earlier will allow owners the capability to not have to deal
with a cat in heat.
The purpose of the current study, conducted in 2005, was to revisit the population of cats and dogs in Santa Clara County 12 years following the
earlier study, and to correlate pet population changes
with the institution or disestablishment of animal population control programs, including vouchers, field services, and low - cost
spay and neuter facilities.
Because the cost of the procedure is higher when the rabbit is sick (rabbits
with uterine cancer may need intensive care such as hospitalization, fluid therapy, and force - feeding),
early spaying to prevent the problem is recommended.
For females,
spay must bed done
early to help
with breast cancer prevention and then you increase the risk for other problems.
Since we can prevent Mammary Cancer by
early spaying, consider
spaying dogs
with a family history of Mammary Cancer prior to their first heat.
Spay / Neuter Help stop the over-population problem by choosing to spay or neuter early and don't breed except with excellent reason and plann
Spay / Neuter Help stop the over-population problem by choosing to
spay or neuter early and don't breed except with excellent reason and plann
spay or neuter
early and don't breed except
with excellent reason and planning.
While these specialized techniques are ongoing, the hospital also sees and treats the more common veterinary patients including puppies and kittens for examinations, vaccination,
spay and neutering; provides comprehensive wellness programs to maintain health and detect disease
early in its course, and manages patients
with all of the ailments seen at other veterinary facilities.
Earlier this year, I examined 29 young dogs presented to shelters for routine
spay / neuter in Farmington and Aztec, New Mexico and found episcleral granulomas
with nematodes in 3 dogs and microfilaria in a skin snip biopsy from one of the dogs
with episcleral nematodes.
Animal shelters control pet over-population
with spay and neuter as
early as 6 weeks.
I will be speaking today
with Esther Mechler, the founder of SpayUSA and Dr. Richard Speck of the Animal Protective League of Springfield, Illinois about the
early spay and neuter program, Beat the Heat.
In
early October, PetSmart Charities teamed up
with the Vermont Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) and the Vermont Humane Federation to train veterinarians on the latest in high - volume
spay and...
Genetics do play a huge part in ACL ruptures, there is a school of thought (
with veterinary evidence) that too
early spaying / neutering plays a part, too.
The last twenty years has brought us a great deal of research into and experience
with «
early»
spaying and there are many advantages of
spaying well before age 6 months.
Therefore, she started Charlotte's Fund to provide owners
with financial support to get their cats
spayed early.
As the staff member
with primary responsibility for topics related to the welfare of companion animals,
early spay / neuter and population control of dogs and cats are high priority issues.
I know
with cats it's often about soiling outside the box, sometimes a result of
early spay / neuter, but box cleaning, age and mental state of the cat can be part of the problem
As mentioned above there is no definitive cause for a ruptured CrCl in your dog but there are a number ofcontributing factors: obesity, inactivity
with occasional strenuous activity, conformation (very straight legged dogs, like pitbulls, put tremendous stress on their knee joint), hormonal imbalances (possibly from
early spay or neutering) and inflammatory conditions.
Services include comprehensive preventative wellness care, including
early disease detection; vaccines; physical exams; parasite control; internal medicine;
spays & neuters; soft tissue surgery; advanced dentistry
with digital dental x-rays; ultrasound; pain management; and in - house laboratory testing.
Often, when caught
early, umbilical hernia surgery is paired
with spaying or neutering.
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.
Neither of these studies separated
early - versus late -
spayed females
with regard to increased risk, and neither focused on just one breed.
Connect
with veterinarians who will conduct
early spay / neuter or train the organization's current veterinarian on this surgery.
That mindset has changed over the last few decades,
with many veterinarians
spaying earlier.
When I first read Dr. Lieberman's article, I had no trouble
with the concept of
early age
spay / neuter.