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Reasons to neuter
Hello all,
My Girlfriend has a 6 month old puppy. I hate the thought of getting him "fixed". I guess its a male thing but I also cant see him being happy about it either. I have heard that it is better for them in some way and helps them to live longer. How beneficial is this for a male dog? Are the health benefits extreme or marginal? Are we talking about "he MIGHT be less susceptible to certain problems"? Behavior issues if he is not fixed as opposed to fixed? This dog will not be getting out and creating unwanted puppies so that is not a good reason in this case. Any help would be appreciated |
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Reasons to neuter
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Sabado wrote: How beneficial is this for a male dog? Are the health benefits extreme or marginal? Are we talking about "he MIGHT be less susceptible to certain problems"? Behavior issues if he is not fixed as opposed to fixed? Right. You really can't predict with any certainty what the future holds, but reasonable people do what they can to improve the likelihood of a good outcome. In this case we can't know whether or not your dog is going to develop testicular cancer or mark all over your house if he isn't neutered, but the odds are a lot better that these things won't happen if he's neutered (indeed, if he's neutered there's a 100% chance he won't develop testicular cancer). There really isn't any downside to it and potentially quite a bit of upside. Neutering is, among other things, about improving the odds that your dog will live longer and healthier (not to mention that little matter of not becoming a father). -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - 1/3 of US GDP growth is based in consumer borrowing |
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