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To S/N or not?
The castration price thread started the big question and over the
years, there are varying opinions and studies and such. I'm glad that people are thinking about it, rather than "we'd never do that" just because, or "of course we'll do that", also just because. I've only made the choice with 3 of my dogs - all male. All other fosters and bitches have been done by the shelter/rescue or original owner. I've had male dogs of generally similar size and build neutered at the ages of 6 months, 7 months, and 8.5 YEARS. I was also a frequent PT caregiver to my canine "nephew", also a similar type of dog, and he was neutered at 9 months old. The one neutered at 8.5 years and the one neutered at 9 months, both lived to the age of 15.5 years. Pretty good for a poorly bred lab and a lab mix. The one neutered at 7 months old lived until 11.75 (GR). None had post-neutering physical or behavioral problems, that could be traced back to neutering. All were pets - none of them competed at dog sports or structured activity, although the lab mix and the GR were both active dogs with regular exercise and training. The poorly bred lab, not so much. The one neutered at 6 months is a healthy 6+ year old, so only time will tell. I've had 2 bitch puppies live here, early spay. One is now 9, the other is 8. Neither has had any health problems, including incontinence. Same can be said for multiple early neuter male puppies. I've adopted 2 adult shelter bitches. 1 was ~1 yo, and spayed right before adoption. Cancer early (5) but not bone. Other spayed at 6 months, and she's now almost 10, and knock on wood, she's a very healthy dog. Of all of these dogs, 2 were well bred, the rest backyard bred. That brings us to Rudy. The only puppymill dog of them all, he's a 15 mo Golden, neutered at ~4 months. He's urinary incontinent. Structurally, he appears sound. He'll get his hips x-rayed when he turns 2, for my piece of mind. He's a very strong dog, and a little tall (25"), but nothing dramatic. Still, I probably am worried about his longevity and overall health than I have been about the rest of them. So - it will [hopefully] be a long time before I'm in the market for another dog. When that time comes, it will probably be a well bred purebred puppy. I am thankful for forums where information can be shared in a reasonable manner, so I can gather as much information as possible before time to make the decision of when or if I should S/N my next chosen dog. Thanks to all who have been able to add to this discussion and thank goodness for archives too! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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To S/N or not?
Just DO it.
"Janet B" wrote in message ... The castration price thread started the big question and over the years, there are varying opinions and studies and such. I'm glad that people are thinking about it, rather than "we'd never do that" just because, or "of course we'll do that", also just because. I've only made the choice with 3 of my dogs - all male. All other fosters and bitches have been done by the shelter/rescue or original owner. I've had male dogs of generally similar size and build neutered at the ages of 6 months, 7 months, and 8.5 YEARS. I was also a frequent PT caregiver to my canine "nephew", also a similar type of dog, and he was neutered at 9 months old. The one neutered at 8.5 years and the one neutered at 9 months, both lived to the age of 15.5 years. Pretty good for a poorly bred lab and a lab mix. The one neutered at 7 months old lived until 11.75 (GR). None had post-neutering physical or behavioral problems, that could be traced back to neutering. All were pets - none of them competed at dog sports or structured activity, although the lab mix and the GR were both active dogs with regular exercise and training. The poorly bred lab, not so much. The one neutered at 6 months is a healthy 6+ year old, so only time will tell. I've had 2 bitch puppies live here, early spay. One is now 9, the other is 8. Neither has had any health problems, including incontinence. Same can be said for multiple early neuter male puppies. I've adopted 2 adult shelter bitches. 1 was ~1 yo, and spayed right before adoption. Cancer early (5) but not bone. Other spayed at 6 months, and she's now almost 10, and knock on wood, she's a very healthy dog. Of all of these dogs, 2 were well bred, the rest backyard bred. That brings us to Rudy. The only puppymill dog of them all, he's a 15 mo Golden, neutered at ~4 months. He's urinary incontinent. Structurally, he appears sound. He'll get his hips x-rayed when he turns 2, for my piece of mind. He's a very strong dog, and a little tall (25"), but nothing dramatic. Still, I probably am worried about his longevity and overall health than I have been about the rest of them. So - it will [hopefully] be a long time before I'm in the market for another dog. When that time comes, it will probably be a well bred purebred puppy. I am thankful for forums where information can be shared in a reasonable manner, so I can gather as much information as possible before time to make the decision of when or if I should S/N my next chosen dog. Thanks to all who have been able to add to this discussion and thank goodness for archives too! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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To S/N or not?
On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:18:01 GMT, "Latosha Washington" ,
clicked their heels and said: Just DO it. What are you talking about? All of my current pets are S/N. In the future, I expect that I will make my decisions with the information I have at hand. Some future dogs will undoubtedly be rescues or shelter adoptees, and already altered, but if I have a chosen puppy, I may choose to keep that puppy intact or not, without anything to do with reproduction. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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