Neutering a 4 month old German Shepherd - Page 1

Ugh.....
I was just on facebook and someone that got a really nice bi-color boy born June 13, 2013
brought him to the vet to get him his micro-chip and neutered him at the same time......:(

I didn't care that she wasn't going to breed him, but crap, let the little guy grow so the 
hormones do their job, it's not like the puppy was going to impregnate another dog anytime soon,
what's up with these vets, it's almost like taking out tonsils to them......


 

They don't make a living with healthy dogs... call it securing a future job.

100% agree.

I respectfully disagree, I don't believe that the majority of vets promote early spay/neuter as an evil cash grab from pet owners. I think unwanted pet population control coupled with a lack of education related to the issues surrounding early spay/neutering are the driving motivators for their hard line advocacy position. Dr. Karen Becker recently released a video discussing her previous position on early spay/neuter and the resulting health issues that developed in the pets she saw in her practice five years down the line. Her video provides an excellent summary of the literature related to early spay/neuter.

Here's a link to the video and its transcript:
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/09/30/neutering-health-risks.aspx

I had a rescue nuetered that young, his bladder never matured and that is how he came to live with me because no one else wanted a dog with this kind of issue. vets do not properly educate pet owners on early spay/neuter one of my pt staff at doc office was about to do their puppy and I asked if I could give her the information to make a desicion afterwards and she agreed. The next week she thanked me and said her boyfriend and her went through all of it and decided to wait a little longer before doing it. Pet owners trust the vet to give them all the facts and what is best for their dogs and they do not know or relate that taking away those hormones so early does affect the dogs maturing process. To many people think the only solution to pet over population is to fix the puppies as early as possible in case they get in to the wrong hands and not the health of the animals. Is it better that the pet is healthy so it remains in the home with its owners or early neuter causing a medical problem and the pet is no longer wanted?

Why are rescues being transported in huge numbers to the north if there's such a pet over population problem? And the importation from Puerto Rico and Mexico of strays to be adopted out in US ? Seems there's a pet under population problem because of the effectiveness of sterilization program in the US. Either the vets are being brainwashed into the s/n program and no not what they do, or there's some other agenda....

Even if pet owners understand the risks associated with early spaying/neutering, this does not mean that they will necessarily spay/neuter later. They particularly do not want the responsibility of having to closely watch a female dog to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. "But Laura, I just want to tie her up outside - I don't have time in the morning to stand outside with her while she does her business." Folks here are spending their free time on a dog forum because they are serious dog owners who go the extra mile for their pets. Dislike my post as much as you want but most of your friends (mine do!) think you are a crazy nutter for investing so much time and energy into your dog.

Most civilized areas of the usa it is now illegal to teather dogs outside..... Why penalize a dogs growth for stupid people who own them. Those same stupid people dump the dog when it gets a health problem from early spay neuter because they do not want to clean up after or or have to make sure it is let out every 2 HOURS! because the dog's urinary system did not mature!

" Why are rescues being transported in huge numbers to the north if there's such a pet over population problem? And the importation from Puerto Rico and Mexico of strays to be adopted out in US ?"
Off topic, but too funny , " our " rescue organizations transport dogs from Romania, Spain, Hungary, to Germany.
The poor German dog living in a German shelter isn´t poor enough for these guys and (almost always) ladies...

Susie, so it's not just a US phenomenon ?