What age to Neuter? - Page 1

What age is appropriate?

24 months for males and 20 months for females.

See this article about the health effects of neutering/not neutering: www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf

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4 months old if you ask California politicians.

I recommend waiting at least 18 months for males - 20 months is fine too :) - to allow them to finish growing and developing before neutering.  They need the testocerone for complete and normal growth and development.  Females, I don't think it matters as much - I recommend spay before the first heat to avoid any chance of mammory cancer (which spreads to major organs and will shorten the lifespan drastically if they develop it) - 6 months at the earliest, up to one year.  If not before the first heat, then at least before the second.

molly

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what is the timeframe for the male going into heat? 

great info here!

K91010,

"going into heat" is the term for a female dog's first menstrual cycle. To my knowledge, (grin) the males don't do such a thing. If you have a male that goes into heat, you've got a problem. ;)

Or he got a spider Bite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!