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by Mindhunt on 14 February 2011 - 01:02

Prager, to answer your question in a humorous manner.......my adopted niece who mated her "Petland" pups from the same cage at the store because "they were sooooooo cute". No I didn't know about it until after the fact when she offered me a pup.

by yellowrose of Texas on 14 February 2011 - 01:02

I am against spay /neuter of any healthy animal or human .

YR

by Prager on 14 February 2011 - 15:02

HUMAN?! That is a different story.

In some cases I would have no problem with it. Healhty or not.
Hans

by Judy P on 14 February 2011 - 15:02

I only wish I could have neutered my son!!! The dog is a different story

by Mindhunt on 14 February 2011 - 23:02

I agree that some people need to be spayed/neutered!!!! As for dogs.....to each, his/her own. I don't like to do it but in my case, I did it due to health issues that were resolved once it was done.

by rugerdoggie247 on 18 February 2011 - 01:02

FYI
don't be too judgemental until you have spent time working and/or volunteering at a local county animal shelter and been involved in the euthanasia of thousands perfectly healthy dogs.
I worked at an animal shelter as a staff vet for two years, it was really eye opening,
the early spay neuter is targeted at irresponsible pet owners, and early spay neuter before hormones kick in does help keep more pets in the home and out of the shelter, and keeps them from having more unwanted and uncared for litters.
I do not believe it should be forced on people, they need to be educated about it and then make the choice for themselves.
Personally I have not seen any negative effects that can be attributed to early spay/neuter, and I routinely do spay/ neuter at 12 weeks to 6 months of age.
You guys should not bash vets so much on here, some of us actually care and are good at what we do.
Dawn

by GSDtravels on 18 February 2011 - 12:02

Dawn, I was not bashing all vets, just stating what my experience has been. When you take your dog in and are asked "WHEN would you like to make and appointment for neutering?", not "ARE you considering neutering?", it just strikes a raw nerve. So, I guess when I can find one who doesn't make assumptions about the irresponsiblity of owners, I'll stop making assumptions too.

by dunringill on 18 February 2011 - 14:02

Interesting article, especially Dr. Becker's comments.

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/02/17/dangers-of-early-pet-spaying-or-neutering.aspx

by mollyandjack on 18 February 2011 - 18:02

Just my experience:

After my female's botched spay at 6 months, and resulting urinary tract issues, I can honestly say I wish I had never spayed her. Her conformation is also very "off" in my opinion, in comparison to other collies of similar bloodlines. It was strongly pushed at me (along with Science Diet...), cost $500 (they never suitably explained THAT figure), and she was in terrible pain afterward.

A few years later... every time I walked in to my now former vet's office I got a "so, when are we going to neuter Jack?". It was even suggested that by not neutering him, I had caused him to develop cancer. Really? Cutaneous hemangiosarcoma?

by SitasMom on 18 February 2011 - 19:02

if the dog is a back yard beast - the sooner the better!

if the dog is of good quality, trained and competes - no hurry.

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