loriusgarrulus Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Found this paper very interesting. So did our Vet. Doesn't address all the reasons for and against neutering and spaying, but an interesting read. http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is the article. Added this comment to bring it forward. Main computer is playing up. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerSim Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 very interesting read, Thanks for sharing it. We have never "believed" in it - our previous collie bitch was 12 when she had a pyometra - and was speyed on christmas day (!!) - cost a packet, but she had another four and a half years, so reckon that was a very good innings. One current collie bitch is all present and correct, and is 14 - so again, must be doing something right!! And even with some arthritis - you try and stop her running around!! current second bitch is 3, all present and correct, and will not be getting speyed unless pyometra "makes an entrance" In the male line, we did have a dog with prostate cancer, but he was 14,, so reckon he had a good innings too! Perhaps we have been lucky, but that article re-inforces our "beliefs". ATB Sim I do wonder why vasectomy is not practiced in dogs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 My setter has a vasectomy. He had an undescended testicle, but if you neuter setters it can cause their coat going orange and fluffy. We negotiated with our Vet as to remove the undescended testicle and perform a vasectomy on the descended one. Vets will normally only neuter as it can be a genetic condition, but the vasectomy satisfied the condition that Logan could not be used for breeding. He still has all the hormones of an intact dog and has retained his beautiful coat. You can also have an ovectomy done on a bitch, which is a lot less traumatic than a full spey with a much quicker recovery time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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