My advice is to take your time, do your research make the decision that is best for you. I had my Max neutered on Jan 22nd @ 16 mos and would give anything if I could have it reversed. He was a humper (lol) but never sprayed in the house, well behaved, etc. The vet talked me into it for his future health, etc. Max was very active and we walked 3x a day, the "long" walk sometimes 1-3 miles. His appetite was great - he didn't eat a lot but ate regularly and drank a lot of water. I live in a very hilly neighborhood. Max would run up and down hills with reckless abandon and then want to go again, jump up and down from the sofa, run through the house - just a little five alarm fire!
When he was neutered he weighed 4 pounds 13 ounces. He gained over a pound and is taller, pants on walks he used to run on and can barely get on the sofa. I had to carry him back from one of his fav walks last week and cried all the way home. His appetite has become a nightmare for me and he's just not the same bouncy little guy he was before. He did stop humping. If I had it to do over, I would not have the surgery or I would have done a LOT more research and taken more time to think about it.
Maybe that makes me irresponsible (even though there have been no accidents - not saying it couldn't happen though) but he seemed healthier before. Vets need to mention both sides of the equation which mine did not. She made it seem like I did not care about his health if I did not have him fixed and the brunt of the spay/neuter crisis would be my fault. She now says there is just more of him to love and I should be glad he has calmed down. Get out of here....I don't care how much he weighs, I just want him to be able to run and play like he used too. He still gets around and has a lot of fun but he is not the same boy.
I apologize for the length of this and that it might make some people mad. This is just my experience and not in any way meant as a suggestion not to neuter.
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