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Originally Posted by celstu1  I had my Dexter neutered at 6 months old and 4.2lbs, he is now a very healthy 7lb baby, no problems. However my Fletch (who is larger) seems to be just more sensitive to everything, so I held off neutering him until he was 4 years old. At the time he was 8.9lbs and VERY active. After his neuter, he ballooned up to 13.5lbs in 6 months and his personality changed. My super energetic, curious boy lost interest in sooo much stuff and really has become afraid of everything in the house (he's a bulldog outside the house still). I miss his personality before his neuter and wish I never did it. He never stopped marking his territory since it was a habit at that point, and no matter what I do, I can't get him to lose any weight.
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Awh celstu I'm so sorry to hear that about Fletch. Perhaps talk to a vet maybe a homeopatic vet about supplements to increase metabolism to aid with weight loss. I'm sure you wouldn't free fed, etc, and that his exercise levels are at least the same as before a neuter.
Weight gain, and personality change are two factors that have a relatively heightened risk after neutering.