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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr Just as some argue that it is basic common sense that the risk would be greater to breed a tiny female than an average size one, I would think some would make the same argument that it is common sense that it would be riskier to neuter a young, tiny puppy under 6 months of age than one who is older, bigger and stronger.
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I normally don't do this, but in an effort to prove a point, I'm going to anyway. To answer your question above: Studies show the mortality and complication rate is lower when the procedure is performed on young vs old dogs. Also, the anesthetic recovery time is much quicker. This per Dr. Tracy Land. You can see all of her comments at the following link. I believe her email address is there also if you'd like to contact her and discuss it further since SHE is the expert.
http://www.petorphans.com/earlyneut.html
Also, here are some more interesting links that explain the benefits of s/n and of early s/n in general:
This link discusses the studies that show there is no difference in rates of growth , immune function, and such when s/n is done in a juvenile vs an adult. It actually states that animals experience a longer, more healthy growth and development period when receiving early s/n...which would be, depending on your opinion, a benefit if you have a particularly small dog.
http://www.artanimals.org/earlyspayneuter.html
This link tells of studies that show females spayed before their first heat actually are actually healthier overall.
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/my...neutering.html
This link tells of some of the health benefits of the procedure:
http://warrentonkc.tripod.com/spayneut.htm
And this link has a list of multiple sites explaining the benefits of the procedure as well:
http://www.wonderpuppy.net/neuter.htm
OK, so back to my point. It is undenyable that yes, there are pros to s/n, and yes, there are cons to s/n. I am not trying to prove that I am right and anyone else is wrong about in this scenario. What I am trying to state is that ANYBODY can find ANYTHING on the internet if they try to help argue a point. This argument could honestly go on FOREVER.
One person may not view the benefits as "enough" to face the risk of having it done. The next person may not view the "risk" of having it done as greater than the benefits.
I would like to think that everyone, on and off this forum, has the basic intelligence to research this procedure before making a decision and deciding on what is best FOR THEM. What's best for one may not be for the next. We are all different. If we are sharing our experiences with the procedure, that is one thing, but it does NO GOOD when people come here and are lectured--from EITHER viewpoint. Can we PLEASE move past this!?!? Everytime this subject is brought up, it always is turned into a big debate. Could we please not do that, just once?