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Originally Posted by Must love dogs  Talked to my vet today concerning spaying my Yorkie and was told they now are suggesting not spaying or neutering your dog until they are about a year old. Would love to hear anyone's views on this. My girl is almost 5 months and just 2.4 lb. so I'm comfortable waiting until she is bigger. But I'm just surprised at the drastic change in protocol.
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Halleluja! I've been waiting for this to happen! I believe too it's better for the dog to wait till the growth plates have closed.
I guess they've seen reports of problems with early spays and neuters, so they're reverting back to the way it used to be 30 years ago. Vets started doing it earlier as a means of population control. Now, as a few generations of dogs have matured and passed on, they have access to data on medical problems these early spays and neuters may have had.. so they're changing their protocol. Good!
