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Originally Posted by livingdustmops
Cornell highly supports and endorses pediatric spay/neuter. They have a 10-12 year study which will be released for publication next year. Dr. Appel has offered her time to assist or answer questions from any of our local veterinarians. As she says in reference to pediatric spay/neuter and efforts to eliminate the pet overpopulation “We’re in this together.” Dr. Appel provided a handout entitled “Pediatric Spay/Neuter” which she uses in lectures and presentations.
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8% risk of urinary incontinence in spayed (female) cats and dogs occur regardless of the age at which they are spayed
Puppies have a slight increased risk of parvovirus when neutered prior to completion of their vaccinations. There is no similar risk for kittens.
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Thank you for this Cindy as I had not read of the
increased risk of parvo virus in early spay/neuter puppies.....that is pretty scary. Parvo is awful as we all know.
I had read that there was concern that the surgery may interfere with vaccination effectiveness but I guess this new study proves it ...at least where parvo is concerned.
It may be fine for shelters and rescues to practice ESN due to pet over population but I think pet owners who can responsibly prevent unwanted pregnancy should make their own choices for for their fur family members. IMO it would not be fair to impose this practice on the typical pet owner who knows how to properly contain their yorkie. Yorkies are mostly indoor dogs and the issues of roaming, etc., are really not as big a concern as they are with bigger dogs who are outside a lot.
JMHO.
