Cindy~
No problem.....did you ever consider the bio identical hormones??? There are no animal products and compounding pharmacies put together your prescription with the help of your doctor.
I thought I would repost part of my post from #5 since this has been lengthy and I think Dr. Johnson's points were valid and skipped over by many. It also partially answers the question Sherry Lynn raised in post #63
"Why would anyone not want to s/n their dog?" There are a lot of reasons that this thread has pointed out.:In his quote
Dr. Jonson was describing how a dog who is spayed prepubecently is different from a dog who is spayed after reaching puperty:
The difference: Well, the overall difference is
a completely different dog in terms of bone mass, size, structure, relatively increased resistance to post-spay weight gain, and more complete psychological development which includes elements of loyalty, maternal-instinct-to-protect, feelings of territory and vigilance, etc.. Things that have not "occurred" to puppies at four to five months BUT which occur as an important part of a nesting (post-adolescent) instinct which dogs spayed young never get.
Does this concern anyone?
Also, the statistics show the majority of the problem with pet over population is in rural areas so
should our view of ESN be different in suburban or city environments?