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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr The study you cite merely states that there is no higher rate of incontinence in ESN dogs than in ones spayed at older ages, but it does not refute the proven fact that spayed females DO have a higher rate of incontinence than unspayed dogs.[/B] This fact has been proven over and over again and has never been refuted by any study that I have read or heard of. |
From the link:
Urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence, or the inability to control urination, may be observed in female dogs whether they are spayed or intact, and regardless of the age when spayed. Older, intact female dogs may experience incontinence naturally as a result of the decrease in circulating estrogen, which has an effect on the external urethral sphincter. In spayed dogs, incontinence may be seen soon after the surgery has been performed, years later or not at all.
It bears repeating that there has been no indication that it occurs at a higher rate in animals spayed prepubertally.
Please reference the sections in bold. Sorry, I think YOU are the one that is mistaken. And again, this study is more recent than the one you have been using to prove this point. I believe you said it would be a proven fact until proven otherwise? Well, it has been.