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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  The problem with waiting though is that most people are just not careful enough with there females and end up with a "accident" so in the end it does become healthy for them to be spayed before there first heat. A spayed female before there first heat does not have the mammary's the same as a female who has gone through there first heat so I still feel it does in fact make a difference. So many vets are for and so many vets are against and both have good arguments. |
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Originally Posted by 107barney Exactly. And not everyone agrees with holistic vets or their "interpretation" of science. I'll leave it at that and say that I believe that responsible pet ownership means spaying and neutering your pet as a puppy. |
I believe there is a LOT of research on this topic but I simply don't have the time to go looking.
I don't know why there would be websites like this referring to studies....the UofP is well respected.
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