Do not do it too early or too late. I had my intact male for 10 years and on the advice of my vet had him fixed, only to get a phone call telling me he died from the surgery. If you are going to do this do it at a young age but not too young. This is a surgery that is done every day of the week but it is still surgery and don't think that you are not risking the life of you dog just so you will not have to be on top of them and keep them safe when they are in heat. Some times the Vet is just trying to get into you pocket!$$$. I do not fix my females until the third heat and I will never do a male after 4 years. I learned my lesson the hard way and believe me it is still hard to this day! |