There certainly a few vets who do not advise altering a pet that is not being used for breeding. However, in my 40+ years of dealing with vets, I have not met even ONE!. I have however, met males who have had testicular cancer and females who have had breast, ovarian and uterine cancer. I personally cannot see a valid reason for taking a chance with my dogs' lives and leaving those organs that are know to heighten their cancer risk. Believe me, humans are also beginning to think along the same lines. I am totally happy that I have had a hys..no worry about uterine or cervical cancer. BUT, ovaries were left and now we are testing to eliminate ovarian cancer. Now, how happy would I be had they been removed 35 years ago? Then, I could only worry about brain cancer, bone, blood, lung, GI and so on.
I do not mean to stray off topic but these seem to add a dimension to this discussion.. |