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Originally Posted by gemy  The educated decision about spaying and neutering any pet has to weigh the health consequences to your pet. At present for the Yorkshire Terrier there are no known studies as far as I know that elaborate this.
There are how-ever many studies that elaborate the very serious health concerns of other breeds most especially large breeds. And many of those studies indicate that most especially spaying and neutering at a young age 6months is seriously detrimental to their health.
I only speak out so that those some folks that own both small/toy dogs and large breeds to understand that; what might just be okay for a wee dog, is not for your large breed dog. |
Exactly. There are no studies regarding the purported benefits of keeping intact toy dogs. The research is questionable at best regarding large dogs as well and my family has owned long living German shepherds as well who were spayed. It didn't stop them from living to just shy of 16 and 17 birthdays! The German shepherd I saw two weeks ago fighting for her life at age 12.5 due to lack of spaying wasn't nearly as lucky and most certainly won't live to 16 or 17 like ours did. The owner had tears in her eyes...I asked her why she didn't spay her....she was thinking of breeding her and never did....and she clearly was regretful. I had pity for her, and wished she had seen a thread like this 12.5 years earlier. Same for the young man with his 6 year old Yorkie a few years ago who busted into tears when he saw me pick up my dog from a neuter. He was fighting for her life, and she looked well beyond her 6 years after fighting mammary cancer.