I find it amusing that there are so many spay activists on this group who think that they know absolutely everything there is to know. News flash, you do not. You only know what you are conditioned to believe as facts. You spayed? Fabulous; great decison for YOU and YOUR pet. You are nobody to make decisions for someone else’s pet. Learn that and understand it, maybe you’ll get it one day. Also, in response to megansmomma about me being a new yorkietalk member, I apologize but I just do not have as much time as you to make 10,000 comments on a pet group so that I can be considered as vastly knowledgable as you about who posts what on here.
Also, yes, to all the other spay activists on here, I am clearly aware of the POSSIBILITY of mammary tumors and the POSSIBILITY of pyometra in an unspayed female. I am also aware of the studies that have been done at UC Davis last year about 5 consequences of neuter and spay which includes hip displasia, mast cell tumors, lymphosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and cranial cruciate ligament. All highly fatal and the result of your spaying and neutering. This is not the only study that has been done regarding the consequences and complications due to this procedure. Maybe some people should learn the names of these diseases more than just knowing the word pyometra and mammary tumor.
The study was done in golden retrievers but it is still very relevant to yorkshire terriers as well.
PLOS ONE: Neutering Dogs: Effects on Joint Disorders and Cancers in Golden Retrievers
Oh and about me needing to spay my baby at 6 months, why don’t you read this study about the complications that occur due to immature neuter and spay.
Gonadectomy in immature dogs: effects on ... [J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1991] - PubMed - NCBI
Since you basically are removing your pets hormones, that also plays a high role on their personality, as much as you would like to argue that it does not. Their normal bone development also does not occur as genetically intended because YOU decide for your pet that they do not need their hormones. There is a study to show increased aggression that was observed in a large population of unaltered vs altered dogs.
“Among the findings, neutered dogs were more aggressive, fearful, excitable, and less trainable than intact dogs. In addition, we measured eight individual bone lengths plus the height of 202 agility competition dogs to determine whether gonadectomy affected bone lengths. Preliminary analysis revealed significant differences in bone growth between the intact and neutered groups. These findings strongly support the need for an immediate re-evaluation of the current
recommendation to spay or neuter dogs to prevent or treat behavior problems, and an equally
pressing need to more fully examine the wide range of physical effects of spaying and neutering pet dogs.”
http://www.vizslacanada.ca/SNBehavio...taSnapShot.pdf
What about bone cancer? You were not educated that there is an TWICE the risk for canine osteosarcoma with spay and neuter? No, because OH.. mammary cancer is the only thing dogs can get, right?
Maybe you should read this:
Host related risk factors for canine osteosarcoma. [Vet J. 1998] - PubMed - NCBI
And what about lymphoma.. female hormones protect female dogs against this cancer that can take over their whole body.. Didn’t know that either, did you?
Hormonal and Sex Impact on the Epidemiology of Canine Lymphoma
On another note, you know those heart worm medications you give and frontline for fleas? ABSOLUTE POSION. I see frontline is very popular here for flea prevention, but did you ever really read the label?
“Keep out of the reach of children.
Children should not come in contact with the application site for 30 minutes after application.
Causes eye irritation. Harmful if swallowed. Do not get in eyes or on clothing. Avoid contact with skin. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after handling.
If contact with skin or clothing occurs, take off contaminated clothing. Wash skin immediately with plenty of soap and water.”
SO why then is it ok to put on your pet? Why is pure poison contained in heartgard allowed to be swallowed by them? Why.. because YOU feed them all this poison and your preventative bs which is actually POISONING them. Maybe that’s why they could be developing mammary tumors, did you ever think of that? Dogs evolved from wolves, I don’t see wolves getting a spay or swallowing heartgard. Invermectin is the key ingredient in heartgard, do you know or care what that does to your pet? Apparently not because you are only interested in protecting one thing while hurting another.
Educate your own selves before trying to educate someone else.