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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  There is no study's on this but there are several articles that say growth plates still close even after being spayed. |
You are right that there are no studies on small dogs. However, it's not a question of whether growth plates will close. It's a question about how early removal of the sex hormones affects bone growth and bone density if spaying/neutering is done before the growth plates have closed. There are numerous studies and articles about this about dogs in generals. This is only one.
EARLY SPAY-NEUTER IN THE CANINE ATHLETE, by Chris Zink, DVM, PHd