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Originally Posted by Furkidsfurme  Thanks everyone! Wylie's Mom, I have done a lot more reading on the subject (actually even bought the Dogs Naturally digital subscription), and I've learned a lot. I like your way of thinking and that is the way I will go. Now, I'm wondering what your thoughts are on spaying and neutering??? I've always had it done early (by 7 or 8 months), but now I'm second guessing that too! |
The S/N (spay/neuter) is a tough one for me bc I really do believe that we all tend to do better with our normal hormones intact, doing their important functions in the body as they're meant to do, ya know? Hormones are just SO important for so many good reasons.
BUT. There are good reasons as well to s/n our pets - for the females, unspayed females have a higher risk of cancer and other issues; for the males, it makes them less "mating crazy" without a doubt....though I do feel bad altering the males bc it's not truly needed from a health aspect like w/ the female's risk. And just as important, fixing our pets does guarantee that we won't have any "oops" litters, which is always so tragic given we euthanize 3-4 million animals annually in the US right now
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So, there are good reasons to s/n...but I totally feel conflicted about it at the very same time as we're taking something away from them in terms of needed, natural chemicals and body processes.
I think all of mine were fixed around 8 mths old or so. Also, I tried to wait until all their baby teeth were in so that any retained baby teeth could be removed at the time of surgery.