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Originally Posted by SnowWa Everyone believes what they want to believe.
I believe that responsible pet owners spay and neuter their pets.
The one thing that should be corrected though is that "Spayed females and/or neutered males do not gain weight because these procedures were performed."
Article after article by vet after vet on the Internet - along with what my vets has always told me - states that spaying does not cause a female dog to become overweight. It really is the way we care for our pet after they have been spayed - weight gain is caused by a lack of exercise and an inappropriate diet as they get older.
I have had several female dogs that were spayed. And - before long as they got older, they did want to put on some weight - but I changed their diet (they were no longer growing and weren't as active) - and I got them out and made sure they did some running and playing. These two things kept their weight down.
I had one female that was overweight (not a lot) for a while - and a new puppy that she ran and played with took pounds off of her fast........ goes to show what only exercise can do.
It is an old wives' tale that spayed females get fat.
*****They may get fat - but not because they're spayed.
Carol Jean |
i personally think you are wrong in saying that only responsible pet owners spay or neuter their pets; you can believe that people should, but not that they arent responsible if they dont. i love my baby more than anything but i have chosen NOT to neuter him because i dont feel it is necessary, why not just let them be who they are? human parents have the choice of having their sons circumcised because its "healthier" but it is a choice as a parent you make for your son. so your son or daughter humps a lot, you would cut off their reproductive organs to prevent it? isnt the human population overcrowding, too? sure they're animals, but they have just the same rights.
people talk about the good, but there are a lot of risks doing it as well. have you heard all the tragic stories of people who did and lost their baby or had horrible complications afterwards? if you are responsible to watch, well train and take good CARE of your pet, maybe all the "unhealthy-ness" of not neutering wouldn't apply.
i just feel insulted you chose to say only responsible pet owners spay/neuter because that's just not true.
if you listen to every vet and doctor there is in the world and only believe what they say, where do you come in as a parent?
and to original post, i think its purely up to you. i wanted to breed my baby boy too, but i heard after they do it once, like humans, they'll keep wanting it more.
but i agree with others, to breed, you must know what you're doing to decide that. for me personally, it would be too painful to see my baby go into surgery and during the healing process.
good luck, and you'll make the right choice for your furbaby!
