Read over and over that vets won't neuter/spay until 6 mo.:confused: I got my Pommie from a rescue at 3 mo. and he was already neutered. My Yorkie was neutered at 5 mo. Are there any known problems that occur by early neutering/spaying? Why won't vets do it earlier? |
Cause there so small. At 5-6 months they have enough weight to safely anesthetize them. Some vets will do it sooner, and if you have a bigger puppy, it might be ok. |
A lot of the "old school" vets won't do it until they are 6 mnths no matter the breed. The rescue I volunteer with has almost all of their animals done btwn 8 wks and 12 wks and as far as I know they have never had a problem. At the shelter I used to volunteer at in SC their vet did it at 8 wks. If the puppy was under 8 wks when a person adopted, they had to bring it back to the shelter at 8wks to get altered. If they didn't bring the dog back by 12 wks the shelter had the right to seize the dog. |
My dad's actually a vet and he said that for a while, they were spaying/neutering very early on (over the past 10 years) and now those dogs have been studied and the effects of early spaying/neutering is evident. Now, we are waiting for Madison to go into heat once before she is going to get done. There is a new study out showing that if you let them go through heat at least once, they are healthier in the long term (less hip problems later in life, less bladder control issues, etc.). So we're waiting for the magical day when she decides to go into heat! haha |
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I asked my vet about it and he said personally it was done early by rescues and some breeders. He said it's done but he is not comfortable with it. He likes to wait until the pup has finished a good bit of growing as some hormones are necessary for their well being. He definitely recommends before the first heat but likes to go closer to 7 or so months. Another reason is because he wants the adult teeth to erupt so if any babies need removing it can be done at once. He did mention that there is a study going on about too early spay/neuters and the adverse effects. |
When I spoke with my vet he said with girls you should really spay before first heat because otherwise their chances to get breast cancer increase because of hormones. He said its no fun doing surgeries when the dog has breast cancer. |
Found a article I'm the OP and thanks for the responses. Would you believe that I found an article about this very thing today? Here is the web-site. It states that it is one vet's opinion. http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.html I found it very disconcerting. Goes along with what has been said on the above posts.:eek: Should be "an article." |
I'm all for early spay/neutering. As long as a puppy is 2lbs and healthy and the vet is comfortable with the procedure, then it is absolutely fine. Actually, animals smaller than 2lbs have been put under anesthesia as well. If I ever get a male, he'll be neutered NO LATER than 16 weeks..hopefully by 12. Females just definitely before the first heat...most likely between 4 and 5 months. Many vets spay/neuter early now (although some still prefer to wait). There are really no adverse affects to early spay/neuter. |
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You are welcome, 2Parises. Hope they figure it out in the near future. |
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All of the articles I have read state the exact opposite of that one. I'm all for early spay/neuter as well. My vet's stipulations are that they have to be 12 weeks and 2lbs. I just had my boys neutered at 13 weeks old. I dropped them off at 8:30am. Picked them up at 12:45. At that point, they were already eating and playing. She didn't use stitches, just glue. You can't tell that anything was ever done to them. Puppies bounce back from these surgeries much easier than older dogs. |
I had read this article over a year ago when trying to determine the best time for spaying Ruby. Because of my baseless fears in general about spaying because of her size at that time, decided to wait until after her first heat. Reno's breeder neuters all pets before placement at around 14 weeks. I was a little uncomfortable with this but did understand why she chooses to do so. I would too if I were to ever breed, even given the slight risk of any adverse affects. There seems to be risks for certain types of cancers in either case, early vs. maturity neutering. And, with the bone development only being an issue for "canine athletes", the benefits far outweigh the risks, IMO. |
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