Neuter is next week...doubts

[Christinee]

Originally Posted by Kadance

I was thinking of asking this question as well.
My partner wants to breed our Dexter, but I disagree as there are enough puppies in the world, and we would be breeding 2 mixed breeds anyway.

What age do you recommend getting a boy neutered?
My vet suggests 6 months.
Thanks from me and Dex

I had a lady practically begging me to breed mine with her full breed yorkie. It use to annoy me so much. Felt good to finally be able to say... "Sorry but he's fixed"

[Nancy1999]

I agree with the others, don't forget the number one cause of unneutered males is death caused by injuries from car accidents. If a dog can't have sex, why should he even be bothered with the hormones that drive it? Also, many Yorkies can't lose all of the baby teeth on their own, so while he's under, please have your vet check his teeth. Best of luck!

[gracielove]

I'm so glad you decided to neuter your boy. He will be good as new really quickly and then have a lifetime of enjoyment with you to look forward to.

[maggiefromnj]

And you will prevent unwanted pregnancies! One neighbor has a little shnauzer mix that got out one day (kids!). 2 other neighbors have larger dogs that are un-neutered. Neighbor took schnauzer to be spayed and it turned out to be an abortion! He didn't know she was pregnant, and when he found out he didn't know by which dog. The procedure cost him extra $. Don't know if they found out after the incisions were made or what. Regardless, without knowing who dad was they also wouldn't have had a choice because the puppies could have been too big for the mom.

This poor dog later had it's chest ripped open (lots of stitches and $$) by a dog that came on HER driveway while on a walk. The owners never offered to pay and he hasn't seen them since. We think they live in a different neighborhood. The big yellow dog just walked up onto the property and they think the cut was from a paw swipe and not a bite, but I don't know the whole story.

I think between the 2 incidents it cost him 5k.

Get your boy neutered!

[bodisat]

Originally Posted by grapeguzzler

I am having doubts about the neuter next week. Why should I have him neutered? He is house broken and only marks outside. He is very well behaved too. Why am I doing this again? Any of you chose not to neuter?

I did not know I could love a fur ball so much! This is my first dog and I worry over him like he is my human child.

We decided against neutering both our males. We did a great deal or research on our own, and discussed the pro's and con's with our vet and another. In our circumstances both vets told us there was no reason we absolutely had to neuter our boys.
I mention our circumstances because everyone's are obviously different. Our boys live with us, do not roam free under any circumstances, and are in an area where they will rarely be within a mile of a female dog. We can deal with the 10% chance of any of these circumstances changing. We are also confident in ours and our boys ability to deal with the marking issues.
For us, the cons most definitely outweigh any benefit to neutering "our" boys.
As far as testicular cancer goes, with research and discussions with a couple of vets, we have learned that this is one of the rarest forms of cancer in dogs... occurring in aprox. 1% of males.
While i would love to share all of the info we have gathered, its quite lengthy and from various sources. However, if you would like any of it, just drop me a pm, and i will forward anything that is in a format to be forwarded.

Again, this is our decision, based on our circumstances, and the fact that they are boys. Girls are a whole different ball game, with some well founded medical reasons to be spayed.
We put some serious thought and time into making this choice, and i would suggest you do the same. Best of luck