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11-07-2013, 11:47 PM | #16 | |
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| Hmmm let's see... real scientific evidence showing that there are health risks is foolishness? Don't read it and at least make an educated decision??? For gods sake. For the record. My breeder - A VERY VERY reputable breeder YTCA and someone who is extremely respected far and wide is reconsidering mandatory spay and neutering because of some of this new information coming out. She cares more for the health of her dogs than the possibility of them being bred. I don't think that's foolishness. It's at least worth a read and consideration. Sorry but I think shutting down people from educating themselves just because it isn't consistent with you agenda is shortsighted. Let's see... Scientific evidence is mounting that gonad removal can deliver serious consequences to a dog’s future health. Among those consequences: shortened lifespan, atypical Cushing’s disease, cardiac tumors, bone cancer, abnormal bone growth and development, CCL ruptures, and hip dysplasia. But that's okay because at least we can make sure they won't get pregnant! There are other ways to prevent pregnancy and it doesn't have to be all or nothing. Sorry but I get so angry when people call something that is CLEARLY not foolish, foolish. Also what's foolish? Spaying and shortening my dog's life and risking her health - a dog that never gets free, never goes off leash, never comes in contact with in-tack males? At the end of the day it's not a one size fits all and this is still America and about choice. Quote:
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11-08-2013, 12:27 AM | #17 |
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| Wanted to add one more thing - I think people should make these decisions with eyes wide open and I know there are a lot of health benefits to spaying/neutering as well and they aren't foolish either. For the record, Pluto is neutered.
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11-08-2013, 05:56 AM | #19 | |
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11-08-2013, 07:09 AM | #21 |
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| It is a personal decision, but I spay/ neuter my animals because I don't want to have to worry about the testrone in males and I don't want to worry about heat cycles in females. I can take my pets out whenever and not ave to worry about any oops happening. Also, both of my large dogs are 12 |
11-08-2013, 08:26 AM | #22 |
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| There are health risks and benefits of any medical procedure. I can say that all my PETS and any dog I'm no longer breeding will be spayed/neutered. Heat cycles are a huge inconvenience when you have intact males in the house. The boys are going nuts, girls are nuts, barking/howling/whining escalates, you have to separate and be extra careful for almost 3 weeks...it's just not a fun time. I do require all puppies I sell to be spayed/neutered because I don't want them bred...there are some owners that are responsible enough to always keep them from breeding, but sometimes even the most careful owners have accidental breedings occur. I know responsible breeders that have had accidental breedings occur. My spayed/neutered pets are more layed back. Some of the intact Females I've had fought Nd had to always be separated and my intact boys will fight and have to be kept separate. Another situation that's not fun to deal with. Just my opinion on things...
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11-08-2013, 08:35 AM | #23 |
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| I just feel like for her to be so small, it'd be life threatening for her not to be spayed and get pregnant. If you're not able to monitor her every heat cycle of her life to ensure she isn't able to get pregnant, please weigh whether it's riskier to keep her in tact or not.
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11-08-2013, 09:07 AM | #24 |
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| One risk to staying unaltered is pyometra....with each heat cycle, the risk of pyometra increases. If you end up with a closed pyometra it is usually recommended to spay as it's hard to treat an infection that has no way of draining itself from the body...you end up with a swollen, inflammed, pus-filled uterus...riskier surgery, especially on a tiny one.
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11-08-2013, 10:41 AM | #25 | |
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And yes milllions of dogs are spayed but the research is building the preponderance of evidence that in actual fact they do NOT live long and HEALTHY lives. Most especially in these early days in North America for the large breed dogs. Surrendered dogs has nothing to do with with a spay and neuter policy, surely European countries have proved this claim false. Responsible folks will quite frankly be responsible if they have the education and the tools to be so. Responsible folks are the ones neutering their animals, because they thought it was always the best overall thing to do, for the health of their dog, to insure that THEY don't contribute to the pet over population problem. Irresponsible folks are the ones contributing to the pet over population problem. Ya know the ones out to make a buck? The commercial pet breeders, the stores that sell to any Tom Dick or Harry, and your neighbourhood back yard breeder. And btw the argument can be at this point in research time be made, that the "when" is particularly important for all dogs, males or females, large or small. So if a six month delay beyond the usual six month old time frame for de-sexing generates a 50% decreased overall health risk across the board, why not wait?????? And in fact get the vets educated in other surgical procedures for stopping procreation. Tubal ligation, vascetomies are very viable options and keep the important sexual hormones happening. I do encourage you to do the reading.
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11-08-2013, 10:54 AM | #26 | |
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My personal experience with multiple studs and females in the same home, environment is mixed. Even when my female was in heat, my BRT and my YT full males did not mix it up. Came close, and standing heat is not something that is easy to go through with two full males in the home, but they did just okay together. Also I was on vacation for a week with at least three full YT studs and one BRT stud with 8 females of which only one was de-sexed. No male problems YT on YT or BRT to male YT's not of his pack. ON the other hand, I have had BRT males I have had to keep a very wide margin of space with my male BRT. In summary, I guess it truly depends upon the character of the dogs, which is something that is not evident until full maturity. My experience in training and in multiple performance sports and venues, the most aggression often comes from de-sexed males, followed by de-sexed females, followed by older full females.
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11-08-2013, 11:32 AM | #27 | |
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It's just something to look at for people that are on the fence about spaying/neutering vs not spaying/neutering. I personally have no male dogs so the heat cycle would not be that much of an inconvenience. My dog is an indoor dog and when she is outside it is never alone and never off leash. | |
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