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chachi · 01-22-2007, 10:19 AM

Its not the same as a vasectomy in human males. In male dogs they remove the testicles. A health benefit is that they dont get testicular cancer. I dont know what the beneffits are to not getting it done are. Maybe someone who has opted to not get that done can answer your question

mr bailey · 01-22-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JeanieK

No it is castration where they take everything. No more testosterone

take out everything? like testes and all? omg....

mr bailey · 01-22-2007, 10:23 AM

well truthfully, i was interested in breeding with bailey but it seems that everyone here on the forums is really against me doing that. is this suppose to be a known "unethical" thing to do?

mr bailey · 01-22-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mr bailey

take out everything? like testes and all? omg....

is there usually a common personality change in them? like not as active or really lazy?geez i dont want mr bai to change =z

chachi · 01-22-2007, 10:26 AM

There was no personality change with Chachi. He didnt slow down at all

Tippy_Luvver · 01-22-2007, 10:27 AM

i'm not an expert, but i think he is old enough to be neutered. about the mohawk...lol...can you please post a pic of him with his mohawk...i can already imagine it....

mr bailey · 01-22-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tippy_Luvver

i'm not an expert, but i think he is old enough to be neutered. about the mohawk...lol...can you please post a pic of him with his mohawk...i can already imagine it....

haha yes i will give him the infamous doo tonight and post a picture, it is a riot because he thinks hes way too cool for school.

stedmansmommy · 01-22-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mr bailey

is there usually a common personality change in them? like not as active or really lazy?geez i dont want mr bai to change =z

I am not trying to draw you away from it by any means, but I do have to say that when we had my cat neutered, he COMPLETELY changed. I mean TOTALLY. Now - maybe cats are TOTALLY different from dogs when it comes to this surgery - I really have no idea, but my cat is an all together different cat now. He does NOTHING but lay around ALL DAY LONG - and he is HUGE FAT! lol. He was a totally normal weight cat before this surgery. My female Cocker Spaniel was spayed, and she was also the exact same way as my cat. She got extremely overweight, wasn't playful at all, and did nothing but lay around. Sooo, my husband has informed me that I CANNOT get Stedman neutered. I had planned on doing it when he turned 6 months, but my husband does not want me to do it now - so we have chose to keep him the way he is - all male parts still intact

LOL

stedmansmommy · 01-22-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mr bailey

haha yes i will give him the infamous doo tonight and post a picture, it is a riot because he thinks hes way too cool for school.

OMG that is so funny!!

I cannot WAIT to see THOSE pics!!

mr bailey · 01-22-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

I am not trying to draw you away from it by any means, but I do have to say that when we had my cat neutered, he COMPLETELY changed. I mean TOTALLY. Now - maybe cats are TOTALLY different from dogs when it comes to this surgery - I really have no idea, but my cat is an all together different cat now. He does NOTHING but lay around ALL DAY LONG - and he is HUGE FAT! lol. He was a totally normal weight cat before this surgery. My female Cocker Spaniel was spayed, and she was also the exact same way as my cat. She got extremely overweight, wasn't playful at all, and did nothing but lay around. Sooo, my husband has informed me that I CANNOT get Stedman neutered. I had planned on doing it when he turned 6 months, but my husband does not want me to do it now - so we have chose to keep him the way he is - all male parts still intact

LOL

oh no. see im really scared about that. i love the way baileys personality is, i really dont want him to change. is there a high risk of testicular cancer if he is not nuetered? are there any other "cons" to not having him nuetered? i heard his "dong" will be uber long? is that true?

Nancy1999 · 01-22-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mr bailey

oh no. see im really scared about that. i love the way baileys personality is, i really dont want him to change. is there a high risk of testicular cancer if he is not nuetered? are there any other "cons" to not having him nuetered? i heard his "dong" will be uber long? is that true?

Your dog's personality is more likely to stay the same if you have him neutered now before he gets all the testosterone in his system. Testosterone changes the dog's personality. There is much debate about weight gain in dogs that are neutered. Most of the gain is normal aging. This can be easily addressed by giving less food and exercising more. Besides preventing testicular cancer, dogs that are neutered are much less likely to run away. Accidents involving cars are still the number one cause of death in dogs.

As far as breeding goes, many of us feel it's best left up to the professionals; people who have studied the breed and know what it entails to produce a healthy litter.

21sunshine · 01-22-2007, 11:04 AM

Thanks for this thread! I have been laughing the whole time! how cute!

chachi · 01-22-2007, 11:04 AM

All I can tell you is chachis personality didnt change and he didnt gain any weight besides normal growth. I have cats that have gained weight and become more inactive but they were indoor cats an I dont think cats are as active as dogs anyway. Chachi also became a much better pet after neutering. Before neutering if we took him off leash he would run away. Now he stays with us and never trys to run away.

muffinlvr · 01-22-2007, 11:10 AM

I hate to discourage you but as I've mentioned on this site before, my vet said that once a male starts lifting his leg he will continue to do so. If you get them neutered BEFORE they lift their leg for the first time, chances are good they won't ever do anything but squat when they pee. My male is almost 4 and he marks a lot, especially lately. There is no reason for him to be doing this either. Sometimes he will just walk over to a chair leg or the edge of the sofa and just pee on it. It drives us CRAZY!! He will probably be whizzing on everything once we get our third dog this weekend. He WILL be wearing belly bands while we are home for sure.

Neurtering did not really change his personality but he did put on a little weight. But I think that the weight gain can be controlled if you see your male starting to gain a bit.

Best of luck with your decision.

browniesmom622 · 01-22-2007, 11:12 AM

cats are different than dogs most cats sleep 12 hours a day
my dogs didnt change at all besides they listened better since there hormones werent driving them nuts
if you not gonna show him or breed him there really no reason not to get him done
if you dont most likely he will pee everywhere hump everything and he may get cancer
i dont like unneutered dogs i think all there brains are on females there all over the place i couldnt wait to get my dogs done
millions of dogs get this done there really no reason to worry a ton

01-22-2007, 10:19 AM	#16
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Its not the same as a vasectomy in human males. In male dogs they remove the testicles. A health benefit is that they dont get testicular cancer. I dont know what the beneffits are to not getting it done are. Maybe someone who has opted to not get that done can answer your question __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

01-22-2007, 10:26 AM	#20
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	There was no personality change with Chachi. He didnt slow down at all __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

01-22-2007, 11:04 AM	#28
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	All I can tell you is chachis personality didnt change and he didnt gain any weight besides normal growth. I have cats that have gained weight and become more inactive but they were indoor cats an I dont think cats are as active as dogs anyway. Chachi also became a much better pet after neutering. Before neutering if we took him off leash he would run away. Now he stays with us and never trys to run away. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

01-22-2007, 11:12 AM	#30
browniesmom622 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ny Posts: 11,253 Blog Entries: 5	cats are different than dogs most cats sleep 12 hours a day my dogs didnt change at all besides they listened better since there hormones werent driving them nuts if you not gonna show him or breed him there really no reason not to get him done if you dont most likely he will pee everywhere hump everything and he may get cancer i dont like unneutered dogs i think all there brains are on females there all over the place i couldnt wait to get my dogs done millions of dogs get this done there really no reason to worry a ton __________________ We Love our Yt Angel! My Website< > FB page

01-22-2007, 10:23 AM	#18
mr bailey Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 26	well truthfully, i was interested in breeding with bailey but it seems that everyone here on the forums is really against me doing that. is this suppose to be a known "unethical" thing to do?

01-22-2007, 10:27 AM	#21
Tippy_Luvver Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 134	i'm not an expert, but i think he is old enough to be neutered. about the mohawk...lol...can you please post a pic of him with his mohawk...i can already imagine it....

01-22-2007, 11:04 AM	#27
21sunshine Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: panama city Posts: 63	Thanks for this thread! I have been laughing the whole time! how cute!

01-22-2007, 11:10 AM	#29
muffinlvr Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 395	I hate to discourage you but as I've mentioned on this site before, my vet said that once a male starts lifting his leg he will continue to do so. If you get them neutered BEFORE they lift their leg for the first time, chances are good they won't ever do anything but squat when they pee. My male is almost 4 and he marks a lot, especially lately. There is no reason for him to be doing this either. Sometimes he will just walk over to a chair leg or the edge of the sofa and just pee on it. It drives us CRAZY!! He will probably be whizzing on everything once we get our third dog this weekend. He WILL be wearing belly bands while we are home for sure. Neurtering did not really change his personality but he did put on a little weight. But I think that the weight gain can be controlled if you see your male starting to gain a bit. Best of luck with your decision.