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difficult decision, ideas? hey, today we took chip to the vets to get his 2nd injection, and the vet was talking about geting him castrated. there are pro's and cons to this, and i dont know whether or not we should do it, do any of you have any advice, we only have chip, and arent going to be getting any other dogs, but i dont know whether or not to get him done for the sake of other owners. any help would be a big hand. cheers |
do you mean neutered??? i have a girl so i am no help but i know many on here that can help you! |
yeah that, lol castration is the male exuivilent of spaying and the general term is neutering :D cheers anyway :) |
The biggest pro in my book...if you do not have him neutered, it is highly likely he will cock his leg and mark. That includes inside your house. Not all mark inside, but it's a real possibility. If you have unaltered females in your neighborhood...when they go in heat...your male will do his darnest to get to them too. |
I think we call it neutered over here. I have always had my male dogs neutered. |
Spaying and neutering before maturity, approximately six months of age also prevents a number of habits, from both sexes of dogs. Irritating behaviours such as territorial marking in the house and running away can easily be minimized by early-age spaying or neutering. And obedience classes. Preventing gender-specific cancers in dogs is a very large plus, especially considering that unaltered dogs have a 50% chance of developing these cancers. That's one out of every two dogs that develop cancer. That is a very high percentage. So, as far as I'm concerned, there are NO CONS |
I know I am in the minority here but I am not too quick to neuter to keep the pet population down (that just doesn't seem like a good reason to be taking body parts out to me...just make sure he stays away from girls) and I also am not sure that neutering to avoid marking is a good choice. I like to base my decisions on what medically could happen if I did or didn't do it. While about 50% of unneutered males will get testicular tumors, only about 7% (?) of these are cancerous and I think it is about 1% who die from them. The only thing is, you will probably have to neuter anyway if he does develop any kind of lumps. So you could just do it now and get it over with. Then again there are plenty of health RISKS to neutering. An increase in osteosarcoma is one of them but this is more prevalent in large breeds. I would suggest you study it out for yourself and make your decision based on what you think is right. I'm not saying I would never neuter for marking or population control but I don't think it is an easy decision. |
You know a male dog can smell a female in heat a mile away...I still say, if you want a better pet, you have them neutered. If you have an unneutered dog, and there is a female in heat, and you open up that front door, your dog could get hit by a car, also, they're a lot more aggressive when they haven't been neutered..I got my male on a Sunday, that following Monday he was neutered..I couldn't ask for a better little male dog..I could also put it this way, I wouldn't own an unneutered male.. |
thats what we thought, it also costs alot, but we want to have him microchipped, and we get a discount on it if we get it done while he is out and they are operating, GAAAAAAAAAH >.< i dont know what to doooooooooo o.O |
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I would get him neutered. He will be healthier and a better pet without the bad habits |
this was sooo hard for me too I do believe it was for the best to get Parker done. He is a runner anyway, and I was afraid of that. I was really worried with all the stories I heard about some dogs chewing at the stitches. I didn't want that cone on his neck either - so I just got some preemie onesies and let him wear them. everything was fine! Still no chip - doubt if I'll ever do that. |
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