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10-10-2006, 11:44 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio
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| Spaying/Neutering a Puppy What is everyone's feelings about spaying or neutering a puppy before it goes home to its' new owner? I've done my homework and have settled on three breeders that I feel are breeding top of the line puppies. The problem is that all three alter the puppies prior to being sold. I'm just not comfortable with this. It's like castrating a baby. I'm sure they need the hormones they will loose for proper development, both mentally and physically. The breeders say it's to protect their lines. I would not have a problem with them holding the registration papers until proof of spaying/neutering is provided at around months or older. Should I stay with these breeders or find one that does not alter so young? |
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10-10-2006, 11:57 AM | #2 |
Mommy To 3 Poochies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York
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| I personally agree with breeders spaying/neutering their pups before they are placed in their new homes.
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10-10-2006, 04:15 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Greensboro, NC
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| When I purchased my purebred kitten, she had been spayed by the breeder at 10 weeks and did great. We took her home at 12 weeks. She was very small, around 2 pounds at the time. Several articles I have read, including one from vet. school in Va. (I think) recommended early spaying of puppies and kittens due to the ease and less anesthesia, no stitches, etc. However....my vet told me that now information coming in says those dogs who were spayed at just weeks old, have more problems with incontinence and other urinary problems when they reach old age than those who were spayed at 6 months or older. So, just something else to think about. I do understand your concern, tho. Ellie |
10-10-2006, 04:22 PM | #4 |
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| pups I do not spay/neuter until 6 mos when all adult teeth are in...or at least 3 pounds. |
10-10-2006, 04:40 PM | #5 | |
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However, if the breeders you have decided on are long standing exhibitor/breeders. They have been perfecting their lines for countless numbers of years and I understand their reason for altering the puppies prior to them leaving their premises. Holding the registration papers is not a guarantee that a new puppy owner will alter the puppy. There have people that really don't care about the registration papers and go ahead and breed the dogs. As far as staying with your choices, that is up to you. If they are reputable breeders, breed to the standard, mother and puppies are healthy and socialized and provide health guarantees and stand behind them, that is the most important thing.
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10-10-2006, 04:46 PM | #6 |
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| The puppies that I don't keep for my breeding program are spayed and neutered . |
10-11-2006, 04:36 PM | #7 |
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| I would recommend advice from a good vet I would suggest asking a vet who knows about Yorkies, my vet said she would castrate at 6 months old. Is 10 weeks as safe? Any comments welcome. |
10-11-2006, 06:52 PM | #8 |
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| I myself thought about this for a long time. I talked to several vets in my area and all of them said no they would not neuter/spay a puppy until it was 6 months old and that spaying/neutering a puppy so young can cause problems later in life. I now don't really see why anyone can't wait until they are 6 months old to spay. Most of them go home at 3 months so you would only have to wait 3 months before you got them spayed and if you had a strict spay/neuter contract why would you need them to be spayed so young?? JMO
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10-11-2006, 07:11 PM | #9 |
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| I have also researched early neutering and spaying. Very few are spaying females that early and not all vets are qualified to do a pediatric spay. A few are doing the Nuetrasol which makes the male dogs infertile, is safe, but leaves the testerone and a chance of getting testicular cancer. Everything I have read says the dogs will grow taller than they normally would. I, personally decided, even losing one dog to the anesthesia is one dog too many and I decided it wasn't for me. |
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