Neutering

Bryando

I seen the Vet the other day who sits on the fence whether to castrate my dog at 6 months- coming up to 7 months. My dog is only humping his bed- apart from that nothing that bothers me. Humping his bed he can crack on just buy a new one when he has ripped it apart.

Currently not sure whether to get him done the now or wait until he is about one year. What do you think? The reasons I want him done is: to stop him getting laid and bringing more pups into the country. Prevent him roaming should he get the smell. Lower cancer .

He is a Lab.

Person_one

What breed/size is he?

Bryando

He is a Lab and last time he was weighed he was 23kg

michmar72

Hi


I think the sooner the better, with our last dog Albert we waited till he was 4 because my boyfriend had wanted to breed him but he was getting aggressive, so we spoke to our vet and he advised it. I don't think it made any difference as I really do think 4 was to late and we had let his bad habits develop.


We got a rescue dog last year and I was surprised that he recue place hadn't already done it, I thought that was standard now- for all the reasons you gave , anyway we then caught an episode of Ceaser Milan the dog whisperer and he said other than if you intend to breed your dog , there is never a good reason for dog or for human to not get them done as soon as possible and the next day got an offer through the post for a discount , so we took it as a sign and Chop's had the chop! xx

missbiggles1

It's verging on cruelty to leave an animal with its sexual urges intact but unable to have an outlet for them - get him done asap.

Carer

Read this before you do something so drastic.

http://www.doglistener.co.uk/neutering_definitive

There have lots of studies around neutering in the last few years and it's no longer proven that it's necessary to neuter at all and certainly not at a young age when the dog is still growing and needs it's hormones to reach maturity both physically and emotionally.

There's a lot of recent research that says if you do decide to neuter then you should wait until the dog has finished growing. In a Lab that would be around 18 months - 2 years old.

Here's an article from a vet who explains the heath complications caused by early neutering,
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/09/30/neutering-health-risks.aspx

Person_one

Some people will recommend that labs have better bone/joint health if you wait till they are 12-18 months.

The risk you take with waiting is that your dog will be old enough to sire pups long before then, in fact he is now!

Person_one

Carer wrote: »

Read this before you do something so drastic.

http://www.doglistener.co.uk/neutering_definitive

There have lots of studies around neutering in the last few years and it's no longer proven that it's necessary to neuter at all and certainly not at a young age when the dog is still growing and needs it's hormones to reach maturity both physically and emotionally.

There's a lot of recent research that says if you do decide to neuter then you should wait until the dog has finished growing. In a Lab that would be around 18 months - 2 years old.

Here's an article from a vet who explains the heath complications caused by early neutering,
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/09/30/neutering-health-risks.aspx

Maybe you could provide links to some of these studies?

There are no references to peer reviewed journals or other academic sources in that article.

catkins

My vet recommended that I should wait until my dog was 2 before getting him done (he is lab sized). He said the bigger the dog the older they should be before being done. If they are done too young it can affect their joints and cause other issues as they get older.


It could be coincidence but my previous dog was done at 6 months and had joint problems when he was older. He also was in terrible pain after the op which put me off ever putting another dog through that.


My dog is coming up to 4 now and I have decided not to get him done. No reason to inflict an op on him when he is not causing any problems. He has met !!!!!es just coming into or finishing their season and has shown no interest whatsoever. He seems much more interested in other males to be honest

Bryando

My Vet basically went down the line of allowing him to mature. Yet all other Vets in the practice that have seen him for one reason or another seem keen to get it done at the 6 month mark.

missbiggles1

Person_one wrote: »

Some people will recommend that labs have better bone/joint health if you wait till they are 12-18 months.

The risk you take with waiting is that your dog will be old enough to sire pups long before then, in fact he is now!

And very keen to do so as well!