Poll...

[sarahevans742]

How many of you have a dog that is spayed or neutered...




Just wonderin'

[ramanth]

Kia, my dog, is spayed. All the cats at my parents house are neutered.

[Crikit]

Smudge is neutered and Winter is spayed.

[Cookiebaker]

Both our dog & cat are taken care of. The last thing we need is mroe puppies or kittens!!!

[Sudilar]

Killian is neutered and Shiloh is spayed.

[Pam]

Bella is spayed and both of my boy kitties are neutered. I don't think you are going to find too many unspayed, unneutered furkids here at Pet Talk, if at all. We all feel very strongly about this.

[aly]

My dogs and cat are all spayed and neutered!

[slleipnir]

Josie is spayed, and so is my cat. Zeke will be neutered at the end of next month when he's old enough :x

[Logan]

3 spays (Honey, Lilly and Mimi cat) and one neuter (Bad Butter, whose personality hasn't changed a lick for the better after almost two years )!!! That accounts for all four in my house!

[wolf_Q]

All three of my dogs are neutered. Nebo was neutered at 4 months, and Reggie and Smokey were both done when they were pretty old. I also convinced my friend to spay her pup, Lady. We're not going to have any german shorthair-husky mix puppies lol.

[Aspen and Misty]

Teddy is not neutered, Chewy is.

All 5 of my cats are.

Our other pets (*2 rats, 1 chamilion, 2 fish) are not, I think that would be hard

Ash

[ParNone]

Murph and Maddie were both fixed by 6 months and Oz
will be too, once he's old enough.

Par...

[Cincy'sMom]

Both my girls are spayed

[ellensy]

since this thread is about spaying and neutering.....i'd like to ask something......

1. what's the main purpose for spaying/neutering?
2. does it affects the health of the dog?
3. all my dogs are females, still, do i need to have them spayed? what are the consequences if i do not have them spayed?

Thanks!

[angelpuppy]

Originally posted by ellensy
since this thread is about spaying and neutering.....i'd like to ask something......

1. what's the main purpose for spaying/neutering?
2. does it affects the health of the dog?
3. all my dogs are females, still, do i need to have them spayed? what are the consequences if i do not have them spayed?

Thanks!

Here are the answers, to the best of my knowledge (and opinion):


1. The main purpose of spaying/neutering is, of course, to prevent unwanted litters. HOWEVER, to me the more important issue is the animal's health. Female dogs who remain unspayed their whole lives have a VERY high risk of getting canine breast cancer!! Also, the risk of a bitch dying while birthing can also be quite high under certain circumstances. Who would want to risk their beloved female dog's life? As for the boys, neutering effectively removes their instinct to roam around in search of a female, which therefore eliminates their need to escape from safe surroundings to less safe environs, i.e. highways, etc. In conclusion, spaying/neutering is the right thing to do for both sexes, because it basically gives them a better chance at a longer life!!

2. I have had both male and female dogs, all fixed, and they spaying/neutering did not negatively affect their health whatsoever. On the contrary!! The operation may lead to their being "laid up" for a couple of days or so, but most dogs seem to speed through the healing process with flying colors. I think the ideas of spayed/neutered dogs getting fatter and/or lazier after having the surgery is mostly a myth.

3. YES!! Your females should definitely be spayed. You just never know when a willing male might be waiting for them....!! But more importantly, as mentioned above, the consequences for NOT getting them spayed can include breast cancer (the risk of them getting this disease gets higher with every heat they go through), as well as uterine cancer and uterine infections. I'm sure your vet could provide you with more details on these illnesses. Please have your dogs spayed...your girls will surely thank you for it!!