Spay/Neuter... Later??

[Pawsitive Thinking]

My vet recommended that Brody and Tobey were both "fixed" at 6 months. Had no cause to doubt him (he treated my RB Cally for free towards the end of her life and was as tearful as me the day I lost her) and neither of them have had any adverse reactions

[gemini9961]

Both of my girls were spayed before their first heat and no problems there. Grant however was neutered at the shelter. He was about 1.5 years old when we got him. He still acts like a big puppy and has some bad habits of marking. Now is that because of the neutering or his breed or his life before we got him?? I will probably always spay before the first heat so as to avoid any accidental pregnancies and/or health problems. All of the pets we have had (cats and dogs) have always been fixed early and we have had no problems. This is just my personal experience and I am sure it is not the same for everyone.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

That article was based on only a few studies done well over 10 years ago, which doesn't really seem very convincing to me.

I haven't had any problems with my dogs "sagging" and they were both spayed at 3 months of age. However, this is merely anecdotal evidence- but in my opinion sagging has to do with the competency of the vet- my pets' vet is a very good surgeon and the incision was very small and healed quite quickly. In fact, the younger the patient, the faster it typically takes for them to heal. I think pets should be spayed/neutered before or around 6 months.