Neutering/Spaying: What age?

[wolf_Q]

I agree with .sarah. Looking at the posts and reading how young some of your dogs were spayed/neutered makes me sick - especially the only several week old puppies. It's SO hard on their bodies!

Wow, what a rude post. So it makes you sick that I had Nebo neutered at 4 months old and I plan to have Keva spayed ASAP (she's 5 1/2 months)? Just FYI Kay did not CHOOSE to spay Kiara and Nala that young, she adopted them from the shelter and the shelter spays/neuters the dogs before they can go home. I've been around both dogs and they are perfectly healthy.

I agree that spaying/neutering that young is not the best choice....but the shelters have had so many people adopt puppies then not hold their end of the deal by spaying/neutering its the only way they can completely prevent those dogs from producing more puppies later. The amount of dogs put to sleep every day makes me a lot more sick then spaying/neutering young pups.

[Vela]

Couldn't agree more Amy. I personally know someone who adopted two dogs from a rescue, signed a contract saying she would have them fixed, and never bothered to do it. It was "too expensive". The one female bred with another dog, had a false pregnancy, got a massive infection, and nearly died from "breeding" with a stray neighborhood dog, not to mention she got herpes or something! If people were responsible then shelters and rescues wouldn't have to do that, but since there is no way to know who is lying and who isn't...they have to have policy.

I also think it is inappropriate and rude to say things like "that makes me sick" when you aren't in another person's shoes and don't know anything about their situation. I'm GLAD Kay's dogs were fixed so early, look at the home they have now! Good trade off IMO.

I plan on getting Soda done at 6-7 months, as long as everything is good with her. I think people should do it at whatever time they feel is right and recommended by their personal vet and nobody ought pass judgement on it. Not everybody feels the same but there is no need to be rude about it.

[lizbud]

Smokey and Buddy at 6 mos. Maggie spayed at 5 1/2 mos. All the kitties,
within a few weeks of getting each of them.

[AllAmericanPUP]

Maggie was spayed when she was 8 years old and lived to be 14 almost 15

Shadow and Keesha were spayed at 6 months
Eli and Ozzy were neutered around 7-8 months
Sheeba was spayed around 15 months because i thought she was already spayed but she just was really late coming into heat and didnt have her first heat(that i knew of anyways) until she was 15 months old

[sumbirdy]

Tiny-3 years
Sprinkles-8 years
Lacy-7 or 8 years
Minnie-5 months
Triskit-1 year
Daphney-2 years

The males (excluding Tiny) have not be neutered yet. I'm trying to convice mom but she doesn't think it's necessary because "they can't have puppies"

[BC_MoM]

wolf_Q & Vela: I'm simply stating my opinion. I am entitled to it.

Just FYI, I was not "rude" because this was Kay's thread. I was not directing my post at anyone specific.

LOL, Gosh.