yep you should definately get max neutered asap. There are small risks..but the problems you are avoiding by getting him neutered far outweigh the risk. I guess $200 isn't horrible wait...you're in the US...hmm...well I'm not sure how much things down there are. But I guess that's alright. Around here, it's about 100-150ish canadian although I think it's cheaper from the spca places