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  3. Some of the spay early data was propaganda from AHS. They stated no problem spay at 6 weeks. Who did the mammary gland cancer study? And who sponsored it ?
    Look at the data for rottweilers, they lose 1/3 of their life by early spay.

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  4. My Doxie is five and not geiher fixed. Shes a stay home dog and no tesson for it. I had a poodle growing up and she was fixed and the poor thing suffered all the ty. She would literally sit in her butt and use her front paws to massage herself where her uterus used to be. 😢

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  5. Have not Spay my Stella yet. She is 1 1/2 yrs old.
    Was planning on doing it at 15 months, too many things going on so did not do it. She has gone through two heat cycles already. 🙏🏻🐾❤️

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  6. I got my boy (Passed May 03 2023 of spleen cancer) just over 11 years ago, and we did not know these things. I was charged a premium for having waited even one month past 8 months of age to take him in for neutering. My sister just got a new puppy a year ago and struggled to find anyone who would neuter him (we were not aware there were changes to the thought on the matter as all out dogs had been adopted over 10 years ago and no pets had been adopted since by anyone we knew).

    We learned that the policies had been changing and most vets in our area now will not neuter or spay under 1yr of age, due to the shifts in understanding on what causes some of these issues mentioned.

    While I know now that the spleen cancer was not linked to that, I can't help but think that the other things, like his arthritis and back pains and his lypomas, could have been more easily fought off to give him a little more time, if I had waited longer to have him neutered… Perhaps it would have given him a more robust immune system to fight with. I know he was still healthy enough to fight off an infection from a cracked tooth, and then to heal from the surgery, mere weeks before the cancer must have arisen in his Spleen, so I wonder if he had that little extra health, would we have gotten another year or two with him?

    It's good to consider these things… I am not planning to get another puppy any time soon, as I had promised myself when I lost him I would look for rescues that needed homes, perhaps seniors even.

    For now, though, I am looking at finding a cat that will be a good fit for our home. We have lost basically one dog a year since 2020 and it has been awful for the whole family. Despite my pain, the worst was actually the 9 year old Chihuahua, who should have stuck with us another 6-7 years at least… Her sister is still here, but has just been diagnosed with Cushings. Our dad will not allow anymore dogs in the house for awhile, as the loss of my boy this past week was one too many for him.

    A lab/GSD is a big hole to suddenly have in the family, and we had NO idea he even had cancer until he passed suddenly. 🙁

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  9. So many ANTI-spay/neuter comments here. He's not saying DON'T spay/neuter, he's saying wait until 2 years of age. I personally think there's too many irresponsible people to wait until 2 years of age without unwanted breeding. This would only apply to purchasing a puppy anyway because shelters and rescues spay/neuter prior to adoption unless you get a puppy from them in which case they make you contract to spay/neuter at approximately 6 months. These days you probably wouldn't even qualify to adopt if you put that you don't spay or neuter your pets on your application. I am a huge advocate for spay/neuter to control the pet population and all the innocent, beautiful pets that are being euthanized simply because there aren't enough homes for them. In my 45 years of pet ownership, ALL my animals have been spayed/neutered and lived long happy lives. And, yes, I do adopt.

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  10. My Lab died a virgin at 15. He still had his male parts and his hips started giving him problems at 14. My Female mix shepherd died at 13 she was spayed before I got her. My Female GS she has not been spayed nor planned on it. She is 5 & healthy.

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  13. I understand that in most of the world and thru most of recorded history animals are and were not routinely desexed. I also understand that wild animals are essentially never desexed. The risk of unwanted pregnancy is reduced to zero by separating females in heat from males. The risk of disease is very low and the risks of desexing are not trivial. So why do it? And especially, why do it at a very young age?

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  14. Ive take time to review all the literature, and concur that waiting until 2 years of age has the buggest health advantage. BUT –

    The US euthanizes close to ONE MILLION healthy animals annually due to a pet overpopulation epidemic. While irresponsible ownership is the largest contributor to the issue, later alteration practices among responsible owners and accidental breeding also play a significant role.

    I couldn't find any studies or statistics that documented the degree to which the trend to alter later was impacting numbers, but thats certainly something that should be measured and monitored. (And it likely is, i just did a cursory search.)

    Even when responsible owners that produce an accidental litter take accountability, those offspring still require a home, which still counts and contributes overall; i.e., takes a home from another pet in need.

    And based on the big picture, i expect shelters and rescues will still practice spay/neuter as early as possible. Are those animals somehow less entitled to best care practices and opportunity for the best possible life? I'm not judging, these are hard decisions that have to be made.

    Ideally, effective, safe birth control for dogs and cats would go a long way to solving the problem, especially if it were in implant form at a reasonable price point. So far, that solution remains elusive to researchers.

    I don't have the answer, but its something that as a society we must address and strive for solutions. One MILLION healthy, innocent animals a year, simply because they are one too many, is in itself WAY too many.

    We should and must do what's best for our pets, and if that includes waiting to spay/neuter, we must also do everything we can within our power to prevent unplanned litters in the interim.

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  17. Do we have the right to cut away a dog's organs just because it is more convenient to us or for other "intellectual" reasons? I believe in Mother Nature, and that we arrogant humans mess with nature far too much. Yes, it's harder to live with a dog that is not neutered or spayed but I think we owe it to the dog to look after them through thick and thin😊

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  19. The push for it is all about the 💰
    Most things are behind the money same as when they promote the crap food as complications later and you never stop paying!
    Thank you doc for all you do!

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  20. We understand… we’ve chosen an unpopular choice but we DID not & have no intentions to get our k-9 fixed.
    He doesn’t go to dog parks, pets stores or outside his fenced area.
    We actually did our research & stand by our decision. Our other rescues were “fixed” before adoption proceedings. 🐶🐶🐶

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  21. Great points to consider. So how about cats? That also has different opinions for different situations. How about rescuers trying to control overpopulation in colonies/feral cats? You want spay/neuter to be safe and healthier for them and you want to move quickly as well. I'd like to get your opinion. My cats' rescue organization suggested kittens to be at 3LB minimum weight (6 months+)

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  25. This does not work for my family. I alter them to prevent unwanted pregnancy, which I think is entirely more likely than all the other scenarios and even more irresponsible. .

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  28. I have decided not to neuter my chinese hairless boy but not because I want to breed him but because it is obviously the most natural thing to keep him as he was born …. beautiful with balls 😂❤

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  29. THIS IS ALL A BUNCH OF HORSE POOP! HARRY CONDUCTED HIMSELF JUST FINE! AS WAS WITNESSED BY SLL WATCHING. HARRY WAS THEIR BECAUSE CHARLES INVITED HIM. NOW HARRY CAN COME BACK TO USA WHERE HE IS LOVED AND WANTED! HE NO LONGER IS A PART OF ALL THOSE HYPOCRITICAL ROYALS!
    (Excluding beautiful Kate) THEY SEEM TO BREAK LAWS AT WILL KNOWING THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING INCLUDING SEXUAL CRIMES!

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  31. 👍🏻 Agreed! I don’t understand why people think it’s “healthier” to interfere with your dogs hormones while they’re still puppies.
    As for me, I will be opting for an ovary sparing spay for my 2 puppies! Thanks for raising awareness on this issue, Doc!

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