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I have a month old maltipoo and going to spay her in June. She'll be 6 months old. Is this ok?

Meant 4 month old

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@@kellieroth1710 NO, NO, NO….dont

You lucky you have found a good honest vet, not many around

@@ferretfriend5458 True and she was awesome but unfortunately she moved out of my state and I haven't found anyone like her since.

Wonder why I was told I have until a year to spay my pit mixed with cane corso. Glad I caught this video on time.

@@YorkieUniverse1 oh! I am in UK, sorry to hear they are the same over there.

Why get it done after 3 years? For what purpose? If they are happy after 3 years why cut out the uterus….and have unnecessary operations …..there is no benefit to this insane practice…..what about the risks of general anaesthesia, infection, etc etc.

I know right…dogs are perfectly fine when you don’t destroy what god made

I’m very regret of spaying my dog at 6 months old. I’ve lost her last December, barley at 7 years old with a lot of health issues like heart failure, kidneys, liver and etc.... The way, how they’re doing spaying in the USA like removing all female reproductive system especially in the early age, they’re ruing all puppy health completely! There’s no hormones support after surgery and all the organs are suffering. If you castrated human female in her early age you would provide her hormones therapy till the end of her life but they don’t sink dog would need it the same treatment or it’ll damage a dog health! The problem is they just not honest with the owner but most of us trust them.. No more!

Don't beat yourself up about it though because I'm sure you thought you were doing the right thing. We all learn.❤️🇦🇺

I only neutered my boy at 5.5 years because he developed prostate problems. Im a responsible dog pawrent and he's never bred. I would never allow an elective procedure. He's a large/giant breed with a propensity for cancer.

So glad you’re addressing this. There are a bagful of nut cases out there who “of course,know it all”, I stopped arguing with them,It saves my breath and my headaches. I have Karakachans and neutered 2 females after 1 year old. My sales contract forbids puppers from being neutered before 1 yr. Old. Had one couple that pretended to know how to raise a livestock guardian dog. They lied. Had one of my boys neutered (long story) at 6 months old. Contract plainly states,”If for reason animal is mistreated,neutered prior to being a year old (and a couple of other things) that I will take the dog back. I have 3 “rejects”, who are great dogs,just went with wrong folks. My one boy has weak bones from being cut way too soon. Thanks so much for watching out for the fur babies❣️

I spayed my 6 months old dog (GSD mix). Shortly after the surgery, several organs started to fail, and she ended up dying of a myocardial infarction a few days later. She had just died, and the vet was still insisting that that the surgery is perfectly safe. Anyway, against the vet's recommendation, I didn't spay the next dog I got (GSD), because I was too afraid that something that never happens would happen to her too. Unfortunately, when she was 18 months old, she already had severe hip dysplasia, and died when she was only 7. I actually found this channel researching recipes for her. I'm so glad that I know that I didn't contribute to it by spaying her, but this shows that there are many other factors that go into it. You did what you thought was best with the information you had at the time, and there's no way to tell that it could have been avoided. Sometimes I think that I shouldn't have let her jump as a puppy, or that I should have started joint support supplements earlier (I didn't know they existed), or taken her to the hospital earlier (I went against my vet's recommendation, who said she was fine), or switched the crap joint mobility food the vet recommended for a grain free diet earlier... there's always a way to find things to feel guilty about. The thing I regret the most, was trusting my vet. She meant well, but was very ill informed, and believed everything sales force people told her. Unfortunetely I didn't realize that until we had a conversation about a specific cox-2 inhibitor, and I realized that she didn't understand that the mechanism of action applied to the whole drug class. The sales person had told her that cox-2 inhibition was specific to their drug, and she bought into it. How is that even possible? But at the end of the day, I know that had my dog developed breast cancer, I'd be feeling guilty for not having spayed her. So... don't beat yourself up too much (I'm guilty of it too, but working on it). Hindsight is 20/20, but we're doing our best with the information we have, and hopefully learning, so that our next pets get more educated owners... Unfortunately now I can only adopt adult dogs, since neutering/spaying is mandatory by law and I won't do it, but I still found the goodest boy and cutest senior girl ever 🙂. And I may be making a bunch of mistakes, but I won't be repeating the same ones. Good luck to your furry friend, I hope all goes well with her!

Good point!

Do you have a link for the red clover please? Thanks for the insight.

Amen

My previous dog suffered from incontinence. I started playing tug o war with her. It tightened her muscles after a few months and SOLVED her issues. Not saying 100% cure, but in her case it worked.

My 9 yo rescue has a chronic uti and incontinence. She was also left in a crate for 2 years. But I love her heart and soul!

This is the sad state of affairs---over my life I've adopted many pets from the shelter or other rescue situations in which they were spayed or neutered as babies---and all of those pets have had health issues consequences. Each and every STRAY dog or cat that I've adopted, and were allowed to grow to maturity before getting that operation have been outrageously healthy and lived LONG lives. The evidence is obvious. Spaying and Castrating baby animals is harmful, period.

Thank you so much for sharing she sounds wonderful like my Princess CoCo Chanel 💖💖

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I appreciate this comment! I have been tormented over if I should neuter my 11-month old pug. He's scheduled for May 8th. Originally, we decided to book him in so that he could go to doggy daycare (he's extremely outgoing and I know he would love it) and also to take away the sex-drive urge as we felt it was cruel to allow him to have those urges, knowing he would never have sex. However, he has pretty much stopped humping me, never marks in the house, and is overall a great little puppy. I am leaning towards leaving him, at least for now, and letting him live his natural life with all the hormones in his body.

Amen.

Spaying and neutering are solely about money making and "population control". So help me God There are zero benefits to health God doesn't make mistakes

So do you think dogs shouldn’t be fixed?

@@charlessloane I'm not a fan, however I believe not everyone is responsible enough to not have accidents regarding unintentional babies.... Therefore I understand most people fixing their pets. I also believe dogs need their hormones for growth and temperament until they are at least 2 years old.

@@charlessloane my 9 year old Presa is still attached, 1 planned liter 0 unplanned. Healthy old bitch (proper usage)

I love in the middle East, to see all the stray dogs and cats in horrible conditions makes me sick.

My female, same litter dogs are 14 & have not been spayed, one is exceptionally healthy with no issues, the other is just beginning to get some joint issues only now.

@@wendycaran8267 I'm glad your dogs are doing well.

Absolutely correct.

Same here. My 6years old lab is also intact . Wont be neutering him till needed for any medical issue. He is not aggressive but barks at any new person untill he gets used to see them.

Well said!! Exactly, reproduction isn’t the only purpose. Those hormones are so important for all function. We need more docs willing to perform a tubal, just so can’t get pregnant but keep their body intact. It’s not convenient to have a bleeding dog having to wear panties every 6 months. But that’s what I signed up for when I got my girl. Want to keep her healthy and a path of success for her future mobility. I have always waited until 2 or later and no regrets. With this one, I’m not sure I will spay at all. Take care.

Just tell them, nice to meet you too, ignoramus.

Same here, my boxer is 9 and intact ,, another one is 17 months old, intact,, I have also 3rd one 9 years old who was neutered at 6 months, wee adopted him when he was 1 year old. He developed horrible bone infection, had tumors on his bones and they were corroded, I was told by the vet this can happen cause when neutered so early back legs grow quicker and poor nutrition had the impact on it as well. My poor boy has been through so much cause of stupid people and uneducated vets who neutered him so early. I'm against neutering full stop

So sorry

The 3yr rabies vaccine has the risk of creating an allergic reaction. Our vet recommended the 1yr rabies vaccine each year until our miniature breed dog turned 4yrs old. This was more than 40yrs ago. With regard to joint health risks in toy and/or small breeds who are spayed young, I call bs. My (late) mil never had her dog spayed. After mil’s health deteriorated to the point she required round the clock nursing care, dh & I brought her dog home, where she still lives today. The little dog is a toy size breed… a toy fox terrier. She was 13yrs old before she was spayed. We’re lucky she didn’t die because she developed pyometra. If I had not had her in a dog diaper to help with her urinary incontinence AND was waiting on a list for an appointment to have her seen to setup a spay AND knew/noted when her heat cycle started/# of days she she in her heat cycle/knew the date it ended with regards to spotting & moodiness wore down, I might would’ve thought her cycle restarted if I had known at all. This case of open pyometra would have killed her. She was seen immediately & they hit her hard with antibiotics & other medicines due to her age, not to mention that many dogs die from pyometra because antibiotics don’t always work. If it had been closed pyometra, we wouldn’t have known. She was spayed approx 2mos later & had in-depth heart monitoring & testing to ensure she had a chance to survive the surgery. Again, she was 13yrs old before she was spaed. She still suffers from extensive joint pain. She is medicated for it. It is so important to have your animals spayed/ neutered. There is no need to cause an unwanted litter of pups or kittens. Adding to the pet population leads to higher numbers of kill shelters. The nonprofits & kind hearted financially able citizens can’t care for them all. It creates health risks for the impregnated females.

I've often thought that about vaccines. It's crazy to think a Great Dane puppy is getting the same as a chihuahua.

My tiny toy poodle got his one and only rabies shot and died. He was so precious and he was 3 years old when he died. So sad and so heart breaking.

@@leahscott12345 😢 😢😢

I guess u can be terrified over something u can’t control, let alone change Or Go on with life We have enough to cope with that we DO have control over! Go play with ur precious doggos 🙂

I learned about those Kitty urinary problems, I give my cat dry food that she gets wet food too, at least four or five days a week.

In UK

Interesting, I would like to know the too

Seizures due to hormones? I bet she was vaccinated regularly 😅

What’s her age? My staphy is 14. Never neutered. Very sweet animal all his life. He can’t go to pet park unless he’s neutered. Would love for him to have social time. I don’t know if it’s ok to neuter senior dogs. Looking for that info.

Finally something about a pit. I have a pit mix with cane corso..was told I have a year to spay her if I was intending to but now watching this am hesitant.

Exactly, the medical profession; both human & animal seem to love removing healthy organs 😡

We owned two Shih-Tzu’s at different times. Both males. First one wasn’t neutered until around age 6 years, after he had a prostrate issue. Was fed grocery store dog food for the first 7 years of his life. He lived to be 15 years old. Second male was neutered by 6 months. Always fed a good quality dog food. He lived to be 16 years old with perfect health, other than doggy dementia (that’s why we made the painful decision to cross him over).

I’m sure he has.

Can you share how you handle heats to prevent pregnancy? I have a 5yo female and would like to get a male puppy; if I can make it work within reason, I’d like to keep both unaltered. Thank you for your comment.

@@Tex678 Probably the most important thing is to be observant. Female dogs only go into heat twice a year. My 2 older ones cycle about every 7 months. They both start their cycle about the same time, so that helps keep things simple. They're "cynced up" so to speak, lol! The youngest one hasn't had a heat yet but I'm keeping an eye on her . When they start to cycle, I just keep the male away from them. They stay in the house while the male stays outside and vice versa. I have separate kennels for them that are very secure. They all sleep in the bed with me, but when the females are in heat, the male stays in his own area at bedtime. It's not too difficult to do twice a year, for a little over 3 weeks each.

@@robertsandberg2246 ok thanks. This seems reasonable, logical, and obvious, which at least partially eases my fears. Do they behave well during heats? Or for three weeks twice a year do you have a houseful of star crossed lovers losing their minds over the fact they can’t be together? My female has had many heat cycles, and she’s such a lady for most of it and maybe just a little amorous at the very end during the few days of the standing portion of her heat, nothing intolerable for sure. I’ll be curious to see how behavior is in both her and the male during a heat. You’ve been very helpful.

@@Tex678 Thanks. My females actually seem to be even sweeter during their heats! My oldest one especially so. We have goats, chickens and cats and she has acted motherly towards them at times. She's such a good girl! The male has always behaved himself too. It could be that I just have excellent dogs, but I have put a lot of effort into training and socializing them. I get compliments about how well behaved my dogs are whenever I take them out. I cannot recommend the book "Supertraining your dog" by Paul Loeb and Josephine Banks enough! That's what I've used for training them since my oldest one was a puppy. That book is gold. Also, even though I've never bred them, I highly recommend "Successful Dog Breeding" by Chris Walkowics and Bonnie Wilcox DVM. There are a lot of insights in that book about the canine reproductive system and how it can affect their mindset and how to work around it so as to keep them out of trouble and well behaved. There are 2 editions. One printed in 1985 and in 1994. I recommend getting both, if that's possible. There are things in one that aren't in the other that are extremely valuable. I'd recommend thriftbooks.com. In a nutshell, training and, again, being observant are key.

@@robertsandberg2246 Thanks again so much. You’ve been incredibly helpful. I will get the books you’ve recommended. Have a great day!