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[cavemanrich]

Hubs wants to know why the dog can't get a vasectomy like humans. At least leave his balls intact so he looks like a boy. Leave him some dignity

This may only apply to me.
Whenever I encounter a person walking a dog, I look at pet overall. I mainly look at the head.
I HAVE NEVER GLANCED OR INSPECTED THE SOUTH END OF A NORTH FACING DOG.

 

[meetthebubus]

pictures taken this morning

 

[igorsMistress]

Believe it or not there are vets that do those as well as ovary sparing spays lol I'm not sure it's the exact same thing as a human vasectomy but they cut a tube or something. Idk if you have any vets that do it near you though and sometimes they are more expensive and sometimes not. They actually say these types of sterilization or leaving them intact are better for the dog, at least until they mature, because they need the hormones to grow. Otherwise the growth plates don't close properly. Causes them to be taller than they should and sometimes ACL/ligament issues because of it and possibly other health issues. Though not always. But more research is finding the potential issues for early neutering especially for large breed dogs. How old is Frank? And how big? If possible, I would wait until at least 18 months or at the very very least a year but I know that you are getting the new puppy soon so I understand wanting to get it done sooner, especially since you already made the appointment and the hormone saving ones do keep intact animal behaviors usually. Although if you have a vet that does it near you you might try it. I believe vasectomies are less common than the ovary sparing surgeries though. Idk why.

Frankie is 9 months, weighs 56 lbs right now. Our vet required the sterilization by 9 months when it's a part of this puppy package my husband got at the first inspection. We wanted to wait until he was a year old and were kinda disappointed when we found that out.

 

[meetthebubus]

I have heard that fixing is best done when young so maybe that's why? ...

 

[igorsMistress]

I have heard that fixing is best done when young so maybe that's why? ...

Yes'm I've read the same thing but I think that school of thought might be changing .

Frank is so chillaxed he doesn't get aggressive so we wanted to wait as long as possible to make sure he stands up for himself if needed. I have a hard time imagining him winning a fight. He's a serious love bug.

How's things for you? Are you feeling better after the accident?

 

[ShrekDawg]

This may only apply to me.
Whenever I encounter a person walking a dog, I look at pet overall. I mainly look at the head.
I HAVE NEVER GLANCED OR INSPECTED THE SOUTH END OF A NORTH FACING DOG.

pictures taken this morning

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Handsome roo.

Frankie is 9 months, weighs 56 lbs right now. Our vet required the sterilization by 9 months when it's a part of this puppy package my husband got at the first inspection. We wanted to wait until he was a year old and were kinda disappointed when we found that out.

Oh that stinks I'm sure he'll be okay though! It's good that you waited as long as you could.

I have heard that fixing is best done when young so maybe that's why? ...

I think some vets are still stuck i nthe older mentality of neuter neuter neuter and preventing overpopulation but there's a lot more research now that some probably don't even know about. A lot of other countries don't even fix their animals, at least not nearly as often. I don't really think that it's necessary as long as you are responsible about it and know how to manage your animal so that there aren't any accidental litters. It is kind of a pain having a female in heat which is why I'm kind of iffy on doing ovary sparing spay on next dog (though it's less intense and no discharge) or having an intact male but it really doesn't change their personality that much if properly trained. Idk. Although of course some males are ballistic and literally will break through windows to get to females in heat so of course in that case it's dangerous to the dog and others and neutering would be best. I think the only reason why altering your animal is recommended so early (for some it's even before 6 months) is because that's usually before sexual maturity kicks in and bad habits like marking and roaming set in or the heats. But personally I would rather deal with those issues with training and keep the hormones intact as long as possible than risk their health. Nothing against spaying and neutering or anyone who does it, I used to be 100% for it and as early as possible, but now I've been doing a lot of research and have somewhat changed my mind. Now I think I will always either do alternative sterilization methods, not fix at all, or at the very least wait until they are at least 18 months to 2 years to do it, possibly even older if possible. And/or will buy hormone supplements. I actually recently bought some but haven't been able to get the dog to eat it. But we neutered ours way too early and he did tear his ACL and possibly the other one and now is having immune/endocrine problems and they say that's a side effect of some neutered dogs, even if neutered later. He was neutered at 4 months.

 

[BlueBaby]

@KDOGG331 On getting the dog to take the hormone supplements, is there a way that you could crush it up between 2 spoons, and then mix it up into a scrambled egg for your dog? That's what I do to get Buster to take his med's.

 

[FeatherPugs]

@Geranium I do much the same thing - I use it for windy, rainy and cool weather. I also use a shower curtain type of system so it gets scrunched back and tied until I need to use it the next time. EXCEPT for the one for cool weather that is insulation inbetween two pieces of heavy duty plastic and it just gets tacked up for generally December and January. I've put it up already this year! It works - then I take it down and roll it up and reuse it the next year. Great minds you know........ Sweet sun bathers.

 

[meetthebubus]

Yes'm I've read the same thing but I think that school of thought might be changing .

Frank is so chillaxed he doesn't get aggressive so we wanted to wait as long as possible to make sure he stands up for himself if needed. I have a hard time imagining him winning a fight. He's a serious love bug.

How's things for you? Are you feeling better after the accident?

Thanks for asking

 

[meetthebubus]

Oh yeah but I had my passenger record the tailgater and he backed off mostly once he saw that lol