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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this new video and a corresponding blog post for the spay/neuter series, we delve into recent literature to understand how spaying and neutering at various life stages compare to leaving dogs intact, focusing on five sporting breeds.
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Love to see this level of breakdown presented on youtube.
thank you, we will try to do this more
have owned mostly female Dobermann's but have had 2 very wonderful female Weimaraner's. As with most (breeders included, since it was not my intent to breed any of my dogs), they recommended that we spay prior to the female getting it's 2nd heat-cycle. which I have done for all but my last 2 girls. The last girl we spayed at that time (prior to getting it's 2nd heat cycle) she (female Weimaraner) developed constant joint disorders mainly with her knees and hips of her back legs (mostly the left rear) and then before she was 8 could barely walk up (or down stairs) and then due to not having the strength to raise herself up out of her bed unassisted, began having bed wetting issues. Other wise she was healthy and loved life dearly. My wife was so upset and heart broken to see a dog she loved so dearly, struggle so much, for the last years of her life, and she attributed it to early spaying. So with our next dog (female also), she refused to listen to the breeder or the Vets, and we did not spay her. She was the sweetest girl you will ever meet, born June 9, 2003 and passed on September 12, 2019. Yes, she lived 16 years 3 months and was still acting as if a puppy well into her teen years. It was only into the last year of her life that she started to slow down. Do not know what this proves as to the "spay or not spay, neuter or not neuter" but from our small sample size, we both (my wife especially) are in the "not spay/neuter" unless for health issues. I now think back at issues or other dogs had, and wonder if early spaying contributed or not? Obviously, I will never know. But I now look at dogs in much the same as with humans - if we are not spaying and neutering ourselves (humans), then why (If healthy) are we doing it so early with dogs. I know the biggest reason is population control, and in poorer countries feral dogs are a problem. But this should not be the main reason to recommend it to every "responsible" dog owner.
Thank you for breaking down the study! This was super helpful!
Glad you found it helpful
Reasonable Size Studies. Well Presented. Nice Job 🐾👍✔️
thank you
I'm not a hunter. I don't own a gun dog. I will probably never own a gun dog. Nevertheless, I found your video fascinating. The data was well-presented, and your humor was as dry as the Sahara. Thanks!
I greatly appreciate this feedback.
Why are you generally against partial hysterectomies (ovary-sparing spays)? They are great for keeping dogs healthy for their entire lives, while avoiding unwanted pregnancies. When my wife at age 40 was diagnosed with polyps in her uterus, the doctor listed many reasons to keep her ovaries and avoid menopause, including to stave off bone weakening, weight gain, depression, and cancer. It seems that while spaying may have especially bad effects at a younger age, the effects don't completely go away with age.
In general we aren't trained in the technique and so it would be something that a fair number of people would need to take it on or it would need to be standardly taught. Not that I think it is probably incredibly difficult it just isn't a standard procedure at this time. That in and off itself seems like a weak answer but as someone who has seen stump pyometras (when the parts of the uterus left behind are stimulated by either left behind parts of the ovary or ectopic ovary it would make me nervous to leave the uterus. My understanding is that you still have the undesirable behaviors that sometimes come with the heat cycle and some dogs will still have discharge. Outside of the golden, with the information we have I'm just not convinced it is needed in every female. I think you can get a lot of the same benefits with keeping a dog intact for a period of time and then spaying. Someday it may become more widely utilized I just don't think we are there as a profession right now.