Does It Matter What Age You Neuter A Dog And Does It Have Mo
When you spay and neuter you stop most of their production of certain hormones. The older they get intact, the more of these hormones are built up in the system. This is why it can take longer to see any effect when you neuter a male who is older versus a male who is younger with less hormones built up. It takes longer for the hormones to reach a level where they stop effecting the behavior and things so much as they are higher than in a younger male. Likewise, over time as these hormones build up in the system they cause behavioral and more importantly serious health problems (females are very high risk). Which is why spay and neuter really does effect health and behavior. Do you know any human females that had to have hysterectomy's because it was having an extreme adverse effect on their health and was likely to shorten their life span if they didn't do something to stop their bodies from producing more of those hormones and causing problems? We are different from them but same basic concept many will be able to understand. A female dog who is not spayed has approx. 40% the life span of a spayed female as a direct result of not being spayed and breeding and males percentage is slightly higher but they don't whelp pups and die from it or have those same complications though they are subject to STD which can cause some serious problems if breeding so in that respect breeding is a factor for them as well. ;-). But there are still problems that are a result of not being neutered and hormone production and a reduced life span compared to a neutered male. copyright ybarra-cgm
Here is where things can get really confusing when you don't know much about all this. The part up there is simple. Our dogs are healthier, live much longer and have fewer behavioral problems when they are spayed and neutered and not bred. PERIOD. Spaying and neutering too early can cause some issues as well. Having some of those hormones in the system can be beneficial to a lot of things and even behavior to a degree. There is something called spay/neuter incontinence that can develop later in life when spayed or neutered very early though is far more common in females. Sometimes a way to help this is to give them synthetic versions of the very same hormones we stopped production on by spay and neuter too young, though there can be complications and health risk and some additions to the ones the natural hormones cause. Some breeds mature later and need longer to get those hormones in the system and benefit their health and their growth and even their bone and joint health so aren't actually recommended spay and neutered until a little later and many of these breeds also have anesthesia sensitivities and are more specialized surgeries (any procedure and vets which are very experienced in the breed and those protocols are recommended). Most breeds and dogs are perfectly safe and have no issues being spayed or neutered as early as around 6 months. Many mature a bit earlier and already have some of these hormones in their systems at that time and enough for growth and to have no ill effects.
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So why did I just explain all of that. For the dogs of course. But also because all over the country they are sneaking laws in that require spay and neuter as early as 3 and 4 months. This can adversely effect the dogs and many who are not supposed to go under anesthesia that early and need more experienced vets may die. Why are they doing this? Right now the only answer that anyone has to all the 'surplus' is to euthanize pets in shelters to make room for the new ones flooding in and give them a chance. Millions a year, over half a million a month, about 600 an HOUR and then some here in the states. It is estimated that about 80% of these animals are young and a year or less and reasonably healthy. Where are they all coming from? People that breed their pets with no idea or doing any of what is considered to be ethical and responsible. That breed their pets without much consideration, to make a few extra bucks, to experience the 'miracle of life' (better head to the shelter and experience the miracle of death then first), because their pets are GREAT so they should be shared. These people don't intend for their dogs to end up there, and usually never believe it could happen to any of the pups they produced.They love their dogs and pups right? They are blissfully unaware as that life they created dies on a cold metal table with a needle in their arm while young and reasonably healthy and sometimes there is someone to mourn thier passing, their life and creation and sometimes it all broke them long ago. It's the nice family down the street and sometimes the person in the mirror that are putting them there, not 'puppy mills' or pet shops or stray dogs. People that probably cared, just not enough to learn the reality and do what was best for the pups and their dogs, they just didn't know and didn't expect and will often go on to do so again, maybe in a few months, maybe next year. copyright ybarra-cgm
The people that are there day in and day out and having to euthanize all these deserving pets, and the ones that come in needing medical care that someone who was sold or given a puppy from those nice people can't or won't pay for, or the female who is brought in with a pup whose been stuck in the canal for three days and other issues that occur when breeding that someone can't or doesn't want to pay for or didn't know would happen, the dogs being bred to young or over and over (these are the reasons being stated at council meetings over and over) it's those people now coming to the solution of requiring spay and neuter by law before they even have a chance to produce pups and lead to all of that so they don't have to be ones to euthanize so many of them, day in and day out, ALL day long. It is also plays a major role in the breed specific legislations (breed bans).
If you see these laws (watch for them being proposed please), try to propose and alternate plan that is acceptable, yet effective as it IS a huge problem. An alternate plan that get's the city more funds (have the people that breed pay, and those that are serious and generally breed responsibly are going to be willing to do so if everything else seems reasonable to them) to enact low cost care and spay and neuter clinics and try to educate and has reasonable limits and requirements on those that are breeding as well. Age limits and health checks and fees (per dog not spayed and neutered and per litter maybe) for those things to help them do what they need to do and are now unable to and doesn't discourage people from following the laws (these are often what discourage many from getting the licenses as people that do breed responsibly often have little say in making them and are directed towards those who breed irresponsibly to keep them from breeding at all) but also is fair to the dogs and their families. Try to get both sides to work together to come to a conclusion that works for everyone involved instead of spitting at each other, it is the only way we are ever going to get anywhere with correcting these problems. There is also the whole principle thing about them dictating something like that. :-). Sorry, seemed a good place since they are directly related and important to get the word out since it effects all of us and our pets.
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