Verdict on Spay/Neuter Age...

[martemchik]

Completely useless law...how is anyone ever going to regulate that? Do police officers walk up to every dog they see walking down the street and then check it for the goods? With a male its easy...but what do you do for a female?

In Milwaukee county its $24 to license an intact dog, and $12 to license a spayed/neutered one. But no matter the price its not really going to lead people to do it. I'm guessing more than 50% of animals aren't even licensed. You only get a small fine for your dog not being licensed if your dog does something stupid, but if nothing ever happens between your dog and the public, it really doesn't matter.

[sony kkc]

since we are on the topic of spaying i would like to all the experienced owners a question. Sorry if it does not belong here but i tried searching where to put this. My apologies. My puppy is 4 1/2 months and the vet says she should be spayed when she is 6 months. Is that so? And also will spaying calm her down since she is only a puppy? what after care do i need after her surgery? pls advise.

Regards

[Cheyanna]

Originally Posted by sony kkc

since we are on the topic of spaying i would like to all the experienced owners a question. Sorry if it does not belong here but i tried searching where to put this. My apologies. My puppy is 4 1/2 months and the vet says she should be spayed when she is 6 months. Is that so? And also will spaying calm her down since she is only a puppy? what after care do i need after her surgery? pls advise.

Regards

Spaying her won't make her not a puppy. She will still be rambunctious. I choose not to spay Fiona . There is another thread on neutering boys. Most folks wait until at least a year. Want to give hormones a chance to get things grown.


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[shepherdmom]

Originally Posted by Cheyanna

Most folks wait until at least a year. Want to give hormones a chance to get things grown.
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Nope I don't wait a year. I had Ivan neutered at 4 months. All of my dogs get Sputered ASAP.

Meet Buddy he was neutered at 6 months. He is 11 now. Fully male features not overly tall and spoiled rotten.

[lone Ranger]

Look, here is my 2 cents worth....

I would not spay a female until She is mentally developed... I did mine at about 6-7 months, and she is squirley headed... It could just be her, but then again I have heard this from others.

I would not spay again until over 1 year old, even up to 2 year old when they are more mentally mature..

But what the heck do I know. I only have four Shepherds, getting my second bitch from a large Police Dog mother, and She will stay intact...

[AugustGSD]

The shelter did it when I adopted August at 12 weeks, but his vet said its better to wait until at least 16 weeks. However, the shelter does not need anymore animals than they already have, so I can understand their reasoning.