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early neutering (8-16 weeks)
i am totally for spaying and neutering pets.
my question about doing this early is; can this stunt their growth / maturity? my cat Ichabod (male) was neutered young. when he had a problem with crystals and ended up with a blockage, my vet informed me that he had a very small penis. which made the blockage difficult to treat. i'm just wondering if the early neuter might have anything to do with this??? thoughts? |
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Hi there ichabod'smom,
As far as i know early spays and neuters don't have anything to do with the size of the penis. I'd be curious to know if other members agree though. here's a general podcast we recorded a few years ago that might be of interest. http://www.pets.ca/blog/pet-podcast/...w-with-dr-lee/
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thanks. i did listen to the pod cast. there was nothing in it about size....
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Research I've read disagrees. Mostly I've read the dog literature but some of it covered dogs and cats. Some said such extremely early neuter as paediatric might indeed result in smaller growth of penis and especially in cats where the ureter is small anyway it could cause problems if there was a blockage. Other readings said no. I can point you to a list of information on neuter/spay considerations in cats....umm wait, I think I do have one that deals more with cats. Wait while I go look at the Kustritz research....
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As you can see this one says no. But I have read others that said yes. I think how you define "young" is important. Young might mean pre-puberty for some but I'm thinking you mean paediatric which varies but might be before 12 weeks or even before 8 weeks? |
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i have hear that spaying or neutering the pet early can cause the animal not to grow as big as they should have,. other say it doesn't effect the animal at all. So i guess it all depends on the animal.
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A male dog neutered before puberty may not develop in his head, neck and shoulders and be smaller there than an intact male. This effect is not so noticeable in the girls who don't bulk up in those areas like the boys do anyway. This is quite easily seen in horses. A gelding cut early will not have the neck muscles of a stallion. rottysrule, this would be of concern in your breed, a large breed dog. I have provided a list of readings, all scientific research before on this board. If you can't find it I can post it again. Certainly there are far more reasons than mere appearance and more health concerns than just the joint one to neuter spay pre-puberty or even at all, as more recent research is beginning to show. |
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I don't have any information on spay/neuter in cats that young, but it does seem extreme to me. The animals have these organs for a reason, and removing them that early has got to have an effect.
Last edited by Dog Dancer; November 12th, 2013 at 05:44 PM. |
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I'm not sure I made it clear. A dog/bitch neutered pre-puberty may grow TALLER than nature intended. Ultimate weight is not believed to be affected. A male neutered pre-puberty may be Smaller in his head, neck and shoulders and chest than nature intended.
If the dog is not purebred then you can't even guess what the final outcome should have been. Even within same sex litters of purebreds of known parentage final growth can vary. |
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