Comments: Neutering your male

“The term "neuter" is gender neutral.

Female animals are spayed.

Male animals are castrated.

Therefore either a male or a female is neutered.

If we used the correct terminology, the information would be less confusing for some readers.” — New User, Nov 16 2009

“I had my dog neutered when he was about 4 months old and he has been the calmest dog you will ever meet since. He never shows any aggression and has never had any kind of illness. I now have a 3 month old puppy and will be getting him "fixed" at around 4 months also. It's the best thing you can do for your dog if you don't intend to breed him.” — Ruth, Nov 01 2009

“I got my 6 month old male chihuahua neutered about a week and a half ago. As soon as I brought him home he started humping my 3 year old female black lab, who was never spayed? I try to stop him but he keeps going back for more. Is this normal?? I need help!” — Nicole, Oct 12 2009

“I had both of my dogs neutered and they are doing great a year later. They also did really good after the surgery. I believe it is better for the dogs, and it is a healthy choice for the dog. My dogs act the same way they did before the surgery except there is no humping!!!! I am very glad I had this done for them. They did not act like they were in alot of pain, they just slept and took it easy for a week. We just got another puppy and plan to have him neutered also.” — Michelle, Jul 08 2009

“My dog recently made a year old. A few days before becoming a year old I had him neutered because I was persuaded that it was the "right" thing to do. When I brought him home he vomited several times and was in a tremedous amount of pain. I so regreted getting him neutered. It's been 4 days since his neuter and he doesn't act like himself. He is constantly hiding underneath our coffee table and dining room table. He seems irratable although I believe his pain has subsided. I was unaware of the effects neutering would have on my precious dog and I believe that the down side of neutering is not told.” — Niurka, May 12 2009

“When I recently got my dog neutered, he was in a lot of pain. The first day and even the second day. On the third day, he was in a little bit of pain. I felt really sorry for him and I regretted getting the operation done. He did not have undesirable habits and he was three years old so there was no need for it. A whole month later he had a bad infection inside the incision area and had to be put on antibiotics. The low cost spay/neuter clinic that did it, refused to acknowledge the infection. They claimed the area was swollen because of "too much activity". A month later?? Anyway, I had to fork over another $130 for an exam at another Vet's office and antibiotics which worked to finally clear up the infection. So yes, I regret it. If I could do it all over again, I would never have gotten him neutered. These websites and the human society will not tell you the other side of these operations. They will never be honest and tell you the possible harmful effects of neuter or spay. Just do your research before you get pressured into putting your beloved pet in the pain of a major operation like this. ” — kski, Mar 23 2009

“I had my dog neutered when he was 5 months old, he is now 7 months and he is nuts! he is way more energetic, bounding around and jumping on everything. much more exciteable than before, I dont know what has gone wrong. ” — smileymiles, Mar 16 2009

“An article of dubious value. Was it written by a Veterinarian? It doesn't say. Does if provide references to veterinary research to support the conclusions given? No. This article is vague and sometimes quite misleading. Yes, a dog will be less apt to develop certain diseases or problems. The article does not tell us what diseases and problems a neutered dog is MORE likely to get, something that veterinary research has shown. One of those is an INCREASED risk of prostate cancer, which is more dangerous and harder to treat than the relatively rare testicular cancer. Another problem is pre-pubertal neuter has been linked to orthopaedic disorders such as hip displaysia and cruciate damage, in male and female dogs. This article makes it appear you can choose the ultimate size of your dog by neutering early but what research shows is your dog grows taller at increased risk of joint problems. There are a few good points here but readers would be wise to check out reports with better credentials such as [url=http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/pdf/10.2460/javma.231.11.1665]Determining the optimal age
for gonadectomy of dogs and cats by Margaret V. Root Kustritz, dvm, phd, dact[/url] or [url=http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf]Long-Term Health Risks and Benefits Associated with Spay / Neuter in Dogs by
Laura J. Sanborn, M.S.
May 14, 2007[/url]” — gurgleglub, Dec 01 2008

“Hi, i have a rottweiler puppy who is going to be 5 months of age, and im planing to get him fixed in a couple of days, and what ive read on this site i was wondering if he'll grow a bit bigger still since hes not fully grown yet? cause on this site i have read a part that says before pubrty they grow a bit bigger, so i was wondering if you meant by before fully grown like after 6 months to 1 years old or 4 to 6 months old? please hopefully i get an answear soon thanks for reading my question...” — vi3tb0y2003, Jul 20 2008

“Just like it says on this page, a dog is less likely to get certain diseases, such as testicular cancer and most prostate diseases. That is the reason we had our dog neutered finally at age 10.” — onthewater.3, Mar 28 2008

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