New study on Neutering/Spaying
Assisting Decision-Making on Age of Neutering for 35 Breeds of Dogs: Associated Joint Disorders, Cancers, and Urinary Incontinence I found this study to be very interesting. Back in the day, it wa...
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Walaby wrote:
Don't have licensing in Georgia.
Don't recall it in Washington state when I was there, but that was like 40+ years ago.
On the age for spay/neutering, my vet told me today that my Chocolate Lab pup can be spayed at 8 months. We will follow vets advice unless Dturm has a different recommendation.
Mike
The study states for female labs:
In females spayed at <6 mo. and 6–11 mo., the risk of a joint disorder was 11–12 percent for each period (p <0.01, spay periods combined).
It's 6 percent for intact females, so they recommend waiting til after 11 months.
Might be worth asking your vet about that specific risk versus benefits - not saying to with the study's recommendation, just to rule it out.
