Spaying and nuetring as both good and bad sides

Barney, i have no reason to nueter

Bear, will be nueterd due to showing small form of dominance and the fact two unueterd males may be too much of a risk.

Maya-Is to be spayed because the shelter tells me I have to and the fact is I don't want any more puppies, 10 was far too many letalone anymore that could be born.

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Just wondering has anyone had any of these ilnesses/effects through having theirs spayed or neutered? and has anyones dog had any proven ilnesses through not having them spayed or neutered,

Harvey got enalarged prostate proven to be because he was un-neutered.

Its so confusing knowing what to do for the best we have a 10month old girl our first bitch and was planning to have her spayed at the right time after her first season.

The right time isn't necessarily after the first season, although it works that way for a fair few breeds.

It depends on the breed and individual.

Larger breeds take longer to mature so should be neutered later.

When we asked the vet he said they usually do it after the first season, shes a springer, thanks for that sometimes everythings so cut and dried with vets isnt it.

Springers I would say 10 months is too early maybe wait until shes a couple of months older. They're not a large breed so you don't need to wait a really long time.

It depends if you follow the idea that they shouldn't be done until mature I suppose.

A lot of vets seem to be perfectly happy to neuter before a dog is mature, which I really do not agree with.

To just say 'after the first season' means they're not taking the maturity of the dog into consideration.

I would think 18 months - 2 years would be about right for a springer but they're not a breed I'm particularly familiar with.

No i was asking the vet about spaying when we went for her 6 month check knowing we would be having her spayed at some time.
She hasnt had here first season yet was told to wait 3 months after that, would you agree.

What I find confusing in the article is the cutting off of the phrase “increased rate of cystitis and decreasing age at gonadectomy was associated with increased rate of urinary incontinence. Among male and female dogs with early-age gonadectomy, hip dysplasia, noise phobias, and sexual behaviors were increased, whereas obesity, separation anxiety, escaping behaviors, inappropriate elimination when frightened…”
The article goes on to imply that all these problems/behaviours are increased, but the "whereas" could just as well have been part of a sentence saying the obesity, SA, escaping, inappropriate elimination were decreased. We don't know, as the full phrase is not quoted.
I don't trust articles that do selective quotes like this.
Furthermore, there is no proof that the early neutering caused the problems. It could have been that some owners saw problems developing and decided to neuter because of them. However I don't agree with neutering at the early ages that seems to be increasingly common. The dogs should be mature and fully grown. I would apply the same to cats.

I worked in a vets as a vet nurse prior to having my daughter and our vets recommended neutering male or female at 6 months old. So this is what I did with my male dog and regeretted it. Whether it is related or not this dog never matured at all.

I am at the vets tomorrow with my 15 month old rottie to discuss when to spey, she has had 2 seasons.

I won't be spaying mine unless they have pyometra. They are a giant breed and can take as long as 4 years to fully mature.