Can someone please suggest the right age for neutering... i have heard so many differnt angles and arguments and id like to know what people think... ive heard anywhere from 5 months to when he first shows signs of marking etc... and i thought id ask you guys...
Right now i have an appointment for him on the eve of his five months.. but looking for advice if i should push that out or not...
Six months is a good time frame. That is also the age I reccomend for buyers of my puppies. It really depends on the dog though. You dont want bad behavors to begin then neuter. You want to stop them before they start. I can be really hard to correct regardless of the neuter. If he is exibiting negative behavior now then I would nip it in the bud right away. Or should I say nip the bud. ound:
so 5 months is a reasonable age? not that it applies to me, as Noa is a little girl...but there's a little boy in her kindergarten class who is a bit of a humper and his owner was wondering if it was time to get him snipped...
Yes, I would neuter him. He is already starting bad behaviour. Hopefully she doesnt allow him to do this and repremands him for it. Also, watch your little gir, she could start the same behaviours, marking and humping. She will just kind of walk along and squat walk a few more steps and squat some more, and so on.... I read a thread on here about someone who has a female that marks and even though she spayed her she couldnt get her to stop. I wouldnt reccomend a spay for female to be done earlier than 6 months unless she is pretty close to 6 months and is showing bad behaviour though. Just my two cents, hope it helps.
I am one who waited or at least tried until the growth plates closed. Riley was 1 yr and Monte was almost 9 months. There are pros and cons of early spay/neuter vers waiting, you just have to do what feels right for you.
My vet said no earlier than 6 months, and on a shelter site they recommended no later than 8 months to limit behavioral issues of marking and aggression in boys. Domino will be done at 6 months.
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