He'll be fine. Ed was about 15 months but hardly noticed his surprisingly small wound - no cone or special treatment was needed. Best wishes Mij.
Cheers. In 30 odd years of dogs - they have all been left entire. Only ever got bitches done early. With an IWH I'm keen to let Willow (10 months) have her first season so poor Mij (3 years) pays the price. Lots of differing opinions but that's what I'm going with.
Yes, Ed was the first male I had had castrated too. My bitches have all been spayed eventually, but the health reasons are more proven for them. One plus point - he may wreck fewer cages in due course!
Aye - Mij is turbo charged in every department. He can have an attitude too when it suits him. We'll see how things pan out. I love him how he is even if he's very full on. Hopefully he will come back the same Mij and won't loose more than his wedding vegetables.
Good luck Mij [I cannot believe he is three already]. Never having had a dog, only bitches, I have no experience of dogs being castrated. Bitches following spaying seem to get over it with no problem and Pereg was the only one who needed a cone. I do not know if there are health reasons for castrating a dog but I do regarding bitches being spayed, and I am all for both dogs and bitches being "done" unless they are used for breeding.
Please remember male dogs can still get a bitch pregnant up to 3 months after being neutered. Oh it don't stop them from having "fun" either My K9 as been neutered & still have "fun" with his toy dog
Little One, Pereg, little Baby Ziva who was thrown away 11 days after I had her by the person from whom she came and who had agreed to look after her for a few dayd because I had an emergency hospital admission. She was never found. Bitches allowed to roam free. Good idea to spay them or not? Tikva was another one. Seen at supposedly 3 weeks old on the Tuesday and told to go collect her on the Friday. Yet another accident. What happened to her 7 litter mates? Yes, I do believe in spaying bitches and castrating dogs. I have seen too many results of tiny puppies being dumped/or chucked into the nearest agricultural field. And that is why I believe in spaying bitches and castrating/neutering dogs that are not going to be used for breeding except to add to the standard of that breed. And that is why.
I'm okay with it when its done at the appropriate age. Nigredo had his done way too early. Causes lots of problems. I have decided I don't want anymore dogs after these pass, but before I decided that, I said I'd not neuter my next male.
@mjfromga - Nigredo was definitely far too young but you had no say in the matter. I am sure that had it been your decision you would not have agreed with it.
Not sure if all vets do this or not but my vets won't neuter any male dog under 12 months old, they do like medium dog to be over 18 months & over 2 years old for large & giant breeds. Bitches they like to let them have their first season before spaying them & large giant breeds after they have had their 2nd season
I'm sure he'll be fine, Phil. I'm pretty sure that you'll feel a lot worse about it than he does - men always do
I’m not against it if there is a valid reason, but the idea that every intact animal is a breeding animal is a gross overstatement; many people choose to keep their dogs/bitches intact for reasons far from breeding intentions. Unplanned pregnancies and allowing animals to roam doesn’t warrant that every non breeding dog/bitch should be neutered.
Vee - you do not live where I do, where mongrel dogs and bitches are allowed to roam free - to say nothing of the dumped dogs from town. Unplanned pregnancies here end up with puppies thrown away, as Baby Ziva was while I was in hospital. Is that not a valid reason to spay/castrate dogs and bitches that are allowed to roam free? None of them having had any vaccinations, including rabies, and none having been treated for worms, flees and ticks. "Why should we" is the answer of the owners. Sure there are breeders of pedigree dogs, somewhere in the Country, and there are a few dogs I only see once a week when taken out for a walk on the Sabbath. At the moment the "in" thing is to have a Dobe with cropped ears, still strapped up, and I only ever see them for a few weeks dragging a 20+ year old guy along the road. Then a few months later they vanish. Yes, I am 100% convinced that non-breeding dogs and bitches should be castrated/spayed.
