Spay and Neuter facts you may not know...

[QuickSilver]

Originally Posted by SweetViolet

I did not post a study, I posted a link to an article in an online magazine. I fail to see why an online magazine article should be held to any higher standard than an article in any other magazine. If you read the exact same article in Time Magazine or Cosmopolitan, would you call it a "study" and question its validity? The ezine article even provided links to validating information, something print magazines seldom do.

Since this question is directed at me: sorry, I mis-spoke when I said "study". To answer your question, yes, absolutely I would question something about pet health written in Time Magazine or Cosmopolitan(!).

I'm not sure what you are looking for here. Do you feel that everyone should accept the article at face value with no skepticism or counter-argument?

[cutieusagi]

Originally Posted by SweetViolet

You are welcome. Obviously you have made an informed decision, which is really my only issue here. You know what new risks your baby now faces and can be alert to the symptoms of them. Regardless of the choice you made, your Teddi can only benefit from your having made an informed one. I hope he is well and back on his feet soon!

Teddi update: When I took him home that night he was doing a lot better than I anticipated! He was a little tired but the next day he was up as if nothing happened (he also had teeth removed and microchip "installed" too!). I still gave him some pain meds though because the vet recommended it (said that dogs don't show obvious signs that they're in pain). Now we're just waiting for the 10 day mark so that he can take a shower! (He's getting a little stinky )

[tjdmom]

Very interesting! I've been coming across this lately in some of my research. Along with some scary stuff about vaccinations. I think it is entirely possible to have an intact pup with no accidental pregancies. In fact, my collie who passed away recently at age 12, was intact and never had a pregnangy. Never had any problems whatsoever, no intact males hanging around, no close calls. But I do think that its a good idea for most to spay and neuter and if you are going to prevent a pregnancy, you have to be very responsilbe and very vigilant. But I also think that people do need to question things and make educated decisions. For every pro, it seems there is a con. It's hard to know what the right thing to do is. Thanks to the original poster. I think that you were not advocating that everyone keep their dogs intact just that people make informed decisions and I don't see anything wrong with that!