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01-25-2016, 11:35 AM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Ever wondered what the fuss about growth plates are? https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...25489164303299 Here you get to see a puppys growth plate and an adult dogs. Part of the normal maturation of a dog is are hormonal signals to the bones to stop growing. This signal is key in that then the angles at which the long bones meet are anatomically correct. Each breed of dog and with in the breed can have slightly different timeframes of closure. Early neutering or spaying interferes with the timely hormonal release and may set up the stage for oseto conditions. While not a huge concern with toy breeds - it becomes more important as the size of the breed increases.
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01-25-2016, 03:20 PM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I really appreciate this information from you Gail!! This is the "growth plates" I refer to, affected by spaying/neutering at too early an age! Thanks for posting this information! Spaying/neutering our yorkies, at an premature age before maturation of the bones and joints are completed, adversely affects growth..... |
01-30-2016, 08:44 AM | #3 |
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| Awesome info! Thanks for posting!
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