Histerectomy....

[Skipy]

curlygirl thanks for your reply that is the info I was after.

[sas]

Skipy,

From post 2 you have come off blunt & rude, perhaps you had not realised this?

You have posted in a dog forum....a dog lovers forum, you haven't provided a reason why you want to do this operation and this likely concerned the members in this forum as to whether perhaps you were aware of the full implications of this surgery, so you didn't need to get defensive, they were only concerned for the welfare of your dog.

Perhaps you should go and speak with your Vet considering they are the most knowledgable individual on this matter and can answer all your questions....I'm not sure why the vet wasn't your first point of call?

[morgan]

You have posted in a dog forum....a dog lovers forum, you haven't provided a reason why you want to do this operation and this likely concerned the members in this forum as to whether perhaps you were aware of the full implications of this surgery, so you didn't need to get defensive, they were only concerned for the welfare of your dog.

Perhaps you should go and speak with your Vet considering they are the most knowledgable individual on this matter and can answer all your questions....I'm not sure why the vet wasn't your first point of call?

Everyone who has participated in previous debates on desexing/early desexing would be aware of Skipy's reasons.

As for vets, many do not have a clue when it comes to desexing. Yes, they know how to do the actual op, which is more than the rest of us, but soo many have no idea of the ramifications or consequences. My own vet is adamant that early desexing is only for rescues, that concerned breeders would never do such harm to their dogs. He is also adamant that desexed adults have much better health, provided they have been allowed to grow up with their hormones.

Other vets absolutely scorn any suggestion that desexing immature dogs can have any health consequences whatsoever - have seen some of these oxygen bandits insist on desexing 6 mth old large breed dogs that won't even mature before 18 mths They don't have any idea of the different impacts these have on different breeds, as they seem to think that all dogs are the same ;)

Many vets are NOT the "most knowledgeable individuals" on the matter, more's the pity. Their understanding only seems to extend to the actual op and immediate side effects. You only have to look at the number of vets that insist that vaccine reactions are pure coincidence to realise the limitations of some of them.