One reason I was considering early neutering is that my ACD Sooner, whom I owned for 12 years, and who was poorly socialized, was never completely comfortable in a vehicle again after I took her to the clinic to be spayed at 6 mos. She became suspicious. I was hoping that an early experience would be more quickly forgotten. She had visited the vet clinic many times before her surgery (I worked there) and many times after. But after being spayed, shots, nail trims, all of it, any "procedure" became a real battle.
Maybe that was just her mature temperament, suspicious, I don't know. She was definately "wild type" in character, not really a pet. Was just hoping to avoid that scenario again.
Jasmine Dillon Webboard User Reg: 04-24-2009
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Hopefully someone else will respond but I don't think neutering younger will prevent this situation. IMHO, preventing the dog from being suspicious of the clinic is not enough justification for me to neuter that young. If I was really worried about potential problems with the puppy becoming suspicious of the clinic after neutering, I would just keep bringing him by the clinic (just to say hi or to be weighed, even) both before and after the surgery. I would be sure to make it a SUPER positive experience. This is what I've done and the vet clinic is probably one of my puppy's favorite places to go. FWIW, she is not spayed.
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Huge ditto.
I make the vet's office a routine stop. We go to weigh the dogs in the waiting room. When a minimal procedure is going to be done, I have HV treats in my pocket. We stop in to buy toothbrush stuff instead of combining it with a less innocuous reason. You mention some of these protocols, Betty. Good practices!
But even more important is the unusual nature of the effect that a surgery vet visit had on the POV about cars. Not in any way something I would expect.
My puppy practically grew up at the vet's office (she was at their kennel from 3 to 6 months of age). Then went back for spaying at about 8 months. She loves the place even after the procedure. We stop by to say hello alot. None of it has to be negative...
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Quote: Marcia Blum
My puppy practically grew up at the vet's office (she was at their kennel from 3 to 6 months of age). Then went back for spaying at about 8 months. She loves the place even after the procedure. We stop by to say hello alot. None of it has to be negative...
Well, I guess anecdote actually is appropriate to rebut anecdote.
I tend to always have a rescued adult or senior around, which means that I go through the neutering process with the dog who has been seized or surrendered intact. So I have pretty heavy experience with later-in-life neutering, including with poorly socialized dogs. No aftereffects here, either.
I wouldn't expect that as a frequent effect at all.
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I agree also; my dog was spayed and had a total of 3 eye surgeries in a relatively short time span and still thinks the vet's office is the best place in the world.
Betty, I think your bitch's reaction was due to her particular personality (and maybe lack of socialization?), not so much the timing of when she was spayed.
Fun fact!! Three of my mothers dogs were neutered early,(3 months) and all three would leave her yard for females in heat!!! Neutering fixed none of their behaviors an E-fence did however fix there wandering after losing 2 of them to cars. Now with training her new boy goes only around the house.. However he still humps my sisters chihuahua when she come into heat.
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