Any advice on whether or not to neuter a male papillon, 8 months old. Don't want to breed from the dog and theres minimal risk of accidental mating as its well supervised 24/7. Vet said might reduce chances of prostate cancer. don't fancy thought of it but would only do it if there are health benefits
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Any advice on whether or not to neuter a male papillon, 8 months old. Don't want to breed from the dog and theres minimal risk of accidental mating as its well supervised 24/7. Vet said might reduce chances of prostate cancer. don't fancy thought of it but would only do it if there are health benefits
Make that zero chance of accidental mating and then I'd fully support a choice not to alter the dog.
If you do decide to neuter, you might want to wait until full growth is attained.
There are many threads here discussing the topic, too:
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I'm gonna guess between a year and eighteen months, but that's nothing but a guess.
(Large breeds are generally later. For example, the long bones of a GSD are probably done by age two, but even after that, up to age three or even four, there are skull and chest changes. This too is just my own observations, and I'm not a breeder.)
The folks who do know the answer will probably join the thread.
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One year old normally is when you see the last of the width growth in boys, in girls it's normally by 18 months or second heat, usually on boys I encourage people to neuter younger (3-4 months old) to prevent housemarking since house soiling is the #1 reason papillons end up in rescues. Keep in mind he's ready to breed at 6 months unlike larger breeds and that being intact makes him a prime target for theft if you like to take him places with you.
It's all in personal taste but for all the reasons people list for waiting on a large breed dogs, the only reason I can see a non breeding companion papillon staying intact is agility since the most common structure issues on papillons are bad patellas, liver shunt, and heart defects which can be detected at 8 weeks old normally.
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Any advice on whether or not to neuter a male papillon, 8 months old. Don't want to breed from the dog and theres minimal risk of accidental mating as its well supervised 24/7. Vet said might reduce chances of prostate cancer. don't fancy thought of it but would only do it if there are health benefits
Your vet has it backwards as far as prostate cancer goes. There are more than three times the number of neutered dogs with prostate cancer than intact dogs. Testicular cancer is of course impossible in a castrated dog, but the incidence is really low.
I am not advising you to either neuter or not. I think it is a matter of personal preferrence and avoiding of unwanted matings.
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