Tarimoor_Art  Offline
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| Rarbaba wrote: | | I had my first lab boy done at 6 months-he had OCD and was a very big lab-the vet at the time thought castrating him would slow down his growth and then help his OCD. He suffered no ill effects at all, was a 'bombproof' dog with the best nature ever-we brought a lab bitch into the family and even when she was in season he wasn't interested at all! He died last year aged 13. I now have another lab boy-he was done at 10 months. A vet near me will not do it under 1yr and I probably would have waited until then but my boy was becoming a pain with...... other boys!! Anyway he is fine now. The health benefits are the main reason for doing it-testicular, prostrate etc, but also if a bitch is in season they can run miles-god forbid across roads etc if necessary, it doesn't bear thinking about, unless you are going to breed why risk it. |
Although it reduces the risk of some prostate problems, it actually increases the risk of prostate cancer, although it is a tiny risk in either case, it also increases the risk of bone cancer, depending on how soon the dog is neutered.
If you take a look at the second page of this article, it sums up the positive and negative effects 
Long Term Health Effects of Spay/Neuter in Dogs
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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We had Bailey "done" 12 months ago because he was starting to hump , which our other labby boys hadnt. It has calmed him down no end and we have had no problems with weight gain etc. The only problem is we cant pass on his look and temperament to another generation.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting reading Joanne  love the sig pic, gorgeous choc lab on there 
Milo is still entire more OH decision than mine, but I've never had any real problems with him. We are lucky that we are surrounded by farmland and can walk regularly without seeing another dog. OH did bump into an off lead in season choc lab bitch last week but he didn't make any special fuss of her and came when called? maybe he has issues  
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Hi, my pup Frankie has just turned 12 months, and we haven't had him 'done', nor are intending too, unless there are compelling medical reasons. Our vet certainly wasn't pushing us towards it.
As far as cocking his leg, this has been a recent breakthrough for us - it took him till about 10 months to even start to be interested, and only recently does he **** his leg probably 90% of the time. Frankie is half lab/ half flat coat with the long spindly flat coat legs, and does wobble a bit in the breeze sometimes on 3 legs! Good luck!
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