tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post9017536264778511630..comments2024-01-19T07:37:39.127-05:00Comments on The Dancing Donkey: A Complicated QuestionThe Dancing Donkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-83624934002053175532015-04-29T12:21:59.079-04:002015-04-29T12:21:59.079-04:00Howdy just wanted to give you a brief heads
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The "perfect" time for most colts is at about 18 months of age, which is when you're assured that the (don't know the medical terminology here) tube that holds the testicles has closed off and the testicle has no choice but to remain in the dropped location. Then castration can safely be performed with zero chance of intestine dropping down the tube. Now, as with all subjects, there can be reason to castrate earlier because of extreme studdy behavior, colts living with mares etc, etc, etc...but for general purposes, wait at least 1 full year, and up to 18 months being ideal. Good post!!C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-2850268971327203942015-03-02T22:27:16.549-05:002015-03-02T22:27:16.549-05:00Your blog post is so timely. I feel the same way...Your blog post is so timely. I feel the same way as you regarding spay/neutering. We have an 11 month old yellow lab. He has had some on and off lameness (bouts of pano) due to his growth plates. We plan on holding off neutering him as long as possible. He will hump a towel or pillow if he gets a hold of one. He hasn't humped any people yet. Our breeder recommends waiting until he is 18 months old - when he will be fully done growing. We plan on trying for as long as possible depending on his behavior etc. so I agree it is a complicated question and decision to make.14.1handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752955261925361507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-23621054775716698992015-03-02T21:32:56.031-05:002015-03-02T21:32:56.031-05:00That is the reason I chose a dog who had been olde...That is the reason I chose a dog who had been older when the shelter got a hold of him. He was around 3 years old when he was neutered. It is also the reason I was getting ready to shell out a lot of money for a puppy who's breeder allowed later neutering. Hormones play such a large part in the maturing and overall health of an animal.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274986856070022862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-33619955429766484542015-03-02T20:06:23.313-05:002015-03-02T20:06:23.313-05:00Interesting information. I learned this with one ...Interesting information. I learned this with one of my rescue cats early this year. . They of course are neutered ASAP. MY 1 1/2 YEAR old Siamese Mix is a large boned, very muscular cat. He launched himself off the couch in January and ran into a bar stool and we went to the vet the next day. He had a broken hip socket and some other very scientific terminology that I can't recall without looking up in his paperwork. He said ( the orthopedic surgeon) that it is quite common in rescue cats because of the bone plates not fully closing due to early neutering. That is one of the downsides to early neutering. But rescue cat groups have quite the challenge as cats can start creating more cats very early in their lives. My Beau is recovering - vet said it was just a freak accident - as it is so much more common in outdoor cats. My rescue cats are indoor cats only. He was such a trooper through the whole operation and recovery, but it was quite the learning experience and a goodly sum of my January retirement check!Delrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611244399807912579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-67895581900726839702015-03-02T19:00:34.906-05:002015-03-02T19:00:34.906-05:00When our Gomer was diagnosed with prostate cancer ...When our Gomer was diagnosed with prostate cancer the vet told us that had he been neutered it wouldn't have happened. I SO wish we would have. We miss him dearly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813201633354526088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-41057381653977844652015-03-02T15:28:40.232-05:002015-03-02T15:28:40.232-05:00My two shelter cats were "fixed" before ...My two shelter cats were "fixed" before I got them. Taffy (girl cat) was done at 6 weeks - I had no idea that was even possible. Purrcy (boy cat) was about a month older because he and his brother were found as strays...<br /><br />I hope they don't have joint problems because of this! They are settling into a nice, healthy (so far) and quiet middle age.Cathy Rhttp://www.catwithcats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-84810984067046033962015-03-02T08:56:15.896-05:002015-03-02T08:56:15.896-05:00Amen. Morris is not neutered. He rarely gets int...Amen. Morris is not neutered. He rarely gets interested in females and we have female hounds. He doesn't pee in the house, doesn't hump everything, and the Vet asked me not to do it anyway...because he is so extremely laid back with kids and people after the initial excitement...<br />But that said, he did hump things at 6 weeks old, but was trained not to do that since.<br />He is nearly 11 now. <br />He has never offered to breed anything.<br />He was well socializedVal Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com