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The Best Age to Spay a Female Cat While spaying is traditionally recommended for kitties between 4 and 6 months of age, spaying as young as 8 weeks old is considered safe, according to Cat Channel. Many animal shelters actually spay kitties prior to adopting them out at this age.
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Veterinary Advice Online: Dog Spaying (Spaying a Female Dog). 3. Information about dog spaying age: when to spay a dog. The following two subsections discuss desexing age recommendations and how they have been established as well as the pros and cons of early age (8-16 weeks) dog spaying (spaying a puppy).3a. Current dog spaying age recommendations.. Information about dog spaying age: when to spay a dog. The following two subsections discuss desexing age recommendations and how they have been established as well as the pros and cons of early age (8-16 weeks) dog spaying (spaying a puppy). 3a.
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The Truth About Spaying or Neutering Your Cat A: Yes, as long as she’s at least eight weeks of age and weighs at least two pounds. Pediatric spaying and neutering is widely accepted. Those ideas about needing to wait are really antiquated and the evidence is to the contrary.
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Spaying Your Female Dog When it’s time to spay your dog. She can be spayed any time after eight weeks of age, and preferably before her first heat for the best health benefits. The first heat cycle occurs somewhere around six months of age, depending on the breed.he benefits to your dog are considerable: 1  Spaying reduces risk of certain illnesses, such as pyometra (a common, life-threatening infection of the uterus) or mammary gland cancer. 2  Spaying reduces pet overpopulation. 3  Millions of dogs are put down every year because there aren’t enough homes for them.
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- CAT SPAY/NEUTER Minimum Age:......12 weeks Minimum Weight:...3 lbs. Maximum Age:.......5 years $65.00 Includes (for income qualified pet owners only!) 1. Routine Spay/Neuter 2.
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Spay and Neuter: How Much Does It Cost to Fix a Cat and More How Old Does a Cat Have to be for a Spay or Neuter Procedure? Can You Spay a Cat in Heat? According to the ASPCA, cats can be spayed or neutered as young as eight weeks old. They recommend scheduling the procedure before your cat is five months old to avoid urine spraying behavior and eliminate the chance of pregnancy. The ASPCA also states that female cats can be spayed while in heat.
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Age for spaying? Re: Age for spaying? [quote author=Oberon link=topic=9171.msg131513#msg131513 date=1419026706] The health evidence about a spay before a first season is equivocal (there are pros and cons that seem to balance each other out).[/quote] Not according to this study. Apart from mammary cancer I count far more cons than pros.
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- At What Age Should You Spay Or Neuter Your Dog? Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 27 seconds
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Spay/Neuter Myths and Truths Females that are not spayed before their first heat have a much higher risk of mammary or breast cancer and infections of the uterus. Males neutered early in life have a less of a risk of prostate infections. We can safely sterilize dogs and cats as young as eight weeks of age.
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Spaying Your Female Dog When it’s time to spay your dog. She can be spayed any time after eight weeks of age, and preferably before her first heat for the best health benefits. The first heat cycle occurs somewhere around six months of age, depending on the breed. Preparing your dog for surgery
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- On average, cats and dogs are spayed or neutered at between 5 and 9 months of age. Depending upon their size, some puppies and kittens may be safely sterilized when they’re as young as 8 weeks old. In fact, puppies and kittens recover more quickly from surgery than do adult dogs and cats.
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What is the difference between spay and neuter? Spaying or neutering can be done as early as a few months old, dog owners should consult with their veterinarian to determine the best age to spay or neuter their pet. Many vets in the U.S. recommend spaying or neutering be done between 5 and 9 months of age. AKC's Canine Health Foundation conducted research that indicates there may be long-term health benefits to spaying or neutering dogs after they have passed through puberty.
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Spaying and Neutering Adult dogs can be neutered at any age, but the best time is before sexual maturity. For many years, the recommended spay/neuter age was six to nine months. When a puppy’s future involves performance competition, ask your veterinarian and breeder about timing.
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- The age of 6 months was chosen arbitrarily years ago and isn't set in stone. Today, veterinarians know that a spay or neuter surgery can be performed as early as 6 to 8 weeks of age with no harmful effects.
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At What Age Should You Spay Or Neuter Your Dog? At what age should bitches be spayed? Again, spaying at under six months old is becoming increasingly more common within the UK, although there are a range of problems that can potentially be caused by spaying your bitch while she is very young.
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- Czech also had no problems spaying her pups at five months of age. My vet will do it if the puppy is in good health, she says. Reece-Weaver started out with a veterinarian who would spay/neuter pups at eight weeks of age, but her current vet likes to wait just a few weeks more. The ones I've had done have been around 10 to 12 weeks, and I like that age, says Reece-Weaver.
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When To Spay A Puppy Though between 4 and 6 months old is the average age female dogs undergo spay surgery, it does not necessarily mean it’s the right age for your dog. Females can safely undergo the spay procedure as early as 6 to 8 weeks of age. Your veterinarian can recommend the appropriate time for surgery based on your dog’s size, breed, genetic predisposition to disease and individual needs. Christina Stephens is a writer from Portland, Ore.
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Spaying and Neutering Adult dogs can be neutered at any age, but the best time is before sexual maturity. For many years, the recommended spay/neuter age was six to nine months. When a puppy’s future involves performance competition, ask your veterinarian and breeder about timing.eejay Villafranca/Getty Images News/Getty Images. Spay ing and neutering puppies is the responsible thing to do, and it's important to know when to neuter a puppy. When love is in the air, the dogs know it.
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What Age Should You Spay or Neuter Your Cat? Spaying or neutering your pet is one of the cornerstones of pet ownership in the United States. ASPCA statistics place the U.S. pet cat population at anywhere between 74 and 96 million – and there may be as many as 70 million strays fending for themselves.
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Spaying and Neutering Adult dogs can be neutered at any age, but the best time is before sexual maturity. For many years, the recommended spay/neuter age was six to nine months. When a puppy’s future involves performance competition, ask your veterinarian and breeder about timing.Delaying for a couple of months may allow the pup to attain better physical development important to these demands.or many years, the recommended spay/neuter age was six to nine months. When a puppy’s future involves performance competition, ask your veterinarian and breeder about timing. Delaying for a couple of months may allow the pup to attain better physical development important to these demands.
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At what age can you spay or neuter a dog? Spaying and neutering are terms used to indicate sterilization of pet animals. Spaying is the process of removing a female dog’s uterus and ovaries while neutering is performed on male dogs to remove his testicles.xperts believe and advise that neutering has to be done at a very young age (around 6 months of age) just prior to the dog reaching puberty. The longer the delay in performing the procedure, the higher the possibility of the dog experiencing health and behavioral problems as they grow older.
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Spaying and Neutering Adult dogs can be neutered at any age, but the best time is before sexual maturity. For many years, the recommended spay/neuter age was six to nine months. When a puppy’s future involves performance competition, ask your veterinarian and breeder about timing. Delaying for a couple of months may allow the pup to attain better physical development important to these demands.
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Spaying and Neutering Adult dogs can be neutered at any age, but the best time is before sexual maturity. For many years, the recommended spay/neuter age was six to nine months. When a puppy’s future involves performance competition, ask your veterinarian and breeder about timing.pay ing and neutering puppies is the responsible thing to do, and it's important to know when to neuter a puppy. When love is in the air, the dogs know it. Girl pups mature more quickly than you might think.
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- Rabbits are generally spayed or castrated when they are 4-6 months of age. Neutering should be performed before the rabbit is 2 years old to get the benefit of prevention of disease.
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Veterinary Advice Online: Neutering Cats Feline Neutering. City of Ottawa Spay/Neuter Clinic Surgery Form. Cats over the age of 7 years and dogs over the age of 5 years are not eligible for surgery at the City of Ottawa.
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How old should a kitten be before being spayed or neutered? The best time is at 5 to 7 months of age before the female cat goes into heat for the first time. Sometimes vets do it as early as 7 weeks of age. The vet authors of the above mentioned book say that early spaying does not cause health problems or long term behavioral effects. Hope this helps.