According to the latest and the most\u00a0extensive\u00a0medical studies:<\/p>\n
-Mammary tumors are 3 times more common at a female dog, than at a woman. Of those tumors,\u00a0\u00a053% are malignant at dogs, and 90% are malignant at cats.<\/p>\n
-Female dogs which are sterilized before they are able to breed, have a\u00a0\u00a0200 times lower risk\u00a0\u00a0to have breast cancer(7-9 months) ,and the ones which are sterilized after the first time they are able to breed have a 12,5 times lower risk than unneutered female dogs.<\/p>\n
(source:\u00a0The Merck Veterinary Manual, Eighth Edition, 2003, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA)<\/p>\n
Moreover,the\u00a0ovariohysterectomy\u00a0\u00a0(the elimination of the ovaries and uterus) completely eliminates the risk of ovarian cancer or of pyometra (pus in the uterus). Pyometra is a very common disease common at unsterilized dog females, it\u2019s difficult to diagnose in its early stages\u00a0\u00a0and fatal at the final stage.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, it\u2019s best for the health of any female(cat or dog) to be sterilized between\u00a0\u00a03 and 6 months(after\u00a0\u00a0immunization and before the first heat).<\/p>\n
Recent studies recommend sterilizing males between same age.<\/p>\n
Early sterilization doesn\u2019t have adverse health effects .Side effects of sterilizing prepubescent are minor: external genital\u00a0organs reduce their size; growth of long bones sometimes lasts several months.<\/p>\n
Important advantages of sterilization are:<\/p>\n
-at neutered\u00a0tomcats, reducing\u00a0the penile bulb makes the risk of urethral blockage to be lower than at non-castrated tomcats.<\/p>\n
-neutered male dogs aren\u2019t likely to have prostate disease, occurring especially in old age.<\/p>\n
-neutered males are protected from the risk of testicular cancer.<\/p>\n
-there is a statistically proven correlation between being sterilized animals and a low level of aggression.<\/p>\n
It is true that sterilization itself does not automatically solve certain problems of an animal behavior: they are treated with training and education effort. But it is certainly statistically verified that incidents of dogs biting people involve in 6 cases out of 10 unsterilized dogs(See, for example,\u00a0http:\/\/www.dogbitelaw.com\/PAGES\/statistics.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n Statistically, castrated animals live longer than unsterilized ones.<\/p>\n Reproduced from www.ortovet.ro<\/a> with the agreement of mister Liviu Gaita.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to the latest and the most\u00a0extensive\u00a0medical studies: -Mammary tumors are 3 times more common at a female dog, than at a woman. Of those tumors,\u00a0\u00a053% are malignant at dogs, and 90% are malignant at cats. -Female dogs which are … Continue reading \n