[ SHOWGSD-L ] Don’t Neuter Your Dog YET – Read This Life-Saving Information First!

From: Stormy Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx>
To: GSD org <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:52:58 -0800
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/02/17/dangers-of-early-pet-spaying-or-neutering.aspx
A very legitimate concern, pet overpopulation, has been the primary  
driving force behind 30 years of national and local spay/neuter  
campaigns.

When it comes to deciding at what age a companion animal should be  
sterilized, the standard for most spay/neuter campaigns has been  
sooner rather than later. This is especially true in the case of  
adoptable abandoned and rescued pets that wind up in shelters and  
foster care.

Recently, however, some animal health care experts have begun to  
question whether early sterilization is a good idea for every pet.

Dr. Alice Villalobos, a well-known pioneer in the field of cancer care  
for companion animals, asks the question:

"But what if large-scale studies found that early neutering  
jeopardizes the health of our pets?"

"What if we found enough epidemiological evidence that early neutering  
of pet dogs may open them to orthopedic, behavioral, immunologic and  
oncologic issues?"

Back in 1977, Dr. Villalobos founded a rescue organization called the  
Peter Zippi Fund for Animals, which has to date rescued and re-homed  
nearly 12,000 pets. Her organization was one of thousands that looked  
at the tragic situation in U.S. shelters and determined early spay/ 
neuter was the best way to lessen the suffering and ultimate  
euthanasia of so many feral and abandoned animals.

As a veterinary oncologist and founder of the pet hospice program  
Pawspice, Dr. Villalobos concedes, "It is earth shattering to consider  
that some of the cancers we have been battling may have been enhanced  
by early neutering instead of the reverse."

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[ SHOWGSD-L ] Don’t Neuter Your Dog YET – Read This Life-Saving Information First!

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