[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Interesting article on castration
- From: sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Show GSD List <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:59:43 -0800 (PST)
When counseling clients about neutering, I tell them the best part is just
taking sex out of the equation. Just not having to deal with a male looking to
get lucky, with the wife, or a bitch in heat, within 5 miles, is worth the
effort.
I have "heard" of undescended testicles becoming infected or necrotic. But I
have no personal experience.
Now, at the risk if being flogged, wasn't one of the heavily used dogs sired by
one of the most used dogs in our history a monorchid? No I won't name names, I
will get flogged.
sheila
--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Cynthia VanDenBerge <vande001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Cynthia VanDenBerge <vande001@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Interesting article on castration
To: "Show GSD List" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 8:57 AM
That is interesting and eye opening. Seems that cancer is an old wives tale!
One thing that they did not bring up is marking in the house....certainly
normal male behavior..but not acceptable to us! My mom (who lives with me) got
a male silky "terror" puppy. As he grew towards 9 months he and my
Ch. Tory started to hike their legs on certain strategic places in the house.
Ick, not nice to me. Since the silky is a pet we had him neutered and this
behavior stopped completely...thank goodness. I think that neutering to stop
this behavior is certainly not fool proof and if Tory had been more
"macho" or had the Silky been that way also, it might not have
worked. I also do not have an intact female here..so that might have been a
tipping point as well. I count my success as more luck and timing. Cynthia
--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Elsyd1@xxxxxxx <Elsyd1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Elsyd1@xxxxxxx <Elsyd1@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Interesting article on castration
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 1:02 AM
I thought this article was extremely interesting and informative. Obviously
this vet (for a change) is a "dog person" . Syd
The Show Dog Super Site - The Best of Breed of Online Show Dog Magazines
ISSUES REGARDING CASTRATION IN DOGS
Politically correct conventional wisdom is not necessarily biologically
correct. Also, old wives tales regarding testicles and behavioral matters are
often just that.
The only true justifications for castrating dogs are 1) aggressive behavior
toward other dogs in the same household, and 2) perianal adenoma in old dogs.
Aggression to other dogs in situations outside the house is pretty normal
dog behavior. Appropriate behavior. Since your dog will be on lead or inside a
secure fence at all times, there should be no problem with dogs outside your
household. However, if male house mates fight, and both need to stay with
you, castration of one or both may solve the aggression problems. If you
fault
your dog for being aggressive to acquaintances while being walked on lead,
you should not. He is guarding you. That simple. Honorable behavior. If you
fault your dog for aggression in a 'dog park' where he is running
free, or on
the beach, or in the woods, well shame on you; you're the one at fault for
risking his life in such an uncontrolled situation. Dogs that can manage such
encounters without aggression are fine, but you cannot automatically expect a
dog to have friendly relations with animals from outside his own
'pack'. It
goes against his whole evolution.
Perianal adenomas, benign but messy tumors in old dogs may be treated by
castration.
In terms of your dog's health, two overriding concerns are present.
Castration at an early age will cause the dog to become overly tall, as the
growth
plates in the long bones will not close at the appropriate time; additionally,
the dog will lack breadth of chest. The combination of these two factors sets
the stage for your dog to have painful orthopedic problems. The OFA has
published articles on this subject. An early age means below 1 year in small
and
medium sized dogs, and below 2 to 2.5 years in large and giant breeds.
The statement that your dog will not automatically gain weight is rubbish.
Removing sexual hormones will change his metabolism and make your dog more
sluggish, resulting almost inevitably in weight gain. Also, muscle tone will
decline after castration, and the classic result of this is a fat dog in poor
muscle tone that ends up having a cruciate ligament rupture in the knee. Can
you avoid the consequences to weight and condition? Sure in the ideal world
it's possible, but in the real world, the overwhelming proportion of
owners do
not succeed in this endeavor.
The second concern regarding your dog's health is highly malignant
prostate
cancer. Virtually all malignant prostatic tumors in dogs occur in castrated
dogs. Castrating your dog puts him at risk for one of the worst cancers he can
get. While you remove the very slight risk of testicular cancer in castrated
dogs, that's a small matter; the incidence of testicular cancer is so
minimal. Also, almost all testicular cancers in dogs are benign. If we find a
testicular tumor, we normally remove the testicle with the mass and leave the
remaining one intact. The relative incidence and severity of the tumors of the
prostate relative to tumors of the testicle makes the decision to keep your
dog intact a virtual no-brainer. The information on the incidence prostatic
malignancies was obtained through a very large study of the records at
veterinary colleges. These findings have been published for several years._*_
(http://www.showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub/breedvet/ftnt1.html)
Infection or inflammation of the prostate may occur in intact male dogs that
are chronically exposed to bitches in heat. These are often worrisome to
owners who seem to confuse prostatitis with the more serious prostate cancer.
Prostatic infections are easily treated, and not, per se, a reason for
castration.
So, the bottom line is:
1. Never castrate your dog because it is Politically Correct
2. Only castrate your dog if his home life is at risk due to dog-to-dog
aggression, or if, at the age of 11 years or so, he develops a perianal
adenoma. _Mary C. Wakeman, D.V.M._
(http://www.showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub/aac/index.html)
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