Most of the objections put forward against neutering are unfounded worries. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to us.

Male dogs can be neutered from 6 months to:

- Stop or reduce male sex-hormone driven behaviours
- Reduce wandering/roaming/straying (also reducing car accidents)
- Reduce the chances of a dog bite
- Reduce aggression towards other dogs
- Reduce territoriality
- Reduce prostatic disease (something very common in older entire male dogs)
- Remove the risk of testicular cancer (especially common in retained testicles)

Bitches should be neutered from 6 months or if they have had a season then 4 weeks after a season or 4 weeks after a false pregnancy.

Early neutering will:
- Dramatically reduce (by 70%) the risk of mammary cancer.
- Stop unwanted heats/seasons - the inconvenience of three weeks of bleeding and attractiveness to male dogs. Bitches in season have been known to scale metre high fences to get out.
- Reduce the risk of false pregnancies, a very common and distressing condition.
- Remove the risk of a pyometra - a life-threatening womb infection very common in older or middle-aged entire bitches.
- Reduce the number of unwanted puppies
- Increase the likelihood of obesity - it is important that neutered bitches are fed slightly less (approx. 10%) than entire bitches. Their weight is in your hands and they will only get fat if they are overfed.
- Increase the chances of a urinary leakage problem - this can occur in entire bitches too, and can be managed by drops.