Winter is coming, and spring is very close. Good friends who raise dogs are gradually worried about whether they need to sterilize their dogs. Regarding dog sterilization, this depends on how the owner considers it. Because sterilization is not simply good or bad for dogs. Today, the editor has sorted out the advantages and disadvantages of dog sterilization. The final choice may depend on the training standards of friends and other comprehensive elements. Without further ado, please gain knowledge on practical information.
I. Benefits of dog sterilization
1 Reduce the total number of stray dogs
Reduce the total number of young dogs, which is actually reducing the total number of wandering dogs and preventing dogs from suffering and miserable fortune. Many people do not sterilize and no one takes care of their puppies. This is also mentioned at the beginning. The standards for nurturing owners are not enough to take care of dogs. You also need to pay attention to care and wait.
2. Increase the service life of dogs
This is because excessive pregnancy activities will accelerate the aging of the body organs and reduce the service life of the dogs.
3. Reduce the risk of abandonment
Reduce the risk of being forwarded and discarded. Because sterilization surgery has changed the dog's temperament, they have avoided some bad habits that make their owners distressed, such as peeing around, wandering out, and screaming restlessly.
Dogs are becoming smarter, gentle and likable, and they like to wait with others more, thus reducing the probability of dogs being left behind by their owners.
The little pet called for a young dog: Please be sure to think about whether his lifelong happiness depends on you. Please do not raise a dog on a whim. 4. Benefits for male dogs
Not easy to get testicular cancer: This is a relatively widespread symptom among elderly and unspasted dogs. Sterilized dogs are generally not prone to illness.
Prevent good prostate hypertrophy: Because male hormones can endanger male prostate dilation, this type of disease can cause difficulty in using the toilet for male dogs.
Reduce the incidence of anal gland swelling: Anal gland swelling means malignant tumors occur around the anus, which generally causes inflammation and bleeding of male dogs, and sometimes continues to cause metabolic difficulties.
5. Benefits for female dogs
Reduction in breeding period: According to sterilization surgery, female dogs will subside during the breeding period of half a year or once a year, so it is not easy to go out to find their partner, and the probability of disappearance or injury is reduced. Of course, there is also a lot of time left at home and play with the owner.
The risk of breast cancer is greatly reduced: If the bitch had already had her uterus and ovaries removed before the first estrus, most of the illnesses can be ignored.
can reduce the probability of heart disease: sterilization as soon as possible can reduce the probability of uremia in female dogs, because this disease is related to the transformation of female hormones caused by the uterine ovary.
It is not easy to get subcutaneous uterine abscess: subcutaneous uterine abscess is impossible in a female dog that removes the uterine ovaries.
2. Disadvantages of dog sterilization
1. Risks of intraoperative repair links
Since sterilization surgery is now widely used, perfect, and has a high safety factor, the risks of intraoperative repair links during the entire operation can actually be basically ignored. But maybe it is sorted out and I don’t have to look forward to the owner anymore.
2. It is said that dogs will gain weight like playing football after sterilization, and naturally, health issues related to it should be taken seriously. Reasonable diet and effective fitness exercise.
3. Increase the incidence of some diseases
Sterilization of male dogs before the age of one will increase the probability of bone cancer. It is more common in medium and large dogs and is difficult to prevent. Female dogs sterilized during puberty will increase the probability of vaginal inflammation, intravaginal allergic dermatitis and vulvar eczema
3. The first situation for dogs to sterilize small pets at home is that it is more appropriate for small pets to undergo sterilization surgery, scientific research instructions.
sterilization surgery at 1.6-8 months can prevent the occurrence of many malignant diseases faster.
2. Dogs will have fertility functions at 6 months old. Bitches usually have estrus 1-2 times a year, each time it takes about 3 weeks.
3. The average number of pregnancy days for dogs is 63 days.
Generally, the best sterilization time is before the first estrus period or during the breeding period of a pet, and the pet doctor does not recommend sterilization surgery during the breeding period.
4. It is better to sterilize before the estrus period, and it is not harmful to the development of temperament and habits.