“I asked, in more precise words now, if it wouldn’t be more humane to simply ‘tie their tubes’ so that unwanted abandoned, pound babies would not be born by the thousands.”No, that would not be more “humane.” A female dog or cat’s heat cycle is not “fun” for them. Humans don’t have heat cycles, so we don’t have that issue.…and as Greyforest said, removing everything reduces the chance of ovarian cancer or uterine infections later on in life. Actually, since the ovaries and uterus are completely removed, it eliminates any chance of cancer of those organs. It also reduces the chance of breast cancer… and yes, dogs and cats can get breast cancer just as well as humans.
There was a column in the St. Louis Post-Diispatch by Dr. Michael Fox, the vet, about this subject. He said it’s better to prevent pregnancies by using a vasectomy or a tubal rather than neutering of spaying. It doesn’t upset the hormones and is healthier. However, I don’t think many, if any, vets would do this.
Starman1948 almost 10 years ago
Good morning friends and fans. Oh the irony of it all! Have a great day.
Sheila Hardie almost 10 years ago
Cruel world…
ladykat almost 10 years ago
Male dogs, however, will still hump anything at the first available opportunity.
KEA almost 10 years ago
…and do absolutely nothing useful except use up the planet’s resources and produce pollution.
damifid0 almost 10 years ago
Too many people in this world already. :) Peace.
katzenbooks45 almost 10 years ago
They need muzzles, too.
calliopejane almost 10 years ago
(Oh, and she’s definitely spayed, nothing reproductively-oriented about it.)
Grey Forest almost 10 years ago
Yes, a spay is a total hysterectomy and it will reduce the chance of ovarian cancer or uterine infections later on in life.
1148559 almost 10 years ago
“I asked, in more precise words now, if it wouldn’t be more humane to simply ‘tie their tubes’ so that unwanted abandoned, pound babies would not be born by the thousands.”No, that would not be more “humane.” A female dog or cat’s heat cycle is not “fun” for them. Humans don’t have heat cycles, so we don’t have that issue.…and as Greyforest said, removing everything reduces the chance of ovarian cancer or uterine infections later on in life. Actually, since the ovaries and uterus are completely removed, it eliminates any chance of cancer of those organs. It also reduces the chance of breast cancer… and yes, dogs and cats can get breast cancer just as well as humans.
Chickweed Fan almost 10 years ago
Like this.
Chickweed Fan almost 10 years ago
There was a column in the St. Louis Post-Diispatch by Dr. Michael Fox, the vet, about this subject. He said it’s better to prevent pregnancies by using a vasectomy or a tubal rather than neutering of spaying. It doesn’t upset the hormones and is healthier. However, I don’t think many, if any, vets would do this.