Actually the early desexing has good points, but bad ones as well. The reason most vets have chosen to wait until 6 months has a lot to do with physical development and the metabolisation of the anaesthetics used. Its also better to wait before using pain relief for the puppies development. Most RSPCA's will desex prior to rehoming, and in that instance... if its death or desex... sure in a heartbeat I would encourage early desexing.
If its a male pup though, and his testicles haven't descended, the RSPCA will often take one out and not the other which can cause issues. Or they go ahead and do abdominal surgery which increases the risk.
Male cats, sure! but that is because they can be desexed under sedation safely.
Last edited by christy; February 27th, 2009 at 12:29 PM.
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