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Jane Austin

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5. There is a strong correlation between early altering and

Reply to meow2u3 (Original post)

Thu May 17, 2012, 11:13 PM

May 2012

Hemangiosarcoma.

Hemangio is the damned cancer that kills more than 50% of Golden Retrievers - and plenty of other breeds, too.

If they die of Hemangio after age 12, well . . . they have to die of something.

But there are too many that are dying at less than 10 years.

It's very sad to have a puppy, whose Dam and Sire lived to 14.5 years, die at eight or nine years.

Vets encourage early altering of the pups, whereas the sire and dam are probably intact their whole lives.

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Startling Birth Control Ad for Pets [View all] meow2u3 May 2012 OP

Pets must be neutered in order to get a license where I live. bluerum May 2012 #1

Hooray for where you live! nt roody May 2012 #2

Male cats neutered at 4 months have a greater risk of urinary tract kestrel91316 May 2012 #3

That's exactly what happened with us. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #6

What does hip fractures have to do with spaying? Merlot May 2012 #8

4 months? Jesus. 8 weeks, thanks. flvegan May 2012 #4

kestrel's right when it comes to male cats. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #7

There is a strong correlation between early altering and Jane Austin May 2012 #5