dosekies
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2017
I have always believe that if you have a dog or cat and want to be a responsible owner, then you should have them spayed or neutered. It is what I was taught as a child when we had pets and once I got my own dog what I was advised by the vet because it can help to prevent certain health problems and because it can hurt them to be in heat all the time when not expected to reproduce.
Someone just posted a picture of their dog in a diaper because the dog is in heat and they are not getting her fixed until she is 2 years old, she is currently 8 months. I asked if there was a reason why, and this person said it was recommended to them to wait that long and that if their dogs (the also have a male who isn't fixed) reproduce, it is fine by them. There are already too many dogs looking for homes, the world doesn't need more puppies looking for home due to irresponsible owners!
How is it that there can be such widely varying opinions on this? If you have pets, do/did you have them fixed and when? Maybe I was always told wrong, but even at all the shelters by me the puppies are fixed before they are allowed to be adopted!
Someone just posted a picture of their dog in a diaper because the dog is in heat and they are not getting her fixed until she is 2 years old, she is currently 8 months. I asked if there was a reason why, and this person said it was recommended to them to wait that long and that if their dogs (the also have a male who isn't fixed) reproduce, it is fine by them. There are already too many dogs looking for homes, the world doesn't need more puppies looking for home due to irresponsible owners!
How is it that there can be such widely varying opinions on this? If you have pets, do/did you have them fixed and when? Maybe I was always told wrong, but even at all the shelters by me the puppies are fixed before they are allowed to be adopted!