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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
It is most certainly a "cut & dry" issue. It's an unequivocal fact that if you do not spay or neuter your animal, they WILL find a way to breed. The health benefits of sterilization outweigh any risk. The only possible reason for not getting your pet spayed or neutered is lack of funds. If you need help, let me know where you are and I will get you a free or greatly discounted neuter for your dog.
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I had to pay almost $1100 each to get my dogs spayed, and it was because they both had THREE ovaries instead of two. My vet told me that if I had left them unspayed, they would have gone crazy with the hormones (and they did, I could hardly walk them, they were both in CONTINUAL heat), and if I hadn't let them breed they could easily have developed major problems. I was happy to do so... My parents family didn't get the family dog spayed when they should have... she never had a litter. She eventually died due to complications from a severely infected uterus, because she had never bred, she didn't go out of heat properly and died throwing up and in horrible agony. That was enough to convince me that no cost should be spared when it comes to handling animals properly. Hell, horse owners have known this for a long time, and horses are gelded ALL THE TIME. They have the same chances for "complication with sterilization" as any animal, yet it's still a common practice that has prevented many animals from becoming agressive and causing major issues. Why people are so stubborn about dogs I have no idea, but I suppose if they choose not to neuter, they are ready to deal with the consequences. Though I would hope they would then be willing to live in an area with no dogs, perhaps pay to have the females in the area spayed, or just give homes to all the puppies their dogs will father if they escape. Ridiculousness.