Comments on: What Is The Best Age To Neuter A Shetland Sheepdog?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:34:05 +0000

In reply to Sally. Hi Sally. You’ll find information on cryptorchidism here, but waiting 1 month is very low risk.

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:49:39 +0000

Hi Dr Andrew,
I have a beautiful little 5 month old Sheltie boy and my vet has told me he has
abdominal cryptorchid and has advised that he be neutered sooner rather than later.
Ideally I wanted to wait until he was at least 6 months. He is developing such a lovely little personality, he’s not anxious and is very friendly, I’m a bit worried his developing personality might change if it’s done too early.
Do you think it would be detrimental for his health to wait another month.

I would really appreciate your opinion

Kind regards
Sally

By: Kylie

Kylie — Fri, 28 May 2021 08:02:49 +0000

In reply to Andrew. Hi Dr Andrew, thank you for taking the time to respond to my question, it's really appreciated.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 22 May 2021 08:23:25 +0000

In reply to Kylie. Hi Kylie. It’s exactly due to the authors’ somewhat overextended views that I have reinterpreted the paper from a more practical and evidence based standpoint. There were only a total of three dogs who developed UI (one spayed 6 to 11 months and two at one year). These numbers are far too low to make any sensible conclusion.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Sat, 22 May 2021 04:31:57 +0000

Hi Dr Andrew, we are currently considering options for our intact female sheltie, so thank you for sharing the data.

I’m curious why 6-months is still recommended when the study cited “However, to avoid the high level of UI occurrence in females, one could consider spaying females at, or beyond, 2 years.”

If you could comment on that, I’d be grateful.