I got a terrific question from a listener who has been paying really really close attention to DOG TALK® – I am grateful to have such an attentive and intelligent listener! (with a really good memory, too).
The topic of when to spay or neuter your dog or cat is a tricky one for those of us who adopt from shelters – like all the terrific shelters that get yummy nutritious HALO food, thanks to Mimi’s charity, Freekibble (BTW be sure to sign up at www.freekibble.com so you can answer a really fun little quiz every day that sends HALO food right to shelter pets).
For most of us who adopt, the older pets are already spayed or neutered (and we don’t know at what age it was done or the younger pets are usually already “fixed” when we take them home. However, if you adopt a “teenage” dog through a pure breed rescue – which I have done for some of the Weimaraners in my family – sometimes they are not yet neutered and you have a little leeway in when to have the procedure done – or some options in how to have a female spayed.
Please be sure to listen to DOG TALK on January 14th when Dr. Nancy Kay (author of SPEAKING FOR SPOT) will discuss all these issues. And thank you to HALO for helping us make thoughtful decisions for the welfare of our pets!
Click over to my original blog on “When is the Best Time to Spay or Neuter A Dog?” for the whole story!
Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible, guest blogs here every Thursday on healthy, natural choices for pets.