What age to get puppy fixed?

I'm just curious to see, how old was everyones pup when you got them spayed or nuetured?

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Permalink Reply by Jane on December 23, 2010 at 11:34am

Personally I wouldn't have a puppy spayed or neutered before they were at least 6 months old. A lot of breeders recommend waiting until they're closer to a year.

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Permalink Reply by Alison Prasavath on December 23, 2010 at 11:35am

Noodles was just over 6 months when he was neutered.

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Permalink Reply by Bob and SparkPlug on December 23, 2010 at 7:12pm

My vet said wait until at least 6 months old so that's what I'm doing. In January or February, it's snip snip.

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Permalink Reply by Priscilla, CARLY, and Frankie on December 23, 2010 at 8:47pm

Carly is 11 months she was spayed 2 weeks ago , and she did awesome..

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Permalink Reply by Priscilla, CARLY, and Frankie on December 24, 2010 at 10:40pm

i waited a little while thinking i was going to breed her .. so i was late

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Permalink Reply by Robin on December 23, 2010 at 11:26pm

I got Kali spayed about a week after she turned six months old. She did just fine, stiches are out and she is back to her normal,happy self.

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Permalink Reply by Dana C on December 24, 2010 at 9:43am

Our vet said before six months because at six months she could go into heat. Milly was just shy of the six month mark.

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Permalink Reply by Einstein Batista on December 24, 2010 at 5:38pm

Ein got nuetured between 6-7 months. Most dogs get it done around that time. Just make sure to get a good vet.

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Permalink Reply by Cody on December 25, 2010 at 6:58pm

We had Cody neutered at 8 months. He did very well and has not seemed to have any adverse effects.

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Permalink Reply by Maddy & Keke on December 26, 2010 at 3:11am

7 mths old.

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Permalink Reply by Aber, Ragnar and Kelso on December 26, 2010 at 12:29pm

We've decided to wait until 1 year just to make sure everything develops properly structurally. Most agility trainers recommend 1 year and after Aber's back problems, I'm now nervous to do another one at 6 months. They do recover more quickly the earlier they're done, but I'm convinced waiting is better--unless you get behavioral issues like spraying or aggression or humping--just because the sex hormones do have something to do with the dog's overall development physically.

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Permalink Reply by Jen on December 27, 2010 at 2:03pm

We got Ginger spayed at just a little over 5 months. She did great! The vet recommended waiting until she was done with her boosters but before 6 months.