[Dailydrool] Neutering

[kacy green]

Thank you Melissa for your post about Buddy, the unneutered Hound who
developed testicular cancer.

I just wanted to reach out as well to anyone in that position - unsure or
not agreeing with neutering. We were in your shoes with Cowboy. He was a
well-behaved, non-aggressive, intact male (who only humped on occasion). He
was also hung like a horse which garnered lots of attention and was quite
amusing to the DH and his buddies.

I was in favor of neutering but not die-hard since he had never been loose
or had the opportunity to encounter intact females. At age 4 we were told
that his testicles were enlarged and that he would likely develop cancer
eventually. That was convincing enough to schedule the "fix" and get it
done.

Now for years I've heard people say "oh they're so much happier after" and
comments of similar content. I called shenanigans up until Cow got neutered.
Now almost a year later we can honestly say that Cowboy has never been
happier. We were just talking about it the other night- he still has his
funny little personality but he is so much more affectionate and looking
back I now believe he was depressed pre-neuter. Then we just thought that
was his personality but now I can truly see a happier dog. Plus it has made
Rupert,  our (neutered) alpha brat, much more accepting of Cowboy getting
attention and love.

So yes listen to Melissa. If you don't show or breed (responsibly of course)
please neuter your intact males. It really does affect their health and
happiness in my opinion.

Kacy with Cow and Ru
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