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posted by martyb on Friday August 14 2020, @07:48AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-much^W-big-is-that-doggie-in-the-window? dept.

Big Dogs Face More Joint Problems if Neutered Early:

It's standard practice in the U.S. and much of Europe to neuter dogs by 6 months of age. This study, which analyzed 15 years of data from thousands of dogs at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, suggests dog owners should consider their options carefully.

"Most dogs are mixed breeds," said lead author Benjamin Hart, distinguished professor emeritus at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

[...] Researchers examined common joint disorders including hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia and cranial cruciate ligament tears, a knee injury, in five weight categories.

[...] The risk of joint disorders for heavier dogs can be up to a few times higher compared to dogs left intact. This was true for large mixed-breed dogs. For example, for female dogs over 43 pounds, the risk jumped from 4 percent for intact dogs to 10-12 percent if spayed before a year of age.

"The study raises unique challenges," noted co-author Lynette Hart, professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. "People like to adopt puppies from shelters, but with mixed breeds it may be difficult to determine just how big the dog will become if you don't know anything about the dog's parents."

Neutering prior to adoption is a common requirement or policy of humane societies, animal shelters and breeders. [...] Shelters, breeders and humane societies should consider adopting a standard of neutering at over a year of age for dogs that will grow into large sizes.

Journal Reference:
Hart, Benjamin L., Hart, Lynette A., Thigpen, Abigail P., et al. Assisting Decision-Making on Age of Neutering for Mixed Breed Dogs of Five Weight Categories: Associated Joint Disorders and Cancers, Frontiers in Veterinary Science (DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00472)


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 14 2020, @09:07AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 14 2020, @09:07AM (#1036482)

    Whatever, Hudson.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 14 2020, @05:10PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 14 2020, @05:10PM (#1036607)

    If you had been paying attention, you would have noticed that Barbara has repeatedly championed the idea of requiring a registered account to leave comments. To my knowledge, they have been consistent in applying that to the majority of their comments.
    You have to appreciate someone that has the balls to stand behind their convictions.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 14 2020, @11:44PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 14 2020, @11:44PM (#1036823)

      "They" have been consistent? Fucking millenial transvestites... you don't realize that misusing pronouns only makes y'all sound more ridiculous than you look with your pink hair.

      • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday August 15 2020, @01:47AM (1 child)

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday August 15 2020, @01:47AM (#1036883) Journal

        I could swear "they" as singular was acceptable even hundreds of years ago, something about people wanting to ape Shakespeare that lead to people starting to disapprove? It sounds awkward and I still prefer to use he and she, but eh...maybe it's time? Plenty of languages get along fine with a neuter third-person singular.

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        • (Score: 3, Interesting) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 15 2020, @02:08AM

          by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday August 15 2020, @02:08AM (#1036894) Journal
          Shakespeare was a shit writer. Couldn't even spell his own name consistently, and really needed to tighten up the pace. Same as The Lord of the Rings books are so boring I threw them out after reading half the first book.

          "They" has always referred to "one or more." We're just not so used to it any more, but really, most people have adapted, and anyone who hasn't, that's THEIR problem. (Note the use of "THEIR" to refer to one or more).

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      • (Score: 2) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 15 2020, @01:59AM

        by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday August 15 2020, @01:59AM (#1036892) Journal
        "They" has been used for 2 centuries to refer to a single individual, not just a plural form. Probably because English lacks gendered plural forms. In English you only have he and she, in French you have single male and single female (il and elle) and plural (ils and elles). And the plural forms can be used with groups of both sexes, to indicate which one is predominant, or to just indicate a group without really specifying sex.

        Even in English nowadays we purposefully mix them up and alternate back and forth so as not to give predominance to either one.

        And there's nothing wrong with Purple hair. Old farts mostly don't care any more. After all, it hides the grey and takes a decade off your appearance. And you can always change it, something that's a lot more painful with ink. Millennial-bashing is SO out of style and so stupid. After all, the boomers knew about how they were ruining the ecology, and did nothing. Wrecked the economy. Ran up debt that they won't pay back because they'll be dead. And they voted for Trump in the USA and Brexit in the UK.

        And you have the fucking nerve to bitch about Purple hair? Grow up FFS.

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