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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2020, @02:20AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2020, @02:20AM (#1036901)

    Your question was "Why would any woman on her (cis or trans) ever stop HRT?" And I answered that by providing some of the contraindications, many of which can be made much worse due to supplemental hormones. I'm glad you don't have to worry about things like pregnancy, endometriosis, and anaphylaxis, but not everything is about you. Plenty of other women do have to consider those things, other conditions, and more when deciding what treatments are right for them. For goodness sakes, if endometriosis and certain other conditions are bad enough, one of the preferred treatments is inducing artificial menopause through things like GnRH antagonists.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by barbara hudson on Saturday August 15 2020, @03:06AM (2 children)

    by barbara hudson (6443) <barbara.Jane.hudson@icloud.com> on Saturday August 15 2020, @03:06AM (#1036921) Journal
    Most cis women are better off eliminating menopause unless there's a family history of problems that are aggravated by estrogen , like certain cancers.

    Menopause can cause serious mental problems as well as physical and mental decline. These are pretty much certainties. Suicidal depression is fatal. Physical and mental decline from a broken hip or pelvis often results in placement in a home after one fall, and pretty much all the time after a second break. Survival time after a second break is less than two years in most cases. Women can greatly postpone diseases of aging, so why wouldn't we?

    BTW - rapid decline and premature death are greater for men. 40% after a first hip or pelvis break, as opposed to 25% for women - but this is one men's health problem we don't talk about because men don't like being seen as weak.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2020, @04:08AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2020, @04:08AM (#1036943)

      Most isn't all. You asked why a woman would decide against hormones and that is what was provided. The fact that there are pros to HRT doesn't mean that it is impossible for the cons outweigh them in certain circumstances.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2020, @07:11AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 15 2020, @07:11AM (#1036986)

        Dude she doesn't care. She is not an honest actor. She is just getting her jollies acting like she is an expert in things she is not. You proved her wrong and she can't accept that so she is trying to pivot from the original point you were making to try and save face. If you reread with that in mind, it is easy to see how she is trying to change her original call of "bullshit" into either her being correct the whole time on a related topic or baiting you to comment on a completely different topic so everyone loses sight of her error.