how young can you get puppies neutered?

Some people I pm'ed know I lost a shepperd wednesday.She was killed by a bear.

I got a pup today...the son of my male shepperd and Lord he's gonna be a big one.He's 8 weeks and weighs 19 lbs already.He's gonna be king of the hill.

So how soon do you rec neutering?

for it's shots. That is how I do it.

If you're asking what the youngest age a pup can be fixed at, it's about 4 to 4 1/2 months. But, the best person to advise you on when your pup should be fixed is the veterinarian who has seen the pup.

Yogi was almost 4 months old when I had him neutered. My vet went along with it. He said there should be no problem. There hasn't been.

Long story here:
My mother had a cat named Plato when I was just a kid. One of the local vets was involved in research to see what difference it would make to spay/neuter at a younger age. I don't know any more details about the research, but from what I have heard, it went well.

The vet needed a young kitten for the research. My mother knew she would have Plato neutered at some point. So, she volunteered him. He was neutered at 8 weeks old.

Plato never sprayed. His fur stayed soft like a kitten's fur. He never fought other male cats. He helped take care of Pieracket's kittens. He was very gentle. He was very smart. He ate with his paws.

The eerie thing about it is that not only is Yogi a lot like Plato was in other ways, but he eats with his paws too and loves Pinto beans just as much as Plato did.

The only drawback to being neutered that young was that other male cats tried to mate with Plato if he went outside. So, my mother just kept him indoors. The reason for the males trying to mate with him was that he never got that "male smell." That's what my aunt just told me when I asked her about it. From everything my mother has told me, he was healthy and had no troubles due to being neutered young.


Yogi is 6 years old now. He was almost 4 months old when I had him neutered. He has stayed healthy other than that one upper respiratory infection he had when he was 10 weeks old and still living outside as a feral cat.

I know your question is about dogs, but it works out about the same either way.

Also, they neuter hogs at a very young age. It helps keep down aggression.

Yogi's father, Grayboy, was a fairly aggressive feral cat. I did not want Yogi to get that way because he was such a sweet kitten and I didn't want him to grow up and terrorize my older cats. Now, he's just a sweet cat.

That's what my vet told me.