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Offline DeeDee

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Zeuter Your Dog?
« on: November 03, 2013, 02:18:57 PM »
So what do you all think of this? I like that it at least keeps SOME of their testosterone in dogs--which is better than none for proper growth of bones & proper skeletal measurements. I just wonder though, will people that Zeuter their dogs have to carry around a special card or something to get their dogs into "altered only" functions that allow dogs? I know my vet's office has photos of the boys and everything that's printed out about them has their photo on it, but what about others?

http://www.gopetplan.com/blogpost/all-about-zeuterin-petplan-pet-insurance-explains-an-alternative-to-traditional-neutering

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Zeuterin does not get rid of testosterone completely like traditional neutering does. Instead, it decreases the testosterone level to about half of that found in intact male dogs. Obviously, male dogs who are neutered with Zeuterin will keep their testicles, whereas traditionally castrated dogs do not.



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Re: Zeuter Your Dog?
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2013, 11:04:49 PM »
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An injection is given into each testicle, inducing fibrosis and rendering the dog sterile.

Fibrosis, as I understand it, is a fancy medical term for scar tissue.
Interesting.

Pippen has excessive fibrosis in his liver.
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Re: Zeuter Your Dog?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2013, 09:31:39 PM »
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Dogs who are neutered with Zeuterin can still mount willing females, putting them at risk for transmissible venereal disease. 
 

I don't know... it all sounds like trading x problems for y. 

In a perfect world, is sterilizing them not so young the "answer?" 
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