Determining the optimal age for gonadectomy of dogs and cats.
Elective gonadectomy of dogs and cats is one of the most common veterinary procedures in the United States. Increasingly, dog owners and members of the veterinary profession throughout the world have questioned the optimal age for performance of these procedures and whether these procedure should even be performed as elective surgeries.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA.
Margaret V Root
MV
Kustritz
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011155:Population Control / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary; D015430:Weight Gain