Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Determining the optimal age for gonadectomy of dogs and cats.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Kustritz, Margaret V Root
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United States
Abstract
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.
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