Why do we castrate dogs? Is there a reason that we don't give them a vasectomy?

Answer 1

A vasectomy on humans is a fairly delicate procedure; a vasectomy on most dogs means working with a vas defrens that is MUCH smaller, and would thus be far more expensive to do. Also, when a human has a vasectomy, the testes are left in place to do their hormonal work. As the effects of the hormones produced by the testicles of dogs are not necessarily desirable, it makes more sense to simply remove them. It also means that the dog will never be subject to testicular cancer, which is not true for human males who have had a vasectomy.

Answer 2

Owners who are worried about 'altering' their dog do have a vasectomy performed rather than castration! They want their dog to have the fun but without the pups.
Castration does change a dogs behaviour, it makes them calmer, less aggressive and easier to manage, which makes them better pets. Some male dogs are sex maniacs, but then if you can smell a female in season a mile away and live in a town, you'd probably be one too. It makes them roam, so they get run over or picked up by the dog warden. If she's next door they will stop eating, pine, lose weight and fight all the other male dogs that turn up.
It can make their lives a misery, so although a lot of owners don't feel comfortable with the idea, its better for the dog. It also removes the chance of testicular cancer.
You don't get any of those benefits with vasectomy, the dog is the same as an entire dog.

Answer 3

Male Dogs are castrated to reduce their aggressiveness. Not all male dogs are aggressive (meaning they are temperamental and easily bites). Another reason is to avoid them being distracted by females in heat. As you know males, when they know there is a female in heat(even if far places, they can smell it), there is just that instinct (you know what I mean) and sometimes they keep on barking that is annoying or they loss appetite for that reason or sometimes they become hard to control. Another reason is that male intact dogs, when they grow old (say about 8 years and above) have the tendency to develop problems of the genetal tract like prostate problems (prostatitis or prostate cancer) or testicular cancer and this is common.
So to avoid many of the said problems, they are castrated.
Vasectomy is not a choice for dogs for reason that in vasectomy, only the Vas deferens (this is the tube where sperm passes) is cut with both the cut ends ligated. Cutting the vas deferens will stop the sperm from passing out and naturally it will not cause any pregnancy. Since the testicle is still intact after vasectomy, the dog still continuously produces the male hormone which is responsible for the instinct, the aggressiveness, the danger of genetal problems as the dog age . So to eliminate once and for all the said problems, castration is the choice.

Answer 4

i've got on no account had a canine vacectomized. The vet well being midsection the place I paintings has performed them. they are no much less complicated or greater problematic then the known castration. they are fairly basic in some places in Europe. different areas use chemical and surgical castration. Many places are doing in basic terms ovarioectemies instead of ovariohysterectomies to spay additionally. we don't do ovarioectomies at present because of the fact of a situation with pyometra. in the vet prepare the place I paintings, the common castration runs around $80. Bloodwork and IV catheter are optionally available at present except your canine is over 7 years old. Vasectomies run an identical.

Answer 5

If only a vasectomy is done then the dog still wants to act on his urges, know what I mean? And there is that risk of cancer without the castration. And, do we need to breed more dogs? Take a look in your local animal shelter.

Answer 6

Neutering a male dog does prevent testicular cancer, but neutering a male does nothing to prevent prostate cancer in a male. Also, the studies that have been done on dogs biting have shown that most of the dogs that have bitten due to aggresion have been neutered males!! Neutering does not prevent aggression in dogs! If you want the truth about this, contact a respected D.V.M. that is also an animal behaviorist and ask them about it. Also a neutered male can still breed, they just can not sire a litter. If a male is neutered young enough before sexual maturity, then the likelyhood of him breeding is very low. I would suggest that you attend a behavior conference on this subject.

Answer 7

I thought castration and vasectomy were the same things, essentially.

Maybe because dogs don't have health insurance and can't yell about it.

Answer 8

As a owner of 3 male dogs (at this time--more previous) and at the risk of sounding stupid ....I honestly don't think they "castrate" them (doesn't castration involve the remove of both the penis and scrotum)??? I don't know but all my boys are "fixed" and still have their proverbial "weiners" its just their "balls" that are removed.
Please feel free to correct me!!!

Answer 9

Lets see.

Behaviour modification, tends to calm them down.

Cost.

Problems with anesthetising a dog while a vasectomy is carried out.

They will never ask to have it reversed.

Basically for the same reasons that all animals are castrated instead of given vasectomies.

Answer 10

because older dogs are have more chance of getting testicular cancer and by waiting 2 years till the dog is fully grown it wont effect them in any way just better in the long run.