If the subject bitch and castration is in the room, comes inevitably the question on:
Is there with mine Bitch after castration a change of character?
And: Should I really have the castration done? How this can affect the nature of your fur nose and other important information can be found in the following guide.
Already knew?
Whether and when a bitch may be castrated is quite clear in the Animal Welfare Act detained. A castration of a bitch is after a medical indication allowed and required always your clarification by the treating person Vet.
A castration of the bitch is allowed purely for the convenience of a dog owner not be performed. Whether you are allowed to neuter your dogs or not depends on the veterinarian.
Character change: How can bitches change after castration?
When the bitch is castrated, either only the ovaries or the uterus AND the ovaries surgically removed.
When a bitch is spayed, there is an immediate change in the entire hormonal balance. The following character changes can occur in a bitch after castration:
Increased aggression
Any behavior caused by cortisol controlled can change after castration.
A significantly higher level of aggression towards people from outside the group is often noticeable, since the sex hormones act as antagonists to the passive stress hormone cortisol. Since these are eliminated by castration, the result is a more aggressive or anxious dog.
This can be directed against other dogs, but also against «strange» people.
These also fall into this area food aggression as well as the fear aggression.
hunting behavior
That I sex hormones can have a dampening effect on the passion for hunting, it is possible that a castrated bitch exhibits increased hunting behavior.
Many a bitch discovers her passion for searching and chasing after castration.
boorishness
The term «females» comes from the fact that some neutered female dogs tend to display male behavior.
They become more rowdy and display more masculine behavior.
Quiet
In most cases, bitches become calmer and more balanced after spaying.
If the bitch is already a rather anxious dog before the castration, the anxiety can increase even more after a castration.
However, it can be done never accurately predict what impact castration will have on hormonal change or personality change.
How long does the hormonal change after castration take?
The hormonal change after castration starts immediately in the bitch and is over after about 8 to 12 weeks. How long you should rest your dog after neutering is different for everyone.
When is the best time for castration?
The best time for bitch neutering is after Diploma of their pubertybetween the second and third heat.
Throughout puberty, not only does the bitch’s body change, mental maturity also undergoes growth.
Once puberty is complete, the dog shows mature adult behavior and the body is fully developed.
Smaller dogs complete puberty faster than larger dogs. For livestock guardian dogs, for example, this process can take up to 3 years.
If the dog is spayed before puberty is complete, it may «get stuck in puberty.»
Spaying a bitch: advantages and disadvantages
Neutering can, but does not have to, resolve behavioral problems related to sex hormones.
benefit of castration
Removing the ovaries and uterus eliminates the risk of uterine cancer. There is also no possibility of one uterine suppuration.
The risk of breast tumors is increased reduced.
disadvantage of castration
A castration is one amputation from a (usually) healthy part of the bitch’s body.
Like any surgical procedure, castration also involves an anesthetic and surgical risk, even in perfectly healthy dogs.
Other disadvantages of neutering bitches are:
- coat change
- Abnormal bone development
- susceptibility to cruciate ligament tears
- urinary incontinence
- hypothyroidism
- coat change
- overweight
Spay or neuter the bitch? Where’s the difference?
In addition to the «normal» castration, there is also the endoscopic castrationthe so-called sterilization.
Neither the uterus nor the ovaries are removed from the bitch, but only the fallopian tubes are severed with the help of an endoscope.
Through this cutting, the bitch continues to bleed, but is no longer able to conceive.
Spaying does not protect the bitch from diseases of the uterus or ovaries.
Conclusion
Spaying a bitch is a surgical procedure in which a part of the body is removed from the bitch.
If there is no acute medical reason for castration, it is an act against the German Animal Welfare Act.
However, since up to 25% of bitches suffer from uterine suppuration by the time they reach the age of 6, spaying of bitches for medical reasons is not uncommon.
Most bitches do not show any noticeable changes in character after castration.
However, some behaviors can be greatly reinforced or redirected by the absence of sex hormones.
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