neuter. Neutering appointments are available Monday - Friday. Please call us on 020 8969 0178 to make an appointment, check prices, or ask for further information. At The Mayhew, we offer Bull Breed Neutering free of charge and are grateful to the support of Animal Friends Insurance who contribute to the running of this scheme. Please note that to be eligible for the free Bull Breed neutering, your dog must have the physical characteristics of a Bull Breed. If your dog is not deemed to be a Bull Breed type you will be charged for the procedure and our Animal Care Managers decision is final on this subject. The Mayhew Animal Home believe that neutering is one of the hallmarks of responsible pet ownership. Each year thousands of animals languish and die in rescue centres and pounds while further supply is created by owners who haven´t had their pets neutered, as well as pet shops and so-called bedroom breeders. This unfortunate and unnecessary situation costs thousands of animals their lives every year and could so easily be stopped. Neutering is a simple, quick and low risk operation and is performed on every animal adopted from The Mayhew Animal Home. As well as the obvious benefits of reducing the population of unwanted animals and the difficulty of dealing with unwanted litters of puppies, neutering can be extremely beneficial to your pet´s health and behaviour. Un-neutered animals face potentially life threatening diseases such as cancer of the reproductive organs, and potentially severe infections such as pyometra. Conditions such as these together with adolescent hormone related behavioural problems can be eliminated if neutering is performed at a young age. The Mayhew Animal Home neuters from 12 weeks for dogs, making an assessment before the procedure in each case. We will not proceed with an early-age neuter if we believe the procedure to be detrimental to a dog´s wellbeing and future development, and instead will wait until a later stage to neuter. From the topic: Comments Post a comment in this discussion: 21 Nov 2009 18:40 Member Removed my vets says a male dog must be 1 year old before he can be castrated & a bitch 3 months after she as had her first season. they said the only way they will neuter any dog before the above ages will be for medical reasons only 21 Nov 2009 18:21  It cost me £169 to have Joshua done, including aftercare, which I didn´t think was bad for a giant breed. I wouldn´t have thought there was much point in trying to castrate a dog at 12 weeks; surely his balls aren´t developed enough and it can only cause problems later. 20 Nov 2009 11:17  l would be interested to know just how many people take up these offers, guess its aimed soley at bull breeds to try and curb the numbers being bred, but cant see the yobs having it done. l agree that neutering at twelve weeks is far to young, though i believe the Rspca do it younger. if vets, rspca and places like Mayhew had all year round low cost neutering, it would help, as prices are now ridiculous 19 Nov 2009 22:29 Am I the only one here who thinks this is advertising? And not in very good taste either. Of course, if a dog is not intended to be bred from, then it should be neuteured if necessary. But the if necessary bit is equally as important. My newfies were both neuteured because they were oversexed and making themselves miserable because of it. My retriever was never interested and yes, he did get a testicular tumour, but not until he was twelve years old. The very idea of neutering a dog at 12 weeks is barbaric! And why do only the bull breeds get done for free? Do you have something against these breeds and want them wiped out completely? Cats are different; they go wherever they like and produce unwanted kittens. Hardly the same situation with dogs. A male dog should be fully grown, if possible, before it is neuteured. 19 Nov 2009 20:10 Member Removed I have just had K9 & Skye neutered cost me £215 K9 was cheaper then Skye but I look at it this way its cheaper to neuter my dogs then to have to pay for cancer treatment further down the line 19 Nov 2009 09:22  this is great ..... nutureing is expesive for one ... one of the rasons ppldont get them nutured is that they carnt afford £198 + my staff is not as yet spayed ... she is too young she will be next year at 1 year old (but im undecied if that is still too young ) .... but i will not be letting her have any pups anyway . ..like you said thare are too many in rescue centres all over the uk 19 Nov 2009 08:44 Member Removed I totally agree Gail! On Catchat, we set up a petition regarding compulsory early neutering for both cats and dogs. It caused uproar on another forum, ´we don´t want to be forced to have our animals ´done´, especially dogs, so it was re-worded to cats. The reaction was almost as bad and, the last time i looked, we´d got 64 signatures in 2 months..............I don´t understand why people are so against it!!! A cat sanctuary i visit rehomed 67 cats following the open day in the summer-they´re now full to bursting again and having to turn animals away! It´s heartbreaking! Years ago a dog living in the next street to me was forever being chased by a pack of dogs and had litter after litter. She eventually developed what looked like a cow´s udder underneath and STILL she had the dog´s chasing her and she had to cock her leg to lift over this ´thing´ One day, it burst, oozing green ´stuff´ and she died. I´d already reported the owners to the RSPCA but nothing was ever done. This must be at least 25 years ago, but i´ve never forgotten it. I hope you have success with your neutering scheme. |
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