Getting your dog spayed (or neutered) is one of the most important things you can do for her, her health and the overall dog population. While it might be scary to think of your BFF going through ...

The decision to spay or neuter your dog is an important (and necessary) one, but when’s the best time to actually get the procedure done? The Dodo spoke to Dr. Corinne Wigfall, a veterinarian working ...

Spaying and neutering dogs is common practice in the U.S.; not only does it reduce the number of euthanizations performed by animal shelters annually, but it also provides several health benefits to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have updated guidelines on when to neuter your dog in light ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have updated their guidelines on when to neuter 40 popular dog varieties by breed and sex. Their recent paper in Frontiers in Veterinary Science ...

More than two-thirds of American households owned pets in 2021, up 3% from the previous year, according to the National Pet Owners’ Survey. As more pet owners work from home post-pandemic, there’s an ...

Source: Chris and Yoon Choi/Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In North America, between 70 and 80 percent of dogs are spayed or neutered. This is done to prevent the overpopulation problem that has forced many ...

If you do not intend to responsibly breed your dog, consider spay or neuter. Spaying and neutering are routine surgeries that around 80% of the U.S. pet dog population will undergo. While it’s natural ...

Spaying or neutering large-breed dogs can put them at a higher risk for obesity and, if done when the dog is young, nontraumatic orthopedic injuries, reports a new study based on data from the Morris ...