The appropriate time for neutering Akita dogs

Generally speaking, dogs are relatively mature when they are eight months old to over one year old. They can be sterilized during this period, so if you want to sterilize your dog, Don’t be too big, don’t wait until it is very big, and don’t wait until it is in estrus. You can neuter it when it is about one year old.

Advantages of neutering Akita dogs

Benefits of neutering Akita female dogs

1. Female dogs in estrus will Constantly licking their private parts will also contaminate the furniture at home, and they will seize every opportunity to flirt with other dogs for the purpose of mating. Neutering the female dog can avoid the trouble of estrus.
2. Neutering prevents dogs from uterine cancer and ovarian cancer.
3. Prevent false pregnancy. Some dogs will show pregnancy symptoms after going into heat, such as belly bulge, swollen nipples, and even milk production. False pregnancy can cause metabolic disorders in dogs, and in severe cases can lead to severe mastitis.
4. Sterilization can greatly reduce the risk of breast cancer. Female dogs are most susceptible to breast cancer, and the fewer times a dog is in heat, the lower the chance of developing mammary tumors. Therefore, neutering before the first heat is ideal.
5. Reduce the chance of suffering from pyometra. 1 in 4 unneutered female dogs will develop pyometra at some point. Therefore, it is better to neuter your dog while he is young and healthy.

Benefits of neutering Akita male dogs

1. About 7% of unneutered male dogs will develop testicular cancer. It should also be noted that dogs with cryptorchidism will develop testicular cancer if they are not neutered. The probability is 14 times that of other dogs.
2. Neutering can dilute the dog’s territorial awareness and improve its aggression
3. Neutering can make the dog focus more on its owner and become more sincere
4. Reduce mating behavior , Stabilize the dog’s mood
5. Reduce the risk of the dog suffering from prostate disease.
6. Unneutered male dogs are affected by testosterone and like to raise their legs to urinate everywhere to mark their territory. In the consciousness of male dogs, the higher they urinate, the more authoritative they are in front of other dogs. A neutered male dog will still raise his legs to pee, but he will no longer be so "obsessed" with this matter and the frequency will decrease. To completely correct this habit, artificial training is needed.

Disadvantages of neutering dogs

1. Dogs will easily gain weight after neutering. This is because the hormonal metabolism of sterilized dogs changes, so owners should pay attention to the changes in the dog's body and exercise appropriately.
2. Compared with unneutered dogs, sterilized dogs are twice as likely to develop splenic hemangioma, and the incidence of cardiac hemangioma is four times higher.
3. Sterilization triples the chance of developing hypothyroidism.
4. Sterilization surgery is risky. Twenty percent of sterilization surgeries are accompanied by at least oneComplications, such as adverse anesthesia reactions, incomplete suturing, etc. Fortunately, most complications are not serious.
5. If sterilized at the wrong age, it increases the risk of hip dysplasia, ligament rupture, osteosarcoma (bone cancer) and urinary incontinence.
6. Increase the chance of dogs suffering from depression.