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December 1, 2007Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationOpen Access

Determining the optimal age for gonadectomy of dogs and cats

Margaret V. Root Kustritz

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Elective gonadectomy of dogs and cats is one of the most common veterinary procedures in the United States. Increasingly, dog owners and members of the veterinary profession throughout the world have questioned the optimal age for performance of these procedures and whether these procedure should even be performed as elective surgeries.

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