Reply #18: Six months is too late, especially for cats.

[LeftyMom]

They'll have their bellies dragging on the floor by then more often than not.

Oddly enough, nobody but breeders seems to think early spay/neuter is problematic. Most rescues and responsible private citizens do it ASAP and I've never heard of anybody running into an issue. Delaying does increase cancer rates and the likelihood of sexualized behaviors such as spraying in cats and humping in dogs continuing after alteration.

In any case, the bill allowed one to avoid spaying and neutering on veterinary advice, so if one's vet thought delaying was best one could certainly do so under the bill.

And no, when so many millions die for lack of homes every year, bring another animal into this world to take up a home an already living one needs to badly is inherently irresponsible. At best it's based in the idea that one's dogs or cats are somehow special and more deserving of homes and of life than others, and at worst it's simply a way to make a buck through the reproductive capacity of another.