Comments on: R&R: Respite and Regrouping http://blog.mmilani.com/208/rr-respite-and-regrouping/ Integrating animal health, behavior and the human-animal bond Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:29:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Myrna http://blog.mmilani.com/208/rr-respite-and-regrouping/#comment-8995 Myrna Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:27:57 +0000 http://blog.mmilani.com/208/rr-respite-and-regrouping/#comment-8995 Hi, Devon, Animals definitely go through puberty and when dogs and cats do seems to be changing just as it is in kids. From talking to breeders who chose not to spay their dogs, the animals do go through menopause in that their heat cycles become variable and then eventually stop. Unfortunately, this is another one of those areas that's never been studied in companion animals because there was such a determined moved to spay (or neuter)everyone. And because we started doing this before we had a complete understanding of how normal canine and feline physiology work, now we have to play catch-up. Hi, Devon,

Animals definitely go through puberty and when dogs and cats do seems to be changing just as it is in kids. From talking to breeders who chose not to spay their dogs, the animals do go through menopause in that their heat cycles become variable and then eventually stop. Unfortunately, this is another one of those areas that’s never been studied in companion animals because there was such a determined moved to spay (or neuter)everyone. And because we started doing this before we had a complete understanding of how normal canine and feline physiology work, now we have to play catch-up.

]]> By: Devon http://blog.mmilani.com/208/rr-respite-and-regrouping/#comment-8994 Devon Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:13:05 +0000 http://blog.mmilani.com/208/rr-respite-and-regrouping/#comment-8994 Hi Myrna, thank you for being candid about your life and companion animals. I can identify with a lot of what you say and it helps me understand and at know that I'm not alone in my love and concern about specific animal and human behaviors. That's so interesting about BeeBee all of a sudden. Do animals go through puberty? Do female animals go through menopause? Best, Devon Hi Myrna, thank you for being candid about your life and companion animals. I can identify with a lot of what you say and it helps me understand and at know that I’m not alone in my love and concern about specific animal and human behaviors.

That’s so interesting about BeeBee all of a sudden.

Do animals go through puberty?

Do female animals go through menopause?

Best,
Devon

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