How Long Can a Dog Produce Sperm After Getting Neutered?
Once your dog’s testicles are removed, he won’t be able to produce any more sperm. However, there will still be some sperm circulating in other areas of his reproductive system.
The remaining sperm could take up to six weeks to fully die off, so it’s important to keep your dog away from unspayed females within the first month or two after his surgery.
How to Care for Your Dog After Surgery
It’s so hard to see our fur babies in pain after surgery, so I know how much you’ll want to keep yours comfortable once you bring him home.
Caring for your dog after his surgery is incredibly important for his recovery. Unfortunately, he’ll be in some discomfort, and likely won’t be back on his feet fully for a couple of weeks.
So, how can you care for your pup post-op?
Although it’ll be hard to do with active dogs, limiting your dog’s activity after surgery is vital to his recovery. He’ll have stitches, so you want to prevent any movements that could risk pulling them.
You also don’t want him to overexert himself. A carrier or crate that’s the correct size for him will do just fine.
Your dog will likely get internal stitches that will dissolve on their own, along with external stitches the vet will remove. Your vet will have you bring your dog back ten days after surgery to have the stitches or staples removed.
During that period, you’ll need to keep the incision dry and discourage your dog from licking, scratching, or nibbling at it.
Can a Neutered Dog Still Lock with a Female Dog?
Yes, a neutered dog can still lock (have sex with) with a female dog, as the neutering procedure only removes a dog’s testicular sacks. While neutered dogs cannot impregnate a female dog and therefore make babies, they can most certainly still have sex.
Neutered dogs are less likely to have an urge to have sex, however, as by nature the neutering procedure eliminates the hormones that create sex drives.
Neutered Dog still trying to mate
There are many reasons why pet owners neuter their male dogs. It can curb undesirable behavior and even help your dog live a longer life. However, many dog owners have questions about neutering their pet, including if they can still tie with a female.
For some dog owners, the thought of neutering their dog is traumatic. Some owners feel guilty imagining that their male dog will never have sex. However, this is a misconception. Neutered dogs can still tie with a female.
It’s a scene we’ve all seen at some point in our lives. We may avert our eyes or even giggle shyly when we see a male dog mount a female in heat. The situation then takes a decidedly awkward turn.
The dogs are stuck together, and neither of them appear very happy about it. The male dismounts, leaving the two stuck, their butts facing each other and close together.
In many cases, the dogs pull to try to untangle themselves and even bark or yelp. Unfortunately, the more agitated the male becomes, the longer the tie will last.
Dogs tie because the male has a bulbus glandis. This is a bulb shaped structure at the base of the penis. During sex, the bulb swells and essentially locks the dogs together.
This occurs so that the sperm will have a longer time inside the female, which increases her chances of pregnancy. Tieing isn’t necessary for pregnancy, however. It’s possible for dogs to procreate without tieing.
When a human woman wants to get pregnant, she may try different sexual positions to give the sperm the best chance of successfully fertilizing the egg. It’s not required for pregnancy, it just increases the odds. Tieing serves the same function for dogs.
Neutering is a method of sterilization. This means that a neutered dog can not get a female pregnant. Sperm is produced by the testes. During ejaculation, the vas deferens tube carries sperm through the urethra from the testicles. It goes out the urethra and into the female during mating.
Nuetering removes the testicles, so the dog can no longer produce sperm. If they can’t produce sperm, they can’t impregnate a female.
The testes also make testosterone. This male hormone has been the subject of lots of debate in recent years. It promotes male behavior, including sexual interest, dominance, and urine marking.
However, neutering doesn’t completely eliminate these behaviors, because the dog’s brain is affected by testerone during early development. There is also recent research to suggest that early neutering carries some health and behavioral risks.
Neutering isn’t the only option when it comes to dog sterilization. A vasectomy can also be performed. Instead of removing the testicles, a vasectomy severs the pipeline that allows sperm to travel to the urethra.
This leaves the dog’s testerone production in tact. More research is needed into the pros and cons of a vasectomy vs. neutering. Neutering is known to reduce the risk of prostate cancer and eliminates the risk of testicular cancer. It can also make a male dog more docile and calm.
However, reserach is revealing that neutering before one year of age can actually speed the onset of aggressive behavior in some dogs. It can also increase the risk of incontinence and orthopedic diseases.
Neuticles are another option pet owners may consider. If you want your dog to appear in tact after neutering, Neuticles is the answer. It’s essentially an implant to replace the testicles.
Your dog has their testicles removed and the neuticles are used to replace them. This is purely cosmetic. The neuticles have no effect on the way the dog’s body functions. However, some owners feel their dogs are more comfortable or confident because they feel they are in tact.