Lect 2

Question 1

What are some risks:benefit of contraception in dogs and cats?

Answer 1

Difficult to say due to confounding variables (Age, breed, environment, activity) and poorly filtered data

Question 2

Benefits of contraception in a population

Answer 2

Reduce over-population, reduce ferals, reduce euthanasia of unwanted animals

Question 3

Risk of contraception in a population

Answer 3

decrease in genetic diversity, … the other ones suck

Question 4

Risk of breeding for the individual?

Answer 4

wandering/territorial/aggression, STDs, pregnancy risks

Question 5

Benefits of contraception for the individual?

Answer 5

lower breeding/pregnancy risks, increased life expectancy, reduced disease of reproduction organs

Question 6

What happens to growth plates in the absents of estrogen in the long bones of young dogs?

Answer 6

They remain open for longer so the long bones continue to grow

Question 7

So all these studies are pretty hard to rely on since there are so many confounding variables, so what do we do about it?

Answer 7

Acknowledge our ignorance and inform the client.

Question 8

What happens to LH when and animal is spayed or neutered?

Answer 8

It goes up since there is no negative feedback from the gonads