Originally Posted by PaddleAddict

My mini Jager will be 9 months old in a few weeks. I am starting to think about his neuter, but I am not really sure when to do it. My breeder said 10 to 11 months, but I am nervous that he won't be done growing yet? How do you know when their bones have stopped growing? I don't want to do it too soon and risk him growing too tall. I like my poodles square, LOL.

Should I just wait until he's a year old to be safe? The downside to that is my vet will want to vaccinate him at 1 year and I don't want to give him a bunch of vaccines at the same time as the surgical procedure.

On a side note, this is going to be a pricey procedure. He's cryptorchid, so the neuter will cost more, and he has a retained deciduous canine that needs to be pulled. Plus, I want to run a full blood panel and urinalysis before his first anesthetic procedure. Oh, and he's getting a microchip. Poor little guy...