Melissa Simpson, Sharon Albright, Barbara Wolfe, Erin Searfoss, Katie Street, Kelly Diehl, Rodney Page. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0209131. (2019)
In the United States, gonadectomy is common and widely promoted as a component of responsible pet ownership. The recent publication of several studies examining the effect of gonadectomy on future health has challenged long-held assumptions and recommendations for gonadectomy in companion animals. The purpose of this study was to characterize the associations between gonadectomy and two outcomes: overweight/obesity and orthopedic injuries, in a large prospective study of Golden Retrievers.