In Reply to: self neutering... "tie-off" method...anyone heard of this or done it? posted by CandiMI on June 22, 1999 at 18:10:35:

: Hi everyone.. I've been looking for a reasonably priced vet to neuter my 6 month OOP male, the only ones I can find locally want $100, and only one of them has actually neutered a glider before! In my searching I contacted an ASPA breeder in Michigan asking if he knows of a vet, he informed me that his vet ( who also does his inspections etc ) taught him a "tie-off" method and they neuter every male baby they sell this way, and he plans to neuter his adult the same way when they are done breeding...His description: The tie-off method is simple --- although it is a two person job. One person
: holds the glider while the second lifts the sac and ties off the sac with some
: dark, thick thread ... near to the body. (The testicles will fall off in about
: five to seven days.) If the gliders are grown, the one holding the glider may
: want to use a towel or gloves to prevent any bites.

: This sounded awful to me, I worried about infection, pain etc etc etc... his responses: The tie-off method is simple --- although it is a two person job. One person
: holds the glider while the second lifts the sac and ties off the sac with some
: dark, thick thread ... near to the body. (The testicles will fall off in about
: five to seven days.) If the gliders are grown, the one holding the glider may
: want to use a towel or gloves to prevent any bites.

: Just wondering if anyone else has heard of this or tried it... would like some opinions! Thanks bunches

: Candi and the entire critter crew, especially Geo my little boy

Candi. I cant say this is the most humane way of neuturing a glider but it has been done like this for centuries with a peice of dental floss or rubber band.I think that any -one who would do this should have a string or rubber band wrapped around their privates until they fell off just to experience the pain before it gets numb.As far as i am concerned anyone who puts their pet in a position they themself would not want to be in should give it to a more caring owner.Sorry you hit the nerve but if ya didn't want offspring you shoud have just stayed with the same sex.YOU ASKED!!!

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