Following the publication of the new WSAVA Guidelines for the Control of Reproduction in Dogs and Cats earlier this year, Virbac (maker of Suprelorin) has produced a range of learning content on the subject.

The content covers the main points in the WSAVA’s report and offers up-to-date information and advice.

For example, Virbac highlights how the report raises concerns about increasing moves to early neutering, or for neutering to be used as a method of behavioural control, as not all aggressive behaviours are testosterone related.

For that reason, a “castration trial’ with long-acting GnRH agonist is recommended by the report before irreversible orchiectomy is performed.

In addition, there is also evidence that gonadectomy may contribute to the development of some tumours, which is currently under intense investigation, as is the effect of age at castration

Dr Neil Mottram, Technical Manager at Virbac, said: "There is so much new information to assimilate.

"So the educational reproductive resource is designed to make that journey easier to navigate and provide vets with easy access to up to the minute information on key issues in the report’.

To access the materials visit: https://vet-uk.virbac.com/home/resource-library.html, or contact your territory manager.

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