Hahahah lucky him. 
Maybe he’ll stop getting that tomcat face tho.
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I hope he stops growing so fast. He is turning into a big cat and I want him to stay small.
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I have a cute adorable rangey-type cat who stopped growing. Turns out she’s that small because she’s made of faulty parts. So hey, your cat’s probably not got a liver shunt?? 
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So there will be ghost balls!
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Long ago with our first dog the vet advice was to let her go through one estrus cycle. With later rescue dogs the vet advice was to spay ASAP. I think they are back to waiting a bit for female dogs. I don’t know what the consensus is for little boys. There is no one perfect answer - it is biology. There is a range of risks and associated probabilities.
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Yeah I’m more familiar with the recommendations for girls which I think is what’s making me feel guilt here. I haven’t researched it at all for boys. Our girl was a rescue and was supposed to be a breeder at a mill before she got rescued so we were confident she’d had at least one cycle and her spaying was a condition of the adoption so it was done a few days before we took her home.
This time around was way more informal and the woman who had him first had some ideas about pet care/nutrition/vaccination that I definitely disagreed with so I wasn’t going to rely on her recommendations.
We’re also hoping it helps with some of his behavior, as he’s currently decided that potty training is not something he’s interested in.
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The timing isn’t as critical in male dogs in regards to hormone-related health concerns. There are varying opinions in hunting breeds used for hunting about testosterone during training.
It’s a lot less painful the smaller their testicles are, though, and their lungs are fully developed by around 4 months (inhalation anesthetic), so 6 months is most commonly recommended.
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That makes me feel better, thank you!
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Yep!
There is more and more research coming out about whether to wait until puberty - mostly relating to issues seen in large breed dogs - but as of right now AVMA says there’s no recommendation that would be appropriate for all dogs. I just did a quick scan through a few journal articles and small dogs are still found to be less affected by “early neutering” which refers to shelter pediatric neuters at 8 weeks. I’d feel very comfortable as an owner of your pup’s breed going ahead at 7 months.
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Thanks so much for the info! It really does make me feel better. Going to take a page out of his book about it and just be chill
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SO CUTE. 
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He is a great role model.
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Mine got bigger after adoption, which is also after neutering. He also goes kitten face in summer and told cat mane in winter. I suggest that yours grows a mane
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I will tell him
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Time to buy a new hoodie.
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