I've said this before, and I'll say it again.

[conuly]

The opposite of spay is castrate. Not neuter. Neuter is a gender-neutral term that covers both spaying and castrating. Get it right!

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[theshiversbaby.livejournal.com]

* Amend that to, something that does not always happen when one neuters a male animal.

[ladydiana.livejournal.com]

Every vet I have known that has neutered a male animal has castrated them entirely. Testicles & all.

[theshiversbaby.livejournal.com]

How odd! I've never heard of totally removing the testicles of a dog. Every dog I've ever had neutered had its "balls," so to speak, they had merely been drained of testosterone and the gland had been removed.

Usually, neutering a male dog is a much smaller, faster procedure than neutering a female one. This suggests that the testicles aren't actually removed. As for farm animals, though, I believe the testicles are removed.