Spays & Neuters
| We've said before how very important it is to have your pet Spayed or Neutered. So here is some information provided by the American Veterinary Association to show you the reasons why this surgery is so very necessary and why the risks of surgery far outweigh the benefits. |
Benefits of Spaying
Benefits of Neutering
Top 3 Reasons to Spay and Neuter
Additional Benefits:
Your community will also benefit. Unwanted animals are becoming a very real
concern in many places. Stray animals can easily become a public nuisance,
soiling parks and streets, ruining shrubbery, frightening children and elderly
people, creating noise and other disturbances, causing automobile
accidents, and sometimes even killing livestock or other pets.
The capture, impoundments and eventual destruction of unwanted animals
costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars
each year. As a potential source of rabies and other less serious diseases,
they can be a public health hazard
- The American Veterinary Medical Association
- No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted
- Less desire to roam
- Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is
reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle - Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies
- Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives
Benefits of Neutering
- Reduces or eliminates risk of spraying and marking
- Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto
accidents - Risk of testicular cancer is eliminated, and decreases incidence of
prostate disease - Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies
- Decreases aggressive behavior, including dog bites
- Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives
Top 3 Reasons to Spay and Neuter
- It helps to reduce companion animal overpopulation.
- Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her chance of a longer
and healthier life. Altering your canine friend will increase his life an
average of 1 to 3 years, felines, 3 to 5 years. Altered animals have a
very low to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer,
perianal tumors, pyometra, and uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers.
- Sterilizing your pet makes them a better pet, reducing the urge to roam
and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they
roam. Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are
unaltered. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on
average less than two years. Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is
spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats.
Additional Benefits:
Your community will also benefit. Unwanted animals are becoming a very real
concern in many places. Stray animals can easily become a public nuisance,
soiling parks and streets, ruining shrubbery, frightening children and elderly
people, creating noise and other disturbances, causing automobile
accidents, and sometimes even killing livestock or other pets.
The capture, impoundments and eventual destruction of unwanted animals
costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars
each year. As a potential source of rabies and other less serious diseases,
they can be a public health hazard
- The American Veterinary Medical Association