Why Spay/Neuter

Neutering greatly reduces your pet's desire to escape, decreasing the chance of getting hit by a car, getting in a fight with another dog, or ending up at the shelter. Undesirable behaviors such as 'mounting' objects and the constant need to mark territory may diminish. Spaying your female cat will eliminate many nuisances associated with her heat cycle, such as her pitiful cries and the gathering of tom cats.

 

A neutered male's chance of developing prostate tumors, infections, and enlargement are greatly reduced if altered six months or younger. Spaying your female pet prior to her first heat reduces the likelihood of mammary tumors to 1%--versus 50% for unspayed females. Also, spaying nearly eliminates the chance of developing uterine cancers and infections, a common cause of death among unspayed females. Your pet's stress level, which increases disease susceptibility, will also be significantly lowered by spaying or neutering.

 

The expense of providing proper veterinary care for a pregnant female and her litter, such as vet bills and food costs is many times higher than the cost of a spay/neuter operation.

You might think that shelter animals are born in the streets or there is something "wrong" with them. But often they are the offspring of cherished family pets, even purebreds. Maybe someone's dog or cat got out just that one time or maybe the litter was intentional, but efforts to find enough good homes failed.

 

One unaltered cat and her offspring can potentially reproduce 420,000 cats in 7 years. An unaltered dog and her offspring can potentially reproduce 67,000 dogs in 6 years.

 

Every day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in this country while only 10,000 people are born. When you spay or neuter your pet, you are doing your part to reduce the number of innocent victims of pet overpopulation.