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NEUTER/SPAY

 

Many folks hesitate to spay or neuter their pet, fearing that it's painful and wondering what the actual benfits are.

Here is a discussion of the procedure and why you should consider it for your dog.

What is it?

Spaying is the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of female dogs and neutering is the surgical removal of a male dog's testicles

 

Spaying or neutering is good for your dog

  • Spaying and neutering helps your dog live a longer, healthier life.

  • Spaying and neutering reduces, or can eliminate, a number of health problems that are difficult and/or expensive to treat

  • Spaying greatly reduces the chance of mammary cancer, especially if your dog is spayed before her first estrous cycle, and also eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer.

  • Neutering will decrease the possibility of prostate disease and eliminates testicular cancer.

 

 

  • Spaying and neutering offers benefits for you too

  • Spaying and neutering makes your dog a better, more affectionate companion.

  • Neutering dogs makes them less likely to spray and mark territory.

  • Spaying a dog eliminates her heat cycle, which lasts an average of six to 12 days, twice a year. Females in heat can get blood on your furniture, exhibit nervous behavior, and attract unwanted male dogs to your home.

  • Dogs that are not sterilized often have more behavior and temperament problems than dogs that have been spayed or neutered.

  • Spaying and neutering can make dogs friendlier, less likely to bite.

  • Neutering makes dogs less likely to wander looking for females or get into fights.

 

  • Spaying and neutering are good for your community

  • Communities spend millions of dollars to control unwanted dogs

  • .Irresponsible breeding is the root cause of most vicious dog bites and attacks.

 

Animal shelters around the country are overburdened with surplus dogs.The cost to spay or neuter your dog is relatively low if you consider all the benefits you and your dog will reap over his lifetime, as well as the satisfaction of knowing you are doing your part to prevent the birth of even more unwanted animals.

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