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Important Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Pet

Females:

  • Eliminates the risk of ovarian and uterine cancers.
  • If spayed before the first heat cycle, your pet has less than 1 % chance of developing breast cancer.
  • Reduces behavior problems
  • Eliminates messy heat cycles.
  • Reduces pet overpopulation
  • Helps to reduce the amount of animals killed at shelters.

Males:

  • Eliminates the risk of testicular cancer, the second most common tumor in male dogs.
  • Greatly reduces the risk of prostate cancer, prostatitis, and perianal tumors.
  • Reduces roaming and fighting.
  • Reduces the risk and spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
  • Eliminates or reduces spraying/marking in some dogs.
  • Reduces behavior problems
  • Reduces pet overpopulation
  • Helps to reduce the amount of animals killed at shelters.

Locally:

In 2005, over 23,000 were killed
In 2004, over 19,000 were killed
In 2003, over 10,000 were killed

An estimated 5 million cats and dogs are killed in shelters each year. That’s 1 every 6 ½ seconds.

Common Myths

Spaying or neutering your pet does NOT:

  • Cause laziness or hyperactivity
  • Reduce it’s instinct to protect your family and home
  • Cause immature behaviors
  • Delay or postpone normal behavior maturity
  • Alter it’s personality in any manner.

Some pets that get spay or neutered require less food, so ask your veterinarian if you should reduce your pets food amount to prevent obesity. This may also reduce your pet food costs.

(Sources: S.A.A.C., vet medical journals, S.C.A.C.S, Pet Gazette, and other sources)
Written 10-06, Revised 11-06, 12-06, 1-07