There are many behavioral and medical benefits to having your female dog or cat spayed.

• Healthier Pets
  • Eliminates potential risks involved with pregnancy & birth
  • Eliminates breast, ovarian & uterine cancer risks if performed early enough
  • Eliminates pyometra, an infection of the uterus which is fatal if not treated
• Owner Convenience
  • Eliminates estrous/heat cycles  = no bloody discharge
  • Eliminates the allure that attracts males
  • No need for female to be confined
  • Eliminates the desire of the female to escape
  • Eliminates frantic pacing & crying while in heat, especially cats
• Eliminates Pet’s Frustration
  • Decreases pet’s desire to roam and get lost, hit by a car, abducted, etc.
  • Gives your pet peace of mind, enabling them to relax and be a member of your family
• Decreases Pet Overpopulation Problem
  • Less unwanted puppies and kittens in the world
  • Rids you of the worry about homes for unplanned litters

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Spay Myths

• Spaying = Fat Pet
  • Spaying does not make your pet fat or lazy
  • Too much food and not enough exercise cause obesity
• 1 Litter 1st
  • Actually it is better for your pet’s health not to have a litter or a heat cycle prior to being spayed.
  • Pets can be spayed at 6 months or sooner if needed & approved by the surgeon
• Spaying is Too Painful
  • The spaying procedure is safe and with medication is relatively pain free
  • The recuperation time of pets having an ovariohysterectomy is just a few days, they usually are able to eat that night. Whereas, humans having the same procedure require weeks to recuperate
  • Although your pet may never know nor express it, the temporary pain from surgery is far less than the pain of pregnancy and parenthood
• Finding homes for puppies & kittens is easy
  • Not all homes are created equal
  • Everyone does not treat their pets as you do
  • Some animals end up in research laboratories, fighting rings or overcrowded & underfunded animal shelters
  • 15 million animals are euthanized a year in the United States
  • All pets are adorable but not all pets need to procreate: don’t add to the pet overpopulation problem

There are many behavioral and medical benefits to having your male dog or cat neutered.

• Healthier Pets
  • Reduces the risk of testicular tumors and prostate problems which can eventually both result into cancer
  • Eliminates his desire to seek a female, reducing his risk of injury car collision or other unforeseen factors
• Owner Convenience
  • Reduces aggression against other animals
  • Reduces embarrassing behavior such as mounting children as well as adult’s limbs
  • Usually stops Tom Cat urine spraying behavior indoors
• Eliminates Pet’s Frustration
  • Reduces his desire to dig out, jump fences, or break doors to escape or run away when he senses an in heat female within a few mile radius
  • Gives your pet peace of mind, enabling him the ability relax and be a productive & loving member of your family
• Decreases Pet Overpopulation Problem
  • Just one intact male roaming the streets for a few hours can impregnate many females, adding many new additions to an already overwhelming pet overpopulation epidemic
  • Less unwanted puppies and kittens lost in an often times harsh world
  • Rids you of the worry about homes for unplanned litters

Neuter Myths

• Neutering = Fat Pet
  • Neutering does not make your pet fat or lazy
  • Too much food and not enough exercise cause obesity
• Neutering makes him a wimp
  • Actually neutered dogs can be just as good guard / watch dogs as intact males, his ability is not enhanced by testosterone
  • He will still be as protective of his territory & pack (your family) as he was before his surgery
  • Pets can be neutered at 6 months or sooner if needed & approved by the surgeon
• Neutering will hurt him
  • The neutering procedure is safe and relatively painless, especially with medication
  • The recuperation time of pets having this procedure is only a few days,
  • Male dogs are usually very eager to to eat the same night  of the surgery.
  • Males usually have to be leash walked for a few days because they have tendency to overdue with the exercise. Often this will cause scrotal swelling post surgery, which is a minor complication that is more inconvenient to the owner than the pet.
• Finding homes for puppies & kittens is easy
  • Not all homes are created equal
  • Everyone does not treat their pets as you do
  • Some animals end up in research laboratories, fighting rings or overcrowded & underfunded animal shelters
  • 15 million animals are euthanized a year in the United States
  • All pets are adorable but not all pets need to procreate: don’t add to the pet overpopulation problem