Why It's Important To Spay And Neuter Your Pet

4/13/2017

Spaying and neutering is safe and the only permanent, 100% effective birth control for dogs and cats. In addition to helping control pet over-population, spaying or neutering your pet helps reduces the risk of other health problems and prolongs the life of your beloved pet.

Spay & Neuter - Help to control pet overpopulation

Sadly, millions of unwanted pets are euthanized in shelters every year.
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, five out of 10 dogs and seven out of 10 cats in shelters go un-adopted and are eventually destroyed. In most cases these dogs are not born on the street. Actually, one in four of these dogs are purebred and many are the offspring of cherished family pets.

How Spays & Neuters Can Prevent Hormone-Driven Diseases

Spaying helps prevents illnesses like uterine infections and mammary tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. We recommend spaying your pet before her first heat. This will offer the best protection from these diseases. Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life.
Neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer and some prostate problems.

How Spays & Neuters Can Help With Behavioral Issues

Your spayed female pet won't go into heat. While cycles can vary, female felines usually go into heat four to five days every three weeks during breeding season. In an effort to advertise for mates, they'll yowl and urinate more frequently—sometimes all over the house!
Your male dog will be less likely to roam away from home. An intact male will do just about anything to find a mate, including finding creative ways escape from the house. Once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and fights with other male animals.
Your neutered male may be better behaved. Unneutered dogs and cats are more likely to mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Your dog might be less likely to mount other dogs, people and inanimate objects after he’s neutered. Some aggression problems may be avoided by early neutering.

If you have any concerns or questions about spaying or neutering your pet, contact your veterinarian. Many practices utilize medication and special techniques to help minimize pain and discomfort for your pet, and can also help improve recovery time. Ready to book an appointment to get your pet spayed or neutered or have questions regarding pricing? Give us a call! 281-970-0601

4 Comments

Diego Aaron link

9/29/2017 06:10:13 am

Spaying and neutering are the two most important surgery of animal done by the veterinarians for their longer and healthier life. Generally spaying is major surgical removal of the reproductive organ's of a female pet where as neutering is the surgical removal of the testicles of a male pet. This surgery helps to protect your pet from unwanted pet population. This surgery also eliminate the undesirable behavior that your pet face. Also helps to protect your pet from severe diseases such as for female pet breast cancer, and for male testicular cancer.

David Johnson link

10/31/2019 11:07:06 am

That's awesome that dogs are less likely to wander. We bought a dog last month that keeps running away. We'll have to look into neutering.

Ron Booker link

2/26/2020 03:35:45 pm

I didn’t realize that neutering my dog will prevent testicular cancer if it’s done before he is 6 years old. I actually just got a new dog who is about 4 months old, so I guess I better act fast in getting it done so that we’ll never have to worry about cancer. I really am so glad you posted these helpful tips, though, because I am now convinced that I need to get my dog neutered, and fast. You also eased my concerns about the details of it.

Braden Bills link

7/26/2021 10:05:23 am

I'm planning on getting a new dog, so I want to make sure that I take good care of them. It makes sense that getting them neutered or spayed would be beneficial. I can see how that could have a lot of health benefits.