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Five Good Reasons Why
You Should Spay or Neuter Your Pet
1) Spaying or neutering increases your pet's chances for a longer, healthier life.
- Spaying your pet before her first estrous cycle (that is, before she reaches sexual
maturity) greatly reduces her chances of developing breast cancer and
completely eliminates the threat of uterine and ovarian cancer and uterine
infection, which are common occurrences in unaltered females.
- Neutering your male dog or cat prevents testicular tumors and may prevent
prostate problems. Neutering also decreases the possibility of perianal tumors and
hernias, which are commonly observed in older, unaltered dogs. Because neutered
cats are less likely to roam, the threat of abscesses caused by bites and diseases
transmitted by fighting are greatly reduced.
2) An altered dog or cat is a better pet for your family.
- Males neutered early in life are less aggressive toward other males and are not
distracted by females in heat. Therefore, a neutered male will be less tempted to
leave your property and cross that dangerous highway searching for a mate.
Neutered males also are less likely to mark every one of your (or your neighbor's)
expensive shrubs with his urine as well as inside the house.
- Spaying your female pet eliminates the problem of stray males camping in your
yard and decreases her desire to roam and breed.
3) No family wants to cope with an unwanted pregnancy.
Spaying prevents your pet from giving birth to unwanted puppies or kittens.
4) Spaying results in a cleaner female dog and home.
Because female dogs pass bloody fluid for about ten days, twice a year, as a part of
their estrous cycle, constant care must be taken to avoid carpet stains in homes with
such animals. Spaying your dog eliminates this problem.
5) You are helping to alleviate the dog and cat overpopulation problem.
Each year, millions of unwanted dogs and cats are euthanized (killed) at shelters across
the country. Although pet behavioral problems are the main reasons animals are given
to shelters, many orphans are the result of accidental breeding by free-roaming,
unaltered pets. The more pets spayed or neutered, the fewer dogs and cats will have
to be destroyed. Delaware Humane Association does not euthanized; however,
hundreds of dogs and cats are turned away each year because there is simply not
enough room at the shelter to accommodate them.
Six Common Excuses for Not Spaying or Neutering Pets
1) My pet will get fat and lazy.
Neutering or spaying may diminish your pet's overall activity level, natural tendency to
wander, and hormonal balances, which may influence appetite. Pets that become fat
and lazy after being altered usually are overfed and do not get enough exercise.
2) We want another pet just like Rover and Fluffy.
Breeding two purebred animals rarely results in offspring that are exactly like one of the
parents. With mixed breeds, it is virtually impossible to have offspring that are exactly
like one of the parents.
3) My pet's personality will change.
Any change will be for the better. After being altered, your pet will be less aggressive
toward other dogs or cats, have a better personality, and will be less likely to wander.
Spraying (urine marking), which is often done by dogs and cats to mark their territory,
diminishes or ceases after pets are altered.
4) We can sell puppies or kittens and make money.
Even well-known breeders are fortunate if they break even on raising purebred litters.
The cost of raising such a litter -- which includes stud fees, vaccinations and other
health care costs, and feeding a quality food -- consumes most of the "profit."
Well-known breeders raise breeds that they like. These breeders also try to improve the
standard of the breeds they raise.
5) My children should witness our pet giving birth.
Pets often have their litters in the middle of the night or in a place of their own
choosing. Because pets need privacy when giving birth, any unnecessary intrusion can
cause the mother to become seriously upset. These intrusions can result in an
unwillingness to care for the offspring or in injury to the owners or to the pet.
6) I am concerned about my pet undergoing anesthesia.
Placing a pet under anesthesia is a very common concern of owners. Although there is
always a slight risk involved, the anesthetics currently used by veterinarians are very
safe. Many veterinarians use equipment that monitors heart and respiratory rates during
surgery to ensure that their patients are doing well under anesthesia. Thus, the medical
benefits of having your pet spayed or neutered far outweigh the slight risk involved with
undergoing anesthesia. Consult your veterinarian if your are concerned about this
aspect of the procedure.
Above information adapted from "Should You Spay/Neuter Your Pet?" by Alpo Pet foods.
I found this at The Dog Hause
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