A Kind Choice

Spay and neuter care for dogs and cats.

A Kind Choice

Spay and neuter care for dogs and cats.

WE SPAY AND NEUTER FOR HAPPIER, HEALTHIER PETS

While breeding is natural, it can still have harmful consequences for our pets. If you do not plan to breed your pet, you should consider having them spayed or neutered. We recommend these procedures for our patients here in Norwood and surrounding areas as a health measure and to help control animal overpopulation. Thousands of stray cats and dogs enter shelters every year, and many never find homes. Spaying and neutering is the best solution to the overpopulation problem, and it also offers valuable medical benefits.

THE BENEFITS OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING

Both cats and dogs can experience medical as well as behavioral benefits following their spay or neuter surgery. The most common benefits for males and females include:

Females

No unwanted pregnancies
No heat cycle or “spotting”
Less incidence of caterwauling (cats)
Less desire to roam away to find a breeding partner
A lower chance of developing mammary tumors (cancer) and uterine infections

Males

Less aggression
Less desire to roam away to breed
A lower chance of developing prostate issues and testicular cancer
Less chance of engaging in inappropriate mounting behaviors

THE BENEFITS OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING

Both cats and dogs can experience medical as well as behavioral benefits following their spay or neuter surgery. The most common benefits for males and females include:

Females

No unwanted pregnancies
No heat cycle or “spotting”
Less incidence of caterwauling (cats)
Less desire to roam away to find a breeding partner
A lower chance of developing mammary tumors (cancer) and uterine infections

Males

Less aggression
Less desire to roam away to breed
A lower chance of developing prostate issues and testicular cancer
Less chance of engaging in inappropriate mounting behaviors

WHEN YOU SHOULD SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET

To offer our patients maximum behavioral and medical benefits, they should be spayed/neutered at between four months and one year old. Pets at this age are usually finished with their vaccination boosters and can safely undergo surgery. If your pet comes to us with an illness or has another issue we need to address, we may postpone their surgery. Your pet's health always takes priority, and we'll help you make decisions that ultimately benefit their most immediate needs.