The Obvious and the Not so Obvious Reasons You Must Spay or Neuter
Let's get the following top reason to spay or neuter your pet out of the way: There is a serious pet overpopulation problem in the United States. Every year millions dogs and cats are put to sleep yearly because there are no homes for them. Bringing more pets into an over populated world is careless and cruel.
If you love your pet, and since your reading this, you certainly do, you will spay or neuter for the health of your dog or cat. Spaying your female dog or cat before her first heat reduces the risk of some cancers by 90%. It is the single biggest thing you can do while your pet is young to help her live a long and healthy life. Spaying eliminates messy, loud heat cycles that can destroy your home and disrupt your peace.
Neutering your male dog prevents testicular cancer if done before 6 months of age. In addition, your male dog will be less likely to roam in search of a mate and less aggressive toward other animals including humans. Neutering reduces marking. Unaltered males, both dog and cat mark their territory (yes, inside your home) with urine. Early neutering will usually stop this behavior before it starts.
A spayed or neutered animal is much, much easier to train. With their strong drives reduced, dogs in particular can begin to be obedience trained. A dog with his or her mind on mating is difficult to train since you simply will not have their undivided attention. Cats are likely to get along much better with one another and play in a less aggressive manner once they are spayed or neutered.
Spaying and neutering is the kindest thing you can do for your pet, regardless of how old they are when you adopt or where you acquire the animal. There is no excuse for breeding or allowing an animal in your care to have a litter. Stop the overpopulation insanity and enjoy a long and healthy life with your companion animal.
Published by Teresa Hoyt
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- Bringing more pets into an over populated world is careless and cruel.
- Spaying and neutering is the kindest thing you can do for your pet.
- Stop the overpopulation insanity and enjoy a long and healthy life with your companion animal.