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Thank you for taking a few moments to read about two very important procedures that affect long-term health of your pets.

A spay is an involved, but routine, surgical procedure commonly performed for female pets.  This procedure helps prevent many annoying behavioral problems and reduces or eliminates the risk of many medical conditions.  A neuter is a similar procedure performed on male pets, and has many of the same positive effects.

Numerous studies have demonstrated that spaying or neutering your pet is overwhelmingly advantageous for his or her long-term health.

Although these procedures are most commonly performed between four and six months of age, adult pets of any age can receive most of the benefits.

And now, for your reading and educational pleasure, we present:

 

The Top 10 Reasons to Spay Your Pets...

...And The Top 10 Reasons to Neuter Them!
  1. 1. Eliminates unwanted "heat" cycles and the inconvenience of the associated messy discharge and odor.
  2. Eliminates attracting every stray male dog/cat in the neighborhood.
  3. Eliminates the need for your pet to escape, which can result in serious injuries, i.e. hit by car, dog fight, etc.
  4. Eliminates unwanted behaviors such as housebreaking accidents, nesting behaviors that can cause damage to carpets and furniture, and some aggressive behaviors.
  5. Eliminates future life-threatening health problems, such as pyometra (uterine infection) and ovarian cancer.  Furthermore, if the female dog/cat is spayed prior to the first heat cycle, it will dramatically reduce the risk of mammary (breast) cancer which is common in older females.
  6. Helps control the pet overpopulation crisis by avoiding unwanted pregnancies.
  7. Will not change the pet's basic disposition or personality in a negative way.
  8. Spayed pets have a tendency to live longer.
  9. There is no scientific evidence that your pet will, in any way, benefit from having a "heat" cycle or a litter before spaying, and having a "heat" cycle first can cause serious medical problems and unwanted pregnancies.
  10. Due to decreased risk of illness, injury and accidents, you will spend less money at the animal hospital over your pet's lifetime!
  1. Helps eliminate annoying sexual behavior such as mounting, spraying or lifting his leg to mark his territory both indoors and outdoors.
  2. Eliminates the need to roam the neighborhood in search of a female - roaming that puts them at high risk for potentially life-threatening injuries such as fight wounds and being hit by cars.
  3. Dramatically reduces unwanted aggressive behavior.
  4. Less roaming, which means less external and internal parasites.
  5. Dramatically reduces the chance of developing painful prostate infections, which are very common in un-neutered males.
  6. Reduces the chance of developing prostate or testicular cancer.
  7. Helps control the pet overpopulation crisis by avoiding unwanted matings.
  8. Neutered pets have a tendency to live longer.
  9. Will not change the pet's basic disposition or personality in a negative way.
  10. Due to decreased risk of illness, injury and accidents, you will spend less money at the animal hospital over your pet's lifetime!