Spaying and Neutering Your Pets
Benefits of spaying female pets:
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No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted
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Less desire to roam
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Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially done before the first heat cycle.
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Reduces number of unwated dogs/puppies
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Helps dogs live longer, healthier lives
Benefits of neutering male pets:
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Reduces or eliminates risk of spraying and marking
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Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents.
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Risk of testicular cancer is eliminated, and decreases incidence of prostate disease.
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Reduces number of unwanted dogs/puppies.
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Decreases aggressive behavior, including dog bites
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Helps dogs live longer, healthier lives
Top 3 Reasons to Spay and Neuter :
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Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Altering your canine friend will increase his life an average of 1 to 3 years, felines, 3 to 5 years. Altered animals have a very low to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine, ovarian, and testicular cancers.
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Sterilizing your cat/dog makes him/her a better pet, reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam. Surveys indicate that as many of 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years. Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats.
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It helps to reduce companion animal overpopulation. Most countries have a surplus of companion animals and are forced to euthanize or disregard their great suffering. The surplus is in the millions in the United States. Cats are 45 times as prolific, and dogs 15 times as prolific, as humans. They do not need our help to expand their number; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good homes for them all.
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