SPAY/NEUTER FACTS

A Caring Decision

ALL pets not intended for breeding should be surgically spayed or neutered for many important reasons. In addition to improving health and behavior resulting from this surgery, you will be doing your part to reduce unwanted pet population. Millions of unwanted animals are euthanized each year because good homes are limited and most pets simply cannot be adopted out.

THE BENEFITS

FEMALES	MALES
SPAYING-OVARIO HYSTERECTOMY	NEUTERING-CASTRATION
Prevents signs of estrus (heat)	Prostate cancer incident decreased
Prevents blood stains on carpet	Testicular disease eliminated
Decreased chance of breast tumors	Decrease desire to roam
Eliminates chance of cystic ovaries	Decrease odor of tom cat urine
Eliminates chance of uterine infections	Decreased aggression
Eliminates breast development (if done early)	Prevents spraying and marking
No unwanted pregnancies or offspring	Eliminates undesirable sexual behavior.

OTHER FACTS

~Your pet will NOT get fat or lazy because of this surgery.

~Surgery is recommended when your pet is about 6 months of age, but can be done at any age.

~It is much easier on your pet to be spayed before going through a heat cycle due to the

smaller size of the reproductive tract..

A CARING AND HUMANE DECISION

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