Spaying and neutering has a multitude of benefits for your pet. 

 

In females, spaying will reduce the chance of common health issues such as:

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• Pyometra, or uterine infection, which is a potentially life-threatening condition that is very expensive to treat. By spaying your pet, the chance of this issue occurring is 0%!

• Breast tumors, a common health issue that arises in unspayed females. A large percentage of breast tumors are malignant. Spaying your pet before her first heat cycle significantly reduces the chance of breast tumor occurrence. If your pet has gone through one of several heat cycles, it is still beneficial and pertinent to spay.

• Dystocia is the medical term for difficulty giving birth. In situations like this, an emergency C-section may be needed. This is costly and can be life-threatening to both mom and her puppies or kittens. If your pet is spayed, she cannot get pregnant, so she will never be in jeopardy of needing a C-section!

• Unwanted and undesirable behaviors are greatly reduced by spaying. The includes dominance, aggression, fights, and marking territory.

• Roaming behaviors are reduced by spaying. Majority of pets that are hit by cars are not spayed!

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The health benefits for males are also important. Neutering will reduce the chance of common health issues such as:

• Testicular cancer is eliminated by neutering.

• Prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate, prostatic cysts and tumor occurrence is significantly reduced by neutering.

• Unwanted and undesirable behaviors are greatly reduced by neutering. This includes dominance, aggression, fights, and marking territory.

• Roaming behaviors are reduced by neutering. Majority of pets that are hit by cars are not neutered!