Come thy little doggy, so I can spayeth thee.

Did you know that more than three million cats and dogs are euthanized every year?  That’s right, three million a year! This can be prevented by spaying or neutering your cat or dog to prevent her from having offspring that may roam the street or other life circumstances that will cause her to be euthanized.  Also, spaying or neutering will prevent the animal from developing prostate, testicular, or ovarian cancer.

Now, you may say that the animal will suffer from discomfort.  Well, that’s true, the animal is having his/her testicles and scrotum or ovaries removed.  But the relatively short period of discomfort is worth avoiding the long periods of pain followed by death from testicular, prostate, or ovarian cancer.

Also, it has been claimed dogs will become overweight and lazy from neutering or spaying.  That is not true.  Over-feeding and lack of exercise causes dogs to gain weight and be lazy.  In some cases a thyroid problem or genetics is to blame, but the neuter surgery is not to blame for a fat dog or cat.

Having a pet spayed or neutered is best between the ages of four and six months.  This is important because animals may have kids sooner than expected.  If you decide to breed your dog or cat, consider neutering or spaying later (after you are through breeding), by doing so your pet will not be able to develop testicular or ovarian cancer.

The procedure is preformed under general anesthesia.  The stay may be several hours to several days, depending on the pet.  After a while, the pet will return to get the stitches removed.  The procedure is a one-time cost that is relatively small when you consider the benefits.  For pets living in homes with limited income, reduced cost procedures may be available.  Also, some places may hold free or very low cost clinics for people with lower incomes.

Also, rabbits can be spayed or neutered, which is helpful because they breed very rapidly.  Spaying or neutering rabbits can reduce hormone-driven behavior, such as lunging, mounting, spraying and boxing.

Spaying and neutering are very important and can save the lives of  millions of animals a year.

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