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Spay/Neuter Information
Why
Should your Spay/Neuter your pet?
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Spaying your female before their first cycle eliminates the the
possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer and can greatly reduce the
chances of breast cancer.
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Neutering your male reduces the risk of prostate cancer and prostate
disorders.
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Spayed/Neutered pets live longer and healthier lives.
Spaying/Neutering
is good for you too:
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Spayed/neutered
pets are better behaved.
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Cats are less
likely to spray and dogs are less likely to mark their territory.
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Spaying a
female eliminates their heat cycle which lasts 6-12 days twice per
year in dogs and 6-7 days and three or more times per year in cats.
An animal in heat can cry constantly, show nervous behavior, and
attract unwanted males.
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Neutered males
are less likely to roam, run away or get in fights.
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Unaltered
animals often have more behavior and temperament issues and are more
likely to bite.
Pet Overpopulation
It has been shown
that one female dog or cat and her descendents can produce as many as
67,000 offspring in six years! In seven years that number jumps to as
many as 420,000 offspring! Unfortunately many of these animals will die
unwanted, abandoned, or just simply because they cannot survive the
harsh life on the street.
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