The Top 10 Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Pet(s)

One female cat, her mate and offspring can produce more than 11.5 MILLION cats in about 9 years. Dogs, about 67,000 in 6 years. These are conservative numbers. Most end up as strays or in shelters and euthanized because there are just not enough adopters to give these animals the loving, forever homes they deserve.

You can help end this problem and help us spread the word. If you or someone you know needs to spay or neuter a pet, or if you have feral or stay cats at your home or neighborhood, give us a call. We have low-cost options for cats and dogs. We can also help financially for those who need it.

One of the most important health decisions you’ll make is to spay or neuter your cat or dog. Below are the Top 10 Reasons why:

1. Spaying and neutering helps fight pet overpopulation - Every year, millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are euthanized or suffer as strays. These high numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.

2. Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life - Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast cancer, fatal in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases.

3. Neutering provides major health benefits for your male - Besides preventing unwanted litters, it is reporting that neutering your male companion can help prevent testicular cancer, if done before six months of age.

4. Your spayed female won't go into heat - While cycles can vary, female felines usually go into heat four to five days every three weeks during breeding season. In an effort to advertise for mates, they'll yowl and urinate more frequently—sometimes all over the house!

5. Your male pet won't be tempted to roam away from home - An intact male will do just about anything to find a mate! That includes digging his way under the fence or making like Houdini to escape from the house. And once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traffic, predators and fights with other males.

6. Your neutered male will be much better behaved - Neutered cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families. On the other hand, un-neutered dogs and cats may mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Many aggression problems can be avoided by early neutering.

7. Spaying or neutering will NOT make your pet fat - Don’t use that old excuse! Lack of exercise and overfeeding will cause your pet to pack on the extra pounds—not neutering. Your pet will remain fit and trim as long as you continue to provide exercise and monitor food intake.

8. It is highly cost-effective - The cost of your pet's spay/neuter surgery is a lot less than the cost of having and caring for a litter. It also beats the cost of treatment when your un-neutered male escapes and gets into fights with the neighborhood stray!

9. Spaying and neutering your pet is good for the community - Stray animals pose a real problem. They can be aggressive and end up attacking other animals or people, prey on and damage wildlife, cause car accidents and frighten children. Spaying and neutering packs a powerful punch in reducing the number of animals on the streets.

10. Your pet doesn't need to have a litter for your children to learn about the miracle of birth - Letting your pet produce offspring you have no intention of keeping is not a good lesson for your children—especially when so many unwanted animals end up in shelters.

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