Why Spay or Neuter Your Pet?
One female dog and her offspring could produce 67,000 dogs in 6 years!
One female cat and her offspring could produce 420,000 cats in 7 years!
MILLIONS OF UNWANTED KITTENS AND PUPPIES ARE EUTHENIZED IN SHELTERS EVERY YEAR. MANY MORE STARVE, ARE KILLED OR DIE OF DISEASE.
YOU CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!
Myths And Facts of Spaying and Neutering Your Pet
This information is provided by the National Humane Education Society
Myth: Spaying or Neutering will make a pet fat and lazy....
FACT: Lack of exercise and overfeeding are the main reasons a pet becomes fat. Feed your pet a properly balanced diet and make time for walks or play.
Myth: One should let a female pet have at least one litter before spaying...
FACT: No medical evidence supports this statement. Animals do not need to have a litter.
Myth: Spaying and Neutering a pet will break its spirit...
FACT: Spaying or neutering will not negatively affect a pet's disposition. These procedures simply prevent the pet from reproducing.
Myth: We can always find good homes for a litter...
FACT: Each home you find for a puppy or kitten is one less home available for the millions of unwanted pets euthanaized each year.
Myth: Spaying or neutering costs too much...
FACT: This charge only occurs once in the pet's lifetime. One can actually save money by having a pet sterilized since the chances of getting certain tumors or cancers are reduced. Treatment of these diseases can be very expensive. There are many reduced fee opportunities available today. Check with your local shelter.
A Low Cost Clinic is now open in Mercer County (serving surrounding counties). Call: (859) 715-0012, or (859) 812-0820
A low cost, low income clinic in Danville. Call (859) 238-1117 or visit on-line at dbchs@bellsouth.net
FUNDS AND ASSISTANCE ARE AVAILABLE!
THE COST IS NO LONGER AN EXCUSE!!
How can spaying or neutering your cat or dog help both you and your pet? The National Humane Education Society urges you to read on and see how this big part of responsible pet ownership can make a difference in the lives of you and your companion. Dogs and cats have no psychological sex drive. They feel no need to reproduce and are more quiescent when they are spayed or neutered. For either gender, spaying and neutering removes discomfort, distress and distraction and makes your pet a more content family member. On the average, spayed and neutered pets live longer.
Spaying and neutering is a relative safe and painless procedure done by a licensed veteranian. The cost of the procedure depends on the age, size, sex and health of the pet. Spaying and neutering is typically cheaper for small pets. Many humane societies offer discounts for the operation. Some communities have low-cost clinics available to low-income families. Spaying and neutering can be done at any age, providing the animal is in good health and not overweight.
Spaying, the procedure used for female pets, eliminates the heat cycle or "estrus". By sterilizing a female pet, the desperate attempt to find a mate will cease and unwelcomed visits by male "suitors" will terminate, as they will no longer be drawn by the scent of the female in heat.
Neutering, the procedure used for male pets, eliminates most roaming associated with the search for a mate. This in turn reduces the risks of fights, injury, poisoning, and traffic deaths. Neutered pets are more content and better behaved. Neutering reduces the urge in male dogs to "mount" and male cats to "mark" their territories. Neutered pets are also less likely to develop prostate problems and testicular tumors.