To learn about what to consider when determining when to spay or neuter your pet and what the pros and cons are to sterilizing animals at different ages, we talked with dr.

By spaying or neutering your pet, you prevent unwanted litters β€” and fewer unwanted litters means less homeless animals in need.

Spaying or neutering your pet.

Spaying females before their.

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Have no risk of uterine infections and ovarian or uterine cancer.

By spaying or neutering your pet, you can help protect them against certain illnesses, perhaps address certain unwanted behaviors and save money.

Neutering decreases the risk of prostatic disease, hernias, and certain cancers in males.

If your pet is.

Benefits of spaying and neutering.

At hshpe, we spay/neuter all dogs, cats and rabbits who come into our care unspayed/unneutered (except in rare cases where they cannot undergo surgery).

What are spay and neuter surgeries?

When you get your animal β€œfixed,” you’re actually getting one of two surgeries performed:

This is an easy way for pet owners to be part of the pet overpopulation solution and prevent unwanted litters.

When female pets are spayed, they:

The benefits of spay/neuter.

β€” spaying and neutering help control pet overpopulation and can result in a decrease in the number of homeless pets that are brought into shelters as strays.

Many animals could be left homeless if you didn’t spay/neuter your pet.

Millions of pets end up in shelters each year, and many never find homes.

Spaying and neutering prevent unwanted litters, helping reduce the number of homeless animals.

When effectively delivered and combined with vaccinations, spay/neuter provides a humane and effective way to reduce the number of animals living on the streets, and improves the health of those remaining.

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We do so because spaying and neutering animals helps them live.

There are other benefits of spaying and neutering for pets, their families, local shelters, and the entire community.

You can save the lives of many unwanted puppies and kittens, and help your pet live a longer, healthier life, all by taking one simple action:

Graham brayshaw, dvm, director of veterinary medicine at animal humane society.