Should You Neuter Your Family Cat Or Dog? (Part 2)

Studies have shown there are genuine advantages to neutering. In the case of females, spaying the pet by six months, or the first heat, significantly reduces the chance of breast cancer in later years. Breast cancer has a large death rate, with ninety percent for cats, fifty percent for dogs, so early prevention by neutering is important.

As well, the chances of uterine cancer in dogs and cats also increases, unless spaying is performed early on.

Proof that neutering is effective but safe is that the S.P.C.A. neuters all older pets that are adopted as a matter of course.

Neutering your cat or dog can prevent household problems. During heat, cats and dogs can experience behavior issues, can disturb people with noise and mating activities, can make messes with spraying or discharges, and generally become a nuisance. Neutering makes this behavior disappear, and the pet is more even tempered.

It’s encouraged to perform neutering early on, at around six months after birth. The operation can be for the same day or an overnight event (dependent on the physician’s policy). There may need to be a second visit to remove stitches. Talk to your veterinarian for further details.

While we may view the neutering of a cat or dog with a little concern, it is a caring thing to get done for your pet, enabling them to have a better life, and probably a longer one.

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