SPAY AND NEUTER

SPAY AND NEUTER …. BE A RESPONSIBLE  PET OWNER

Day after day shelters see people bringing in a carrier or a box carrying yet another unwanted litter of puppies. There are so many unwanted dogs -- and yes, even unwanted Goldens!  Please join our fight against pet overpopulation by having your pets spayed and neutered.  15 dogs and 45 cats are born for every person …. way too many for any one person to care for.  Where do these dogs and cats end up when there are no homes for them?  In the shelter, in rescue organizations, and many roam the streets … never to find a loving forever home. The euthanasia rate is staggering in shelters, not because animals are not adoptable but because there are not enough people to open their homes to care for them.

Spaying a female or neutering a male is another way to make sure our pets lead long and healthy lives.  Some health benefits are associated with these procedures.

Spaying (surgical removal of ovaries and uterus) before the first season drastically reduces the chances of breast or uterine cancer.  If the dog is spayed as an older dog, the chances of breast or uterine cancer are measurably reduced.  Castration (neutering--surgical removal of the testicles) virtually eliminates the chance of testicular cancer.

There are other advantages as well. 

Advantages of spaying:

*No messy heats.
*No “suitors” waiting in your yard.
*Decreased incidences of pyometra (serious and often fatal infection of the uterus).

Advantages of neutering:

*Lessens male aggressive and territorial behaviors but does not affect the personality.
*Prevents the need to roam in search of a female.
*Decreased incidences of urogenital diseases.

Links:  www.doghause.com/neuter.html

             www.doghause.com/spay.html

              www.1-800-save-a-pet.com/public/spay_and_neuter/index.html

updated 06/10/09
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