SPAY & NEUTER

SPAY AND NEUTER

A spay/neuter procedure is a once-in-a-lifetime procedure in a pet's life. One of the significant reasons for spaying a female pet is to eliminate the annoying "signs of heat," which cause males to be attracted. Neutering a male pet eliminates the ability to produce unwanted offspring and decreasing the risk of future medical problems, such as severe prostate disease. Call Aaron Animal Clinic for more information about spaying/neutering at 216-901-9980.

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FACTS ABOUT SPAY & NEUTER PROCEDURES

  • Spaying does NOT cause a pet to get fat or lazy. This comes from overfeeding and inadequate exercise.
  • Personalities are NOT altered by spaying. Personalities do NOT fully develop until two years of age. Aggressiveness and viciousness are not the results of surgery.
  • Because altered pets are not as pre-occupied with being dominant and finding mates, their personalities have been known to seem more even-tempered.
  • Surgery is performed painlessly while your pet is under anesthesia. Post-surgical pain is minimal. Most pets go home the same day surgery is performed.
  • There are thousands of cats, kittens, dogs, and puppies available for adoption at shelters, humane societies, pounds, and in the paper. Spay or neutering your pet DOES help the pet overpopulation.
  • It is a case of "sooner is better than later." Especially in females, the more heat cycles they go through before they are spayed, the higher the risk they could get cancer or infections later in life.
  • Remember that one litter of kittens will multiply to 11,000 in 5 years if not spayed or neutered. For example, if a cat has two litters per year, that one cat and its offspring will produce more than 11 million cats in nine years.
  • Altered animals make better, more affectionate companions. It stands to reason animals that aren't preoccupied with mating have more attention to devote to their human friends.
  • Neutered males are less likely to roam, run away, or get into a fight and are less likely to start spraying if they have been neutered
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