Neuter and Spay Surgeries
Spaying and Neutering Your Pets - First Things First
Many people are not aware of how fast and how many kittens, rabbits, or puppies a pet can have and it only takes one minor discretion for an animal to become pregnant. Take a cat for example, at first, you have one male cat and one female cat, both intact. After even a one time chance meeting, the female cat, lets call her Betty, becomes pregnant. Betty can have 6 kittens, those 6 kittens can have 6 kittens and so on and so forth until you are over run with family members (by two years it can be 144 family members. Yikes!). Yes, we all know that those kittens, bunnies and puppies are cute when they are small but you have to remember that those babies do grow up into some not so small adults. Also, finding homes is not as easy as it seems just go for a walk in your local SPCA or human society and you can see the vast number of small kittens and puppies waiting and looking for new homes. If you are more worried about how your pet will feel afterwards, as some have an emotional connection and think of if it was them in their precious pets shoes, rest assured, they don't know the difference. Cats, dogs, rabbits and many other small animals don't think about their sexuality in the same way we do. Not only that, but it helps your pets become less aggressive and not spray everywhere! (As a side note, it's not just pee when they mark their territory, there is seamen mixed in with it as well) Any pain involved with the surgery is carefully countered with the anesthesia. Still have some questions? Then continue reading down below!
When should my dog or cat be neutered or spayed?
Although a dog or cat can be neutered at as young as 10 to 12 weeks, we suggest waiting until at least 6 months (that's 26 weeks). Why so young? Isn't it better I wait till adult hood and everything is settled? Well, neutering/spaying is recommended before the pet reaches puberty so that they don't start marking their territory by spraying (it looks like pee but it's not!). If your pet has already started spraying, don't fret, as long as you get the neutering done soon, it usually doesn't turn into a behavioral problem and usually stops after a few months.
Okay, I've read everything and am now feel confident in my decision to spay/neuter my pet, what do I do now?
Give us a call to set up an appointment. Neutering or spaying is usually a day surgery and drop off is generally between 8-9:30 am Monday to Saturday. If this is not good for you at all, we may be able to work something else out. Pick-up is generally after 4 pm. As cats and dogs do like to lick their wounds, and suture lines are no exception, we do suggest that after surgery that your cat or dog wear an E-collar so that s/he can not pull at the incision line.