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| Spaying and Neutering |
| The best thing you can do for your pet! |
| "The 200 year old traditional form of altering used on family pets includes the permanent removal of the pet's testicles. Many caring pet owners hesitate or even refuse to neuter their pets because of this. Neuticles eliminates 'neuter-hesitatn' concerns - as a neuticled pet looks and can feel exactly the same after neutering." |
| What is your excuse? |
| "We find a good home for every one of them!" But how many of us are still in those homes a year or two later? And how many more kittens or puppies will we have? It isn't possible to find homes for all of them. "The Humane Society will take care of them!" They do the best they can, but they cant find homes for all of the millions of unwanted puppies and kittens in the United States. Unfortunately, a lot of us have to be put to sleep. "Nature intended for animals to have babies!" Yes, but nature didnt intend for millions of cats and dogs to die of starvation, disease, or under the weels of cars. Man has tamed us so that we cant look our for ourselves. Now he has a responsibility to see that we dont suffer. "...But spaying will hurt her!!!" No it wont. Spaying is a safe operation when done by a veterinarian. Afterward, I'll be more contented. And I'll be healthier too! (Please do NOT try to perform an operation on an animal yourself unles you are a licensed vererinarian!!) "All children should have a chance to watch puppies and kittens being born." But is it worth bringing unwanted animals into the world? isnt it just as important that children learn about the pet population explosion? It will help them understand the people population explosion, too. "I cant AFFORD to have him/her altered!!" Can you afford not to? Can you sleep at night knowing you've been responsible for animals being born to starvation, death from cars, or unhappiness as a stray? Can you afford to keep up with medical problems associated with an unaltered animal? |
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| Sam enjoys walks in the park, playing ball with the boys, and casual sex. And he's only three. He's probably fathering some of the 13.5 million unwanted dogs that must be put to death each year. You can't stop your pets from acting naturally. But if you love them, you'll have them spayed or neutered. |
| The Unneutered Male Dog: heightened sense of territoriality, marking with urine indoors, excessive marking on outdoor scentposts, barking/lunging at passer-bys, dominance towards owners, strangers and other animals, lunging/barking at and fightning with other male dogs, resistance and or refusal to obey commands, growling/snapping/biting, mounting people and objects pulling/dragging of leash holder outdoors excessive grooming, excessive sniffing of genital area possessiveness/overprotectiveness growling/snapping around food or toys sexual frustration periodic binges of destructive chewing/digging/scratching doordashing/fence jumping wandering/roaming baying/whining/howling indoor restlessness/irritability Does this sound like your dog?? The behaviours described above can be attributed to male sexuality. As a male puppy matures and enters adolescense, his primary focus shifts to other dogs. The humane/canine bond becomes secondary. Their limited attention span makes training difficult at best. If you are thinking about breeding your dog, even once, so he can experience sexual fulfilment...DON'T!!!! This will only let the dog "know what he is missing" and will elevate his level of frustration. If you have any of the problems listed above, they will get WORSE; if you do not, their onset may be just around the corner. Male dogs should be neutered (castrated or altered) at the onset of adolenscense (usually between 6 and 9 months of age) preferably before any of these undesirable behaviours appear. If they are allowed to develop and become an estabilished part of the dog's routine, it may be difficult to eliminate the behaviours, even through diligent training. This does not mean that, if the dog is already exhibiting these behaviours, you should not bother to have him neutered. Neutering WILL calm your dog down making it easier to retrain! More often than not, habituated behaviours can be greatly reduced oreliminated if the male has been castrated 6 to 8 weeks prior to the beginning of serious retraining efforts. |
| Females can have the same behaviours as the unneuterd male dog. The only difference is that the females will "bleed" for 2-4 weeks. Having your female spayed will make her healthier, happier and more obediant. |
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| Male cats have the same effect. They go through their own "marking", claiming their territory. When the male cats spray, it leaves a foul odor, along with staining the object that has been sprayed. Female cats can get overly friendly, or extremely mean. They usually "yowel, screech, or howl" until they find a mate. It is not worth the smell or the sounds of an unaltered cat. PLEASE spay or neuter them!! |
| For those who want their male to have the "look"...... |