The Benefits of Spaying & Neutering

You won't have to fight off suitors.

When your female dog or cat goes into heat, the males for blocks around will know it. Walking her will be like going into battle. Every loose male dog in the neighborhood will follow, and nothing will drive them away. Your dog will normally come into heat twice a year, and she'll attract males for almost three weeks.

Cats are incredibly efficient reproducers During breeding season (approximately February through October), females come into heat as often as every two weeks, and won't stop unless they're allowed to reproduce. They'll also can go into heat while nursing their current litter. Cats needing to mate will wail, rub, and dart out the door at the slightest opportunity. They become almost magical in their ability to escape.

If you don't want your pet to breed, you're in for a very trying time. You'll get no cooperation from your pets because all their instincts are compelling them to find a mate. Nor is a fenced yard sure protection. Dogs will achieve the impossible when motivated to mate, and the number of puppies conceived in safely fenced yards number in the hundreds of thousands.

Reprinted courtesy of The American Humane Association

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