Do the right thing-Spay or neuter your pet

One of the most important health decisions you can make is to spay (remove ovaries and uterus of a female pet) or neutral (remove the testicles of a male pet) your dog or cat. This is a veterinary procedure that requires a short hospital stay and gives the health benefits of permanent pet.

You can check with ASPCA (The American Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals) to find a low cost spay or neuter program in your area that makes the surgery more accessible and convenient for you. The ASPCA also has a list of reasons why you should spay or neuter your pet:
If your pet is female she will live a longer life and healthier. Spaying helps prevent breast cancer and uterine infections.
Your pet will no longer female in heat. Cats can go into heat every 3 weeks during the breeding season. A cat in heat want to find a mate that causes them to howl and wants to be left outdoors to find the neighborhood cat Tom. This is not funny to 3: 0 every 3 weeks!
Neutering your male pet before the age of 6 months, will prevent testicular cancer.
Your pet will be male don't go looking for fellow females in heat. A pet male who has not been castrated will try anything to find a mate including bolting out an open door and digging under fences.
Neutering your male pet an animal will make them much better educated. Neutered pets are much more happy to spend their time with you, instead of finding a way to find a mate. A dog neutered is usually less likely to be aggressive.
It is much less expensive spay or neuter your pet and then pay for unwanted litters.
Keep pets from males get barrel vault on females.
Spaying and neutering keeps your community by having a large population of stray dogs and cats. Stray can become a real problem from getting into trash, running in traffic, attack other animals or people, running in packs and defecating in areas where children play.
Spaying and neutering helps put an end to the suffering of stray and unwanted litters. Every year millions of cats and dogs are sacrificed because they come from unwanted litters or have become strays on the streets. Could be avoided if only more people would spay and neuter their pets.

Spaying and neutering is not only a great health benefit for your pet, but also good for your community. Spay or neuter-do the right thing!

Valerie McCune has owned dog and cats throughout his life and write about them and share tips on pet owner.

Visit her website http://www.petsarena.com/where you can find animal products quality and a companion blog with more articles.