Benefits to Spaying or Neutering Your Pet:

● Eliminates ovarian and uterine cancer in your female dog or cat
● Eliminates testicular cancer in your male dog or cat
● Reduces the risk of female mammary (breast) cancer
● Reduces undesirable behaviors associated with mating
● Reduces the incidence of injury when roaming to find a mate

Benefits to the Community:

● Reduces the number of animals that enter our shelters needing food and housing, veterinary care and sometimes euthanasia and disposal
● Reduces the need for Animal Control intervention allowing them to provide other valuable services
● Helps improve the overall health of our communityʼs pets
● Reduces the intake of feral cats which are almost always euthanized as they are difficult to handle and re-home

When is the best time Spay or Neuter your pet?

For dogs: While the traditional age for neutering is six to nine months, puppies as young as eight weeks old can be neutered as long as they’re healthy. Dogs can be neutered as adults as well, although there’s a slightly higher risk of post-operative complications in older dogs, dogs that are overweight or dogs that have health problems.

For cats: It is generally considered safe for kittens as young as eight weeks old to be spayed or neutered. In animal shelters, surgery is often performed at this time so that kittens can be sterilized prior to adoption. In an effort to avoid the start of urine spraying and eliminate the chance for pregnancy, it’s advisable to schedule the surgery before your own cat reaches five months of age. It’s possible to spay a female cat while she’s in heat.