{"id":996,"date":"2017-09-22T13:16:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T13:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart\/demos\/?page_id=996"},"modified":"2021-11-09T22:32:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T22:32:02","slug":"spay-and-neuter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wecarerescueranch.org\/spay-and-neuter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spay And Neuter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u25cf EVERY YEAR millions cats and dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters
\n\u25cf MOST WOULD HAVE MADE WONDERFUL PETS. Pet overpopulation and Homelessness is the #1 reason pets are euthanized
\n\u25cf The effective and humane way to address the pet overpopulation and homelessness problem is to drastically limit the number of cats and dogs being born
\n\u25cf 80% OF PETS ARE BORN INTO HOUSEHOLDS THAT CAN\u02bcT AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR PETS ALTERED. Free and low cost spay\/neuter service is the answer to \u201cI can\u02bct afford it\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1634084927728{padding-top: 30px !important;}” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]<\/p>\n
\u25cf Eliminates ovarian and uterine cancer in your female dog or cat
\n\u25cf Eliminates testicular cancer in your male dog or cat
\n\u25cf Reduces the risk of female mammary (breast) cancer
\n\u25cf Reduces undesirable behaviors associated with mating
\n\u25cf Reduces the incidence of injury when roaming to find a mate<\/p>\n
\u25cf Reduces the number of animals that enter our shelters needing food and housing, veterinary care and sometimes euthanasia and disposal
\n\u25cf Reduces the need for Animal Control intervention allowing them to provide other valuable services
\n\u25cf Helps improve the overall health of our community\u02bcs pets
\n\u25cf Reduces the intake of feral cats which are almost always euthanized as they are difficult to handle and re-home<\/p>\n
For dogs:<\/strong> 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\u2019re healthy. Dogs can be neutered as adults as well, although there\u2019s a slightly higher risk of post-operative complications in older dogs, dogs that are overweight or dogs that have health problems.<\/p>\n For cats:<\/strong> 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\u2019s advisable to schedule the surgery before your own cat reaches five months of age. It\u2019s possible to spay a female cat while she\u2019s in heat.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″]\t\t If left unfixed, female dogs can have 5\u20138 puppies per litter, and just one female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in only 6 years. Cats reproduce even faster than dogs and even while a cat is still nursing her kittens she can become pregnant again. Female cats can have 3\u20135 kittens per litter, and one<\/strong>female cat and her offspring can produce over two million<\/strong> cats in 8 years, that is astounding!<\/p>\n We hope that by spreading the word of this important act it will help reduce the homeless animal population and spread awareness to the crisis that animal shelters and neighborhoods face everyday.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”7695″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″][vc_column_inner]\t\tSpread the Word and Make a Difference<\/h1>\n
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