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Why Spay & Neuter: Improved Behavior
Spaying or neutering will not alter your pet's personality for the worse -
quite the opposite! The benefits with regard to behavior are many:
- Neutering reduces the need to breed, and that has a calming effect on many animals. Your pet can relax and enjoy being part of the family.
- Sterilization eliminates sexual frustration and related behaviors such as "leg humping".
- A female dog in heat will attract attention from every male dog in the vicinity, making walks an unpleasant affair. With a spayed female you don't have to worry about male dogs coming into your yard in search of your female dog.
- Female cats in heat will attract attention from unneutered male cats in the neighborhood. They will linger near your house, howling to attract the female's attention and spraying your walls with urine. Once your female cat is spayed these problems stop.
- Stops marking/spraying by male dogs, cats, and rabbits (marking/spraying means leaving strong-smelling urine on furniture, carpets, walls, etc.).
- Neutered dogs and cats tend to stop roaming (running away).
- Altered rabbits are less likely to be protective of their cage or living space.
- A sterilized pet is friendlier with other pets and is less likely to bite unprovoked. Dogs are more likely to get along well with other dogs at the dog park/beach. A spayed or neutered rabbit can safely and peacefully live with another rabbit.
FACT: Unneutered dogs cause nearly 100% of serious
bites and nearly 60% of those bite incidents involve children!
Please spay or neuter your
pets. Everyone around you - including the pet - will be happier.
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