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Important reasons to spay or neuter your pet

More than 4 million pets are euthanized in U.S. animal shelters each year simply
because they have no home. Many are puppies and kittens less than 6 months old.
Help stop this needless loss of life. Spay or neuter your pet.

Spaying your female pet (ovariohysterectomy):
Removal of the ovaries and uterus.
Ideal age is 4 to 6 months.
• Eliminates the risk of ovarian and uterine cancer.
• Eliminates unwanted pregnancies.
• If spayed before the first heat cycle, your pet has a less than 1 percent chance of developing breast cancer.
If spayed after one heat cycle, your pet has an 8 percent chance of developing breast cancer.
If spayed after two heat cycles, the risk increases to 26 percent.
After two years, no protective benefit exists.
• Pets with diabetes or epilepsy should be spayed to prevent hormonal changes that may interfere with medication

Neutering your male pet (castration):
Removal of the testicles and spermatic cord.
Ideal age is 4 to 6 months.
• Eliminates the risk of testicular cancer, the second most common tumor in male dogs.
• Greatly reduces the risk of prostate cancer and prostatitis.
• Reduces the risk of perianal tumors.
• Reduces roaming and fighting.
• Eliminates or reduces spraying or marking in males neutered before 6 months of age or before the onset of these behaviors.
• Eliminates the risk and spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
• Eliminates unwanted litters.

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