What You Need to Know About Spaying and Neutering

Spaying and Neutering Basics for Cats and Dogs

Controlling unwanted pet pregnancies is the responsibility of every cat and dog owner. Unfortunately, unexpected and unwanted litters become captured strays and euthanized if they can’t be adopted. By proactively supporting spaying and neutering, we can avoid these results. Additionally, the health of your pet is improved. Although we cannot provide this procedure, visit us at Natural Holistic Health Care in Miami, FL, for a referral to practice that can.

What Are Spay and Neuter?

In practice, the veterinarian's medical procedure of spaying and neutering is sterilizing animals. Genders of cats and dogs can be surgically treated so they can't reproduce. You can’t always be everywhere with your pet, especially outdoors, so the surgical procedure prevents unwanted pregnancies right up front, even if they get out and become a bit too social for their good.

The spaying process removes the reproductive organs from a cat or dog. Because of the same, the animal also loses the heat condition that attracts male cats and dogs and drives the animal’s breeding instinct. As holistic vets, we support this strategy to prevent unwanted animal deaths. Although we cannot provide spay and neuter surgery, we can refer you to a practice that does.

Neutering removes the testes from a male cat or dog. Regardless of how the dog behaves afterward, it cannot impregnate another animal. The procedure also reduces the aggressiveness in male cats and dogs, which comes from the instinct to be competitive versus other males.

Are there Non-surgical Alternatives?

While injected sterilization is possible, it doesn’t have a solid track record and is still under research. While the approach has had some success, it’s not a complete solution and fails in some breeds or applications for effective dog neutering or cat neutering. No similar method is used for cat spaying or dog spaying.

Other Health Benefits

Animals without a cat or dog spaying can be prone to uterine infection problems and breast tissue cancer. Spaying affects female cats and dogs, reducing their risk in these two health areas. Similarly, neutering a cat or dog reduces the male animal’s chances of developing testicular cancer. Contrary to rumors about cat neutering or dog neutering, neither procedure affects cats or dogs in their natural abilities. Instead, aggressiveness tends to be tempered and less hormone-driven.

Schedule for Pet Support with Us 

Our veterinarian team at Natural Holistic Health Care in Miami, FL, is a big supporter of the reproductive control of pets. We can schedule an appointment and care for your dog or cat. Contact our office at (305)-652-5372 to schedule an appointment. Although we cannot provide spay and neuter surgery, we can refer you to a practice that does.