- Spaying and neutering helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives
- Many diseases, including some types of cancer, can be avoided
- Helps decrease aggression, hyperactivity and roaming tendencies
- Prevents unwanted pregnancy and reduces the number of homeless puppies and kittens
- Neutering cats makes them less likely to spray and mark territory
- Spaying a dog or cat eliminates her heat
cycle. Estrus lasts an average of six to twelve days, often twice a year,
in dogs and an average of six to seven days, three or more times a
year, in cats. Females in heat can cry incessantly, show nervous
behavior, and attract unwanted male animals
