Spaying your Female Pet:
(Ovariohysterectomy)
Removal of the ovaries and uterus.
Ideal age is 4 to 6 months of age.

If spayed before 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.

After each heat cycle, the risk increases eventually to 
about 25 percent.

Pets with diabetes or epilepsy should be spayed to prevent hormonal changes that may interfer with medication.

Eliminates the risk of ovarian and uterine cancer.

Eliminates heat cycles and the mess associated with that.

Eliminates unwanted pregnancies.

Neutering your Male Pet:

Removal of the testicles.
Ideal age is 4 to 6 months of age.

Eliminates the risk of testicular cancer.

Greatly reduces the risk of prostatitis and 
prostatic cancer.

Reduces the risk of perianal tumors - tumors that 
are seen around the anal area.

Reduces roaming and fighting.

Eliminates or reduces spraying (cats) or marking (dogs) behaviors in males neutered before 6 months 
of age or before the onset of these behaviors.

Eliminates the risk and spread of sexually 
transmitted disease.