All You Need To Know About Spaying And Neutering Your Pet

All the living beings have a natural capability to reproduce and so does you four-legged mate in your house. You pet too is capable to produce young ones which lead to addition of new members in its and in turn, your family. While reproduction is an indication of a healthy pet, many of the pet owners would probably not want their pets to add new members to their family. Due to this, pet owners adopt the process of spaying and neutering their pets which prohibits their chances of producing young ones in the future.

How Is Spaying Different From Neutering?

It is similar to how males differ from females. Spaying is the process of removal of female reproductive organs which include ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus. As the female dogs get spayed, it renders them unproductive and also ceases the heat cycles that are produced in their body. Spaying may also be known as Ovariohysterectomy alternatively.

In contrast to this, neutering is the process of removal of reproductive organs of a male dog. Both the testicles of the dogs are removed with other associate structures which render them unable to reproduce; though the heat cycles in the male dogs may or may not get suppressed. Neutering may also be known as castration.

Why To Spay Or Neuter?

According to a report of Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), there are about 10,000 pet rescue organizations in the U.S alone and almost all of these have new members every single day. The nurture and care of these pets requires adequate resources, the amount of which too increases every single day. To come over this, the most helpful alternative is to spay or neuter your pets, so that the troubles of unwanted young ones and subsequently the pets do not arise.

Spaying and neutering your pet is also a part of pet grooming tips, which help in rendering your pet a longer and healthier life away from diseases and behavioral issues. Risk of some deadly diseases such as pet mammary cancer, urine infections and prostatic hyperplasia etc. is also removed with the removal or reproductive organs.

What Is The Appropriate Time To Spay Or Neuter Your Dog?

The spaying and neutering a dog is done according to the traditional concepts. Generally, dogs that are in age range of 6 to 9 months could undergo spaying or neutering with safety. However, the recent technological inventions have even made it possible to spay or neuter a dog when it is only 2 months old.

There are various factors that could affect the time related to spaying or neutering your pet. For instance, the breed of the dog could specifically make a difference when you call for its spaying or neutering. Bigger breed of dogs may experience a delayed development of their reproductive organs due to which, their spaying or neutering could take into account a good amount of time after their birth.

 Also, the living conditions of the dogs could affect the time when they need to be spayed or neutered. A male and a female dog living in the same house could get heated up instantly and hence their spaying and neutering should be done as early as possible.

Care Of The Spayed Or Neutered Pet:

While you get your pet spayed or neutered, the follow-up and the after care of it is utmost important to ensure its faster recovery. You could consult a vet and most probably, take care of the pets using the following precautions:

·         Pets are probably to be kept leashed; away from contact of other pets. This is due to the aggressive nature which could lead to conflict among the pets leading to serious troubles in surgeries.

·         Prohibit your pet from activities such as jumping and running which could prove fatal after operations

·         You could use an Elizabethan Collar to prevent the pet from licking the wound.

·         Keep track of the incision and if it shows signs of redness, swelling or discharge, consult the vet as soon as possible.

·         Prohibit bathing your pet for at least 10 to 15 days after the surgery to ensure a proper healing of the wound.

·         If your pet shows symptoms of fatigue, lack of appetite, less water consumption, vomiting or diarrhea, follow-up with a vet’s consultation so that the symptoms could be checked in time and these do not affect the surgery.

Risks in Spaying and Neutering:

The improvement in technological inventions has reduced the risks of Spaying and Neutering to the utmost limit, but some degree of risk is involved when the dog is given a dose of anesthesia.

This is why, it is suggested to offer your pet a thorough vet examination before proceeding with the idea, as Spaying and Neutering requires surgical treatment. The loss of blood from the body could be a critical aspect when your dog is affected due to some heart or liver disease.

Therefore, all you need to do is perform tests of your pet under an expert supervision and make sure that all its inner organs are working perfectly well. This also includes checking the presence of any disagreeable diseases in the body of pets.

Popular Misconceptions About Spaying And Neutering:

Some of the pet owners may hesitate to undergo such a process for their pets due to a misconception that removal of its reproductive organs would invite obesity and overweight conditions in their body. Contrary to this, the spaying and neutering process has nothing to do with the weight of the dog.

Though the spayed and neutered dogs require lesser calories in their food, the appropriate change and rotation in the diet of pets would keep their weight balanced. Some others may consider it to change the behavior of the dogs, but vets give an opinion exactly opposite to them. Thus, spaying and neutering your pets may be helpful in the due course of their life and it is even fruitful from the environmental point of view.