subject: Puppy Spaying And Neutering - The Benefits Of Doing It [print this page] Spaying and neutering is actually is a surgery made to prevent your puppy to get pregnant or impregnating other puppy which is to remove their reproductive organs. This can be done to your puppy at the age of 4 to 6 months old.
Although it does sounds terrible, but it is worth of doing it as there are pros exceeds the cons of spaying and neutering your puppy.
This is the knowledge that you have to know in order able to understand your puppy behavior and able to take care your puppy well.
First and the main advantage of spaying and neutering is done in order to prevent cancer. Cancer can develop when puppies have undesirable sexual behavior such as urine marking, humping and the urge to roam.
Secondly, there will be lesser homeless puppies all around the world! You definitely doesn't hope to see homeless puppies wandered along the street and some does involved in tragic accidents as well as puppy abuse.
It is even poorer and sad to see this happens compared to getting your puppy spayed or neutered. Don't you think so?
Besides these reasons, you will find your puppy is better behaved after spaying and neutering process. The female puppies will not howling and urinate more frequently as their acts to advertise themselves to the males every 3 weeks.
Whereas for the male puppies, they will become less aggressive compared to normal males that will act as such to being protective to his home and family.
Some may question if their puppy will put on weight after being spayed and neutered. Usually if your puppy passed the sexual maturity, your puppy may have an increased appetite because altering does bring affect to hormone balance. Do consult your vet if you feel your puppy gets over weight.
The risk to your puppy before and after the surgery is low. After the surgery your puppy needs to be monitored closely for several days to see whether he gets infected. Do check on the surgical area for redness, drainage and swelling. Consult your vet if things get worse or if your puppy becomes lethargic and refuse to eat and drink.
After this process, you will really get yourself a puppy that is easier to train and can lead a longer life with you. Even it is not easy, but it is helpful to you, your puppy and also the community.
