Did you know early spaying of female dogs and cats can help protect them from some serious health problems later in life such as uterine infections and breast cancer. Neutering your male pet can also lessen its risk of developing benign enlarged prostate gland and testicular cancer.
Besides health reasons, spaying or neutering your pets helps control the issue of overpopulation. According to the Humane Society, “Many people are surprised to learn that nationwide, more than 2.7 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters annually”. While they still may seem to be kittens themselves, cats can actually get pregnant as early as five months old, and dogs as early as six months old, and each can have two to three litters a year. If this cat is a stray or becomes stray at some point, imagine how many litters it will have in it’s lifetime.
