This is why you should sterilise your pet
Animals are better family pets and are less inclined to roam if neutered.
Sterilising cats and dogs is important for the animal itself, as well as the community at large.
Community Led Animal Welfare (Claw) provided the following points on the importance of sterilising pets:
• Stops unwanted litters of animals
• Stops disease such as STDs, which dogs and cats can contract, and pyometra (infection in the uterus) in females and cancers in males
• Stops dog-to-dog aggression, or male cats fighting for territory or females
• Stops males from roaming, looking for females and helps prevent tragic accidents such as the animal being hit by a vehicle when on the prowl
• Makes for better family pets
• Less marking of territory, especially in male cats
The basic sterilisation procedure Claw uses is as follows:
• Physical examination to ensure the animal is healthy and able to cope with surgery
• A sedative is given to assist with pain management
• Anaesthetic drug is given, to put the animal under
• The animal receives surgical prep and a long-term antibiotic is administered
• Surgery takes place
• The reversal of anaesthetic drugs is administered
• The patient is closely monitored post operation to ensure that all is well before being placed back into its recovery cage and when preparing to go home
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