3 Great Reasons to Spay and Neuter Your Pets

Spaying or neutering your pet is an important part of pet ownership. The veterinarians at Unleashed Pet Care in Westland, MI, would like to explore three great reasons why your pet should be spayed or neutered.

1. Fixing Behavioral Problems

Like humans, animals are also driven by sex hormones that can affect the way they behave. When you spay and neuter your pets, you can greatly reduce and even remove undesirable tendencies driven by sex hormones. Some of these behaviors may include the following:

• urinary marking
• male aggression
• unsafe roaming
• mounting 
• vocalizing

If your pet is spayed or neutered early in life, you can prevent these behaviors from becoming habitual.

2. Prevent Unwanted Litters

Your pets can be in heat for up to three weeks on a cycle of every six to eight months. When female pets go into heat, they attract un-neutered males and run the risk of unwanted pregnancies. During this time, you should keep your female dog under close supervision at all times. 

Unwanted litters contribute to the overpopulation of shelters and rescues, as well as the increase in strays. There simply are not enough loving homes for all of the animals brought into the world via accidental litters.

3. Medical Benefits

There are many medical benefits to have these common procedures performed. Several serious forms of cancer can be prevented when the ovaries and uterus are removed from female pets. According to research, female pets are also less likely to suffer from mammary cancer if they are spayed before their first heat cycle. Also, male pets are less likely to experience disease of the prostate gland if they are neutered at a young age.

Spay & Neuter Services in Livonia, MI

To learn more about Unleashed Pet Care and our procedures to spay and neuter pets, contact us online or call us today at (734) 469-2800for an appointment. Spaying and neutering your pet is a great way to moderate his or her behavior and prevent unwanted litters.