Desexing your cat or dog

Did you know that there are more dogs and cats in the world then there are humans?

Husky Every day, healthy cats and dogs are put down because they don’t have a home and there is no room for them in shelters.

If you do decide to keep your pet undesexed for breeding purposes, are many things you must consider before doing so - breeding animals is like a full-time job.

Be aware that there are significant costs involved in having a litter or puppies and kittens.

Cats on average have 4-5 kittens per litter and dogs up to 10 puppies per litter. You will need to be sure that you can provide food, water and care for each puppy/kitten plus its mum and sometimes its dad.

You must also be aware that it will be your responsibility to change the ownership of the pet, not the new owner. Failure to do so within 14 days of selling or giving away the animal will result in a Penalty Notice (fine) being issued.

Benefits of desexing are:

A significant discount on registration fees
Less likely to show aggression to humans, wildlife and other animals
Less likely to try to escape or wander
Less likely to get cancer or other diseases of the reproductive organs, such as testicular cancer, prostate cancer/disorders in males, and cystic ovaries, ovarian tumours, acute uterine infections and breast cancer in females, and also other diseases like mammary cancer, perianal tumours and perianal hamias
More likely to live a longer and healthier life
Eliminates the “heat” cycle for females, and male dogs are less likely to “mount” legs and other objects.

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