A roaming male dog or cat can impregnate several females in heat in a single day. Spayed and neutered pets are better, more affectionate companions. Spayed and neutered pets live longer, healthier lives. Spaying eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer. Spaying before the first heat cycle greatly reduces the chance of breast cancer.
Neutering reduces the incidence of prostate cancer and disorders.
Over the years this has changed as medicine and technology have advanced. Early age altering, spaying and neutering pets between the ages of 6 and 14 weeks, has actually been practiced for over 50 years in North America. For more information about the advantages of early age altering see this factsheet published by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies . We can help The Humane Society of Calaveras County can help defray some of the expense of spay and neuter operations on dogs and cats. This assistance in intended only for low income pet owners living in Calaveras county.