Neutered male dogs no longer feel the urge to make a territorial statement by spraying the furniture or roaming the neighborhood in search of a canine partner. Instead your companionship alone will be enough to keep the family pet at home. Spaying or neutering your pet Is a responsible act. Many puppies and kittens are homeless. Even If every American adopted one, there would not be enough homes for these pets.
Some homeless pets end up in shelters where the unadopted are euthanlzed.
Others remain homeless, fighting for survival and generally dying an undignified death. However, spaying or nuetering can slow a pet's metabolism and therefore your pet may not need as much food. A well balanced diet coupled with exercise will keep your pet fit and trim and abiding by the rib test. It will be more difficult if a female pet has been allowed to come into heat or have a litter. The reason for this is because the animal's sexual organs become enlarged.