Hi. My name is Dr. Dean Severidt and thank you for joining us on the Pet Doctor Blog. Today I am going to talk a little bit about spaying your dog or cat. Spaying is something you certainly want to do to all of your females, both dogs and cats. We have an overpopulation of pets, cats and dogs, and we certainly do not need to add anymore if you are not a breeder. Besides overpopulation, there are also some medical reasons to spay them. For instance, dogs that are spayed at a young age do not have a chance of developing mammary cancer later in life, obviously, you cannot have uterine problems or ovarian problems, such as cancers, endometriosis and things like that if they have been spayed.
I get asked when to spay pets a lot. Cats basically go in heat all the time in the spring, they are induced ovulators, so once they are bred, that is when they ovulate. Spaying your cat can also make your cat more pleasant because they will absolutely drive you crazy when they are in heat if you do not get them spayed. Dogs usually go into heat twice a year, usually spring and the fall. So I would certainly recommend getting them spayed at a young age, usually around four to five months of age. That is going to get them before they ever go into heat and you can avoid those problems. Spaying recovery is very mild for both cats and dogs and they can be up and running in a very short time, usually within a couple of days.
If you get an older dog that has not been spayed, I would certainly get it done at that time. It is best not to do it when they are in heat, but certainly as soon as they go out of heat and everything goes back down to normal as far as the swelling, that would be a good time to get it done.
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