Feeding your Canine Companion

2005 Annual Report
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Vets who support SHS Spay/Neuter Drives Sunny Brae Animal Clinic 900 Buttermilk Lane Arcata, CA 95521 822-5124 Eureka Veterinary Hospital 4433 Broadway, Eureka 442-4885 Animal Health & Surgery Center 1257 Riverwalk Drive, Fortuna 725-6154 Myrtle Avenue Veterinary Hospital 2715 Hubbard Lane, Eureka 443-8686 Ferndale Veterinary 1140 Van Ness Ave., Ferndale 786-4200 McKinleyille Animal Care Ctr 839-1504

According to California law, every animal that is adopted from the Sequoia Humane Society must be spayed or neutered prior to adoption. You may wonder how we do this, when we adopt out so many young kittens and puppies. The answer is early age sterilization.

Research has shown that it is safe to spay and neuter kittens and puppies at a much younger age than veterinarians once thought and there are many benefits for both animals and people. According to the Humane Society of the United States, “Sterilizing can be done as young as 8-weeks of age with no increased surgical or postoperative risks reported.” The low body fat makes these surgeries easier to accomplish and puppies and kittens tolerate the procedures very well and recover more quickly than do older animals.

Spaying a female animal before she goes into her first heat prevents estrogen from stimulating mammary tissues, reducing the chance for mammary tumors later in life. Testicular cancer in neutered male animals is virtually unheard of, and risk of prostate cancer is diminished.

Financial benefits also accompany early sterilization. The price of altering dogs increases according to their weight—a 15-pound puppy compared with a 65-pound yearling can be quite significant price-wise! Not to mention the financial responsibility of caring for a litter of kittens or puppies, or the additional fees incurred by spaying a female animal that is pregnant or in heat.

And best of all, fixing kittens & puppies guarantees that they won’t be contributing to the pet overpopulation problem. You can save lives by having your animal spayed or neutered early. If you adopt a puppy or kitten that hasn’t already been altered, bring him or her to your veterinarian right away. For a list of veterinarians that support early age sterilization, contact SHS at 443-1782.

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