Pros And Cons Of Spay

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When receiving a new puppy, kitten, or some sort of animal owner’s do not think about spaying or neutering the animal. Most of the time when animals are taken to the veterinarian the owner speaks to the vet about the pros and cons to performing this procedure on the animal. The vet will typically tell them mostly pros about the surgery but they also tell them about the few cons because by law they have to tell the owner about any cons or anything that could go wrong. In the end the owner typically decides to go through with the procedure because of the several pros that the surgery offers. Typically the cost, medical benefits, and the pets health come to mind when deciding to have the surgery or not. When people get the first estimate of the spay or neuter surgery that the vet will perform on their pet they start to think that the procedure does not seem worth the price they will pay. When pets do not receive a spay or a neuter fighting and diseases can and will add up to way more than the simple procedure will cost (Humane Society). What most people do not know along with the …show more content…
Before the surgery they will need to make sure the pet does not receive food after midnight the day before the surgery. The day of surgery the vet will examine the animal to determine the perfect amount of anatisha that the animal will receive for the surgery. After the surgery the amount of work makes the owner think that they should not have gone through with the surgery. The animal needs to stay in a quiet secluded place to recover. The owner will need to stop the pet from running, jumping, and licking the incision site. If they do this they will cause an infection to form. The owner will also want check the incision site daily and refrain from bathing the animal for at least ten days after the surgery. There tends to be a lot involved after the surgery to keep them

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