Spay/Neuter
Unless you want your dog to have its own offspring when it grows up, it is advisable to have it spayed/neutered. By spaying and neutering you not only prolong your dog’s life, you decrease its risks of developing certain medical conditions.
Common medical conditions in female dogs include pyometra (accumulation of pus in the uterus), false pregnancy and benign tumors of the mammary glands. Common medical conditions in male dogs include testicular and prostate cancers. If these conditions occur, spaying/neutering will be inevitable and mandatory.
Additionally, dogs in heat are extraordinary escape artists and can show undesirable sexual behavior (more common in males) such as urine marking, aggression and humping. Dogs kept outdoors and dogs that manage to escape tend to get in fights and risk severe injuries.
Another major problem is the constantly rising population of stray dogs. By spaying or neutering your dog, you help solve this issue. It is recommended that the spaying/neutering procedure gets done while the dog is still young (preferably less than one year).
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