All About The Pets
How
many pets do you have? Do you have one? Or maybe five? How many of your pets are fixed? All of them? None of them? Or only
one? Why? If you have had all of your animals that can be fixed, fixed, cool! You probably know the benefits of fixing your
pet. If you have not fixed your pet, and it is an outdoor or combination indoor and outdoor pet, how many litters has it had?
And how many of those new born pets have lived long and healthy lives?
In America, an estimated 4-6 million animals are killed in shelters each year. Millions more abondoned
for one reason or another. Approximately 71% of cats and kittens that were put into shelters were uthanized, or, in other
words killed. Not only that but 30% of the dogs that were surrendered were purebreds, dogs who are of only one species and
specifically bred for show.
There are many good reasons to fix your pet. Not only are you promoting its health in some ways, but
you you are also saving the lives of other animals. One cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years. One
dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in 6 years. Not all of these animals can be adopted. There aren't enough
people in the world, and in the U.S. , to house and provide for that many animals. So by fixing your pet, you are preventing
the possibility of other animals being born from your pet, and are giving the already living animals a chance.
As I said before, there are also many health advantages to having your pet fixed.
Spayed animals;
Tend to live longer
Do
not suffer from female cancers
Are more loving and better tempered
Do not experience messy heat cycles
Are
less likely to bite
Neutered Animals;
Also tend to live longer
Do
not spray to mark territory
Are less likely to bite or be in fights
Tend to stay closer to home
And
also are more loving and sweet
There are side affects when you first fix your dog or cat. For example, they will be tired and cranky
because they have been doped up and was just in surgery. Females are not allowed to jump up to a person on furniture or up
the stairs until their incision is completely healed. Males will be really cranky and have a higher risk of rash
if their wound is not taken care of properly. Fixing you r animal can be cheap, or expensive. It can be $40 or up to $100
or more depending on where you go. Ask your vet about fixing your pet.
For the animals sake.
For information on how you can help these animals, you can click on the links below. ( this link might
not help those from certain states )
