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Neutering your pet dog, cat or rabbit has significant health benefits for your pet. Here at Family Vets Athlone we recommend neutering of your family’s pet if they are not to be used for breeding . However we are always happy to discuss the right thing to do for your pet.
Spay is a term used for female neutering.
Castration is a term used for male neutering.
What’s involved in neutering/spaying?
Neutering is performed on a day patient basis. Your pet will be
admitted in the morning and should be home to their family that
evening.
Neutering is a surgical procedure performed under general anaesthetic. Every patient undergoing general anaesthetic is monitored throughout his/her procedure by our highly qualified and experienced veterinary nurses.
Healing takes approximately 10 days and all post operative
instructions will be discussed with you when your pet is going home.
● Removes ability to reproduce thereby preventing unwanted litters ● Reduces management involved with female pets regularly coming into season ● Can help with reducing roaming and aggressive behaviours especially in males ● Eliminates possibility of developing testicular cancers in males, ovarian and uterine cancers in females ● Dramatically reduces possibility of female pets developing mammary (breast) cancers ● Reduces chances of male dogs developing prostate disease as they get older ● Prevents development of pyometra ( a potentially life threatening womb infection) in female dogs
Dogs: Female dogs can be spayed from 6 months of age, prior to their first season. Your dog’s size and breed are also taken into consideration when recommending when to spay larger breed dogs If your dog has her first season, she should be spayed 3 months later. Male dogs can be neutered any time after 6 months of age. We recommend large breed dogs are not neutered until 12 -18 months of age as this allows their bones and joints to fully mature. Cats: We recommend neutering male and female cats at 6 months of age. We will however consider neutering some cats as young as 4 months of age depending on certain circumstances
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Family Vets Athlone
College Lane,
Connaught St, Athlone,
Co. Westmeath,
N37 RK66