STERILIZATION HAS BENEFITS FOR BOTH PET AND OWNER:

– IT WILL PREVENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS IN FEMALES SUCH AS UTERINE INFECTIONS AND MAMMARY TUMOURS. HEAT (OESTRUS) WILL STOP IN FEMALE ANIMALS AFTER STERILIZATION
– IN MALE DOGS, PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT INFECTION OR CANCER IS LESS LIKELY. ALSO TESTICULAR CANCER WILL BE PREVENTED.
– BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS ROAMING, URINE MARKING AND AGGRESSION MAY BE LIMITED WITH EARLY CASTRATION IN DOGS AND CATS.

STERILIZATION HAS NO DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON A PET’S TEMPERAMENT. GUARDING AND PROTECTIVE INSTINCTS ARE UNAFFECTED.
YOUR PET MAY BE INCLINED TO GAIN WEIGHT AFTER ATERILIZATION, BUT THIS CAN BE MANAGED WITH DIET AND EXERCISE.
BY STERILIZING YOUR PETS YOU PLAY YOUR PART IN HELPING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STRAY AND UNWANTED ANIMALS.

AT THIS CLINIC WE RECOMMEND STERILIZATION FROM 6 MONTHS AND OLDER FOR DOGS,DEPENDING ON THE BREED. LARGE BREED DOGS SHOULD BE STERILIZED LATER BECAUSE THEY NEED MORE TIME FOR ADEQUATE BONE DEVELOPMENT.

SMALL AND MEDIUM BREEDS: 6 MONTHS
LARGE BREEDS: 12 MONTHS
GIANT BREEDS: 24 MONTHS
CATS CAN BE STERILIZED FROM 6 MONTHS ONWARDS