Spaying reduces cancer risks: If a female dog is spayed before her first heat, she has almost no chance of getting mammary gland cancer. After the first heat, the chance is only seven percent and ...

Most veterinarians recommend spaying female dogs at 6 months. This age has been selected as to prevent the onset of the first heat cycle, when female dogs can become pregnant.

Here are some facts you may not know. Spaying female dogs can actually prevent certain cancers including ovarian, mammary and uterine cancers, which can be prevalent in many mature females.

You may notice some changes in your dog’s behavior after spay or neuter surgery. Let’s go over what to expect in both the short term and the long term when it comes to your pup’s behavior.

Stanley Coren PhD., DSc, FRSC Canine Corner Spayed Female Dogs May Have Reduced Communication Skills Spayed female dogs show reduced responses to human communication signals. Posted Feb 27, 2019 8 ...

A low-cost shelter today charges about $55 to neuter a male cat and $60 to spay a female cat, around $150 to spay a female dog under 30 pounds and between $150 and $250 (depending on size) to ...

Another opened four years later and charged $17.50 for spaying female cats and dogs and $11.50 for neutering males, said Linda Gordon, director of facility development for the city's Department of ...