What to CONSIDER about a New Dog or Cat? 🐱🐶
There are two main options/decisions:
Neuter the Animal or Not
Source: Gabriela Garcia, dictated to Raul.
Note:
Gabi is heavily in favor on neuter so that you know. I am not. It is an argument we have often... and no end in sight. I believe in the freedom of the animal to reproduce...but it seems i am at least partially wrong.
If you ignore this point - then you choose NOT to neuter the animal. The point NO decision is also a decision - and will have effects LONG term. You can postpone the decision - that is ok.
If you choose to not do it - then consider - a dog can have from 1 puppy to 12.
Can you afford that in your home? Can you find interested persons. Else they can be sent to a shelter and possibly put to sleep if no owner is found - quite likely.
Here in Puerto Rico many take the painful/shameful action of leaving the puppies in a high traffic location - in hope they find shelter. But these places may also have stronger dogs fighting for the little food available ot just space, or cars may kill them.
Now far more important - all reproductive organs of a dog/cat that are procreating frequently have a much higher probability of CANCER in these organs.
Another BIG FACTOR is the CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR in the animals when neutered:
- Aggressiveness diminishes
- As result they have less or no fighting wounds
- This means no crowds of animals fighting for sex near home
- Since there is no repro cycle the sex hormones are not there to make the male animals crazy.
- This applies for both male and female - where the males have a small cut in the testicles.
- For your own animals all need to be neutered else these behaviors
REF:
https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/spaying-in-cats
