One of the best reasons to schedule pet spay and neuter services for your pets is to help control the pet population and reduce the need for euthanasia of unwanted pets. There are also medical and behavioral benefits to spaying and neutering your animals. Besides preventing unwanted pets, studies show that spayed and neutered pets live longer, healthier lives.
Spaying removes a female animal's ovaries and uterus. This helps eliminate many reproductive-related complications and eliminates the hassle of pet menstruation.
Neutering removes a male animal’s testicles. This helps regulate hormonal surges that can cause hyper-activity, irritability and aggression. By neutering your male pet you can improve his mood, behavior, and his interactions with people and other animals.
Benefits of Spaying and Neutering
Increases life expectancy
Reduces or eliminates the risk for mammary gland tumors, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, and prostate diseases
Reduces desire to roam
Reduces overall health issues
Decreases aggressive behavior and breeding behavior
We offer outpatient spay and neuter clinic services at either our Primary Care clinics or Surgical Specialty hospitals. Drop your pet off in the morning and take them home at night.
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Minimally invasive techniques
Many Thrive Pet Healthcare Partner vet spay and neuter services now use minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for spaying. This requires a smaller incision site and can help speed recovery time and lower complications.
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Pre-surgery testing
We recommend pre-surgical blood work on every pet spay and neuter patient undergoing surgery. Preoperative blood work shows us how your pet’s internal organs are functioning before putting a pet under anesthesia so our vets can administer the correct amount of anesthesia.
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Patient monitoring during vet spay and neuter services
We monitor each pet before, during, and after surgery to ensure their safety and well-being. Innovative technological equipment helps vets assess your pet’s vitals and quickly react to any unexpected changes. After the procedure, we call you to brief you on the entire procedure.
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Post operative instructions and follow-up
When your pet is ready to go home, a team member will cover postoperative and medication instructions with you. Pain management is critical to your pet’s comfort and safety and we make sure you have everything you need to help your pet recover. You can reach out anytime with pet spay and neuter questions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Spay & Neuter
Spaying and Neutering can be scary when it comes to your pet - surgical procedures in general can be a little alarming. Make sure to check in with your veterinarian about any question you have - they're always happy to answer!
When we refer to spaying, we're referring to the sterilization of female pets. During this procedure, the fallopian tubes and uterus are removed from a female dog or cat - this makes her unable to reproduce, and eliminates the heat cycle and breeding-related behaviors.
When we refer to "neutering", we're referring to the castration of male pets. This involves the removing of a male dog or cats testicles, which makes him unable to reproduce and reduces or eliminates male breeding behaviors.
Spay and neuter procedures aren't just associated with reproduction - they can have long-term beneficial effects on your pet!
Increases life expectancy
Reduces or eliminates the risk for mammary gland tumors, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, and prostate diseases
Reduces desire to roam
Reduces overall health issues
Decreases aggressive behavior and breeding behavior
Reduces or eliminates spraying or marking
A common concern with the procedure is that it causes pets to be overweight. This isn't quite true - it's important to maintain proper nutrition and weight management routines after the procedure just as much as it was before!
