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Desexing Your Cat or Dog

The Importance & Benefits of Cat & Dog Desexing

Neutering your cat or dog is an effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and keep your pet healthy. Many cities in Australia have also introduced laws mandating that all cats must be microchipped and desexed. There are many benefits of desexing for males and females:

  • In females, desexing prevents: unwanted pregnancies, unwanted advances from roaming males, hormone-related behavioural changes, false pregnancies and pyometra (a life threatening infection of the uterus). It also greatly reduces the likelihood of mammary cancer in dogs.
  • In males, the benefits include: reducing the risk of prostate-related problems, eliminating the risk of testicular problems such as cancer, reducing extreme hormone-related behaviours such as roaming, aggression and territorial urine marking.
Dog Desexing
Cat Desexing

What Happens During the Desexing Procedure?

Before: Our vets will work with you to determine the best time to desex your cat or dog. Usually, the procedure is done in dogs when they are skeletally mature and 6 months of age for cats.

During: The procedure to desex your pet is very straightforward. Our veterinary surgeons and team will be on hand to answer your questions and ease your concerns at an initial consultation.

After: The recovery from surgery is fast and you can expect that most cats and dogs can go home on the same day of their surgery. Good post-operative care is essential to allow your cat or dog to recover quickly from their operation and avoid complications. Your vet will talk this through with you.

More about cat desexing and dog desexing

Dog desexing or cat desexing is important to prevent unwanted pregnancies and help ensure your pet is healthy. It is also a requirement of many Australian councils, which have introduced mandatory microchipping and desexing laws.

Cat and dog desexing is a routine surgical procedure performed under anesthesia by highly trained veterinarians. The dog or cat desexing surgery involves removing the reproductive organs of the animal to stop them from breeding.

Dog desexing can have health benefits such as a reduction in the risk of mammary cancer and uterine infections in female dogs. In male dogs the procedure can help prevent prostate and testicular cancer. Dog desexing can also lead to behavioral improvements, with a reduction of mounting, urine marking and wandering in male dogs. When a female dog is desexed it won’t come into heat.

Similarly, cat desexing can create better health outcomes for your cat. Neutered male cats are generally calmer and roam less. Female cats who have been spayed are less likely to wail to get the attention of a new mate. 

To find out more about cat desexing and dog desexing, contact the Port Kennedy Vet Hospital today.

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