Northpoint Veterinary Hospital

12599 Hwy 50 Unit 4
Bolton, ON L6R 0T9

(905)857-7387

www.northpointvet.com

Spay / Neuter

 

At Northpoint Veterinary Hospital, our vets understand the importance of spaying and neutering. Statistics reveals that around 60% puppies and kittens are unwanted and abandoned. Spay/neuter is the only effective alternative to minimize this drastic number of animals seeking shelter and food for living. Apart from reducing population, spay/neuter also render quality health services to the animals.

It is advisable to the pet owners to spay/neuter their dogs or cats to safeguard them from serious health hazards or over-population.

 

Benefits of spay/neuter

 

  • Prevent unintentional mating
  • Prevents breast cancer and prostate disease later in life
  • Prevents uterine infections and testicular cancer
  • In certain situations prevents behavior issues

 

What do we do?

 

We strongly recommend spaying and neutering around 5-6 months of age. This is ideal before puberty is reached. Though done routinely, these are major procedures. We recommend all pets to have pre-surgical blood work done and be placed on intravenous fluids to minimize anesthetic risk. All surgeries are monitored by trained technicians in presence of our Doctors.

Post-operative pain control is our forte’. We don’t want our furry partners to chew away at the incision so they are protected with a neck-collar. We place sub-cutaneous sutures (hidden) to minimize irritation. Exceptions are there when skin sutures are required (very hyperactive dogs, very large breed dogs)

 

Spay

 

Feline Spay FAQ

Canine Spay FAQ

Neuter

 

Feline Neuter FAQ

Canine Neuter FAQ