Would you consider getting your dog or cat fixed?

Even after our male is fixed he still sniffs and wants to go after the neighbors female when she come in heat.

I believe you manleyjoe because, not to be mean but truthful, males never lose that desire to want to mate. Now if the female were fixed, the smell of being in heat wouldn't be happening thus, his interest wouldn't be happening either.

Hehe. So TRUE! We used to own a dog when I was younger, Zeke, who was infamous for getting loose to go sit outside the cage of two dogs nearby who were not fixed. (Male and Female). The female would show interest, the male dog would become territorial and there was Zeke sitting outside the case smiling. You just knew he was sitting there giving her the eye. Namaste-Anora

thanks Niecie21, i am moving closer and closer to getting her fixed

i just called and found out that i can get it done on a discount for only $85 plus meds. I am super happy about that

my cousin's dog got uterus cancer. i so don't want that for my sweet face girl! i love her too much

That's exactly the reason why I got both my girls fixed, 34momma (well, one of them is only 4 months old, but we'll get there too, because I love them both too much)

well i just have the one and i live in an apartment too. she's my little yorkie so she is no trouble... i am going to call the vet and look into getting her fixed

I have cats too whatrow and I HIGHLY recommend you get all your cats fixed otherwise you might be overwhelmed with litter after litter of kittens...Did you know in a space of only three years one can have about 40 cats via litters of unfixed cats? Also I'm deeply involved with pet rescue, and am an active crossposter at Facebook for crossposting urgents pets that need to be rescued/saved, especially cats who wind up in KILL shelters--and most shelters are--and did you know most kill shelters use gas chambers instead of putting them down humanely? The reason for the overpopulation of unwanted pets is due to people allowing their pet to breed...they think they can find homes for them but don't, thus they end up in the shelters---over 6 MILLION pets are killed in shelters each year!

Hi whatrow, I think that's very nice as long as you keep every single newborn with you or manage to get them a decent home. But most people don't want their pet to have offspring and they just give away or abandon them, and if that's the case (I for example don't have enough room for a lot of cats) I think getting them fixed is not a bad choice. Plus, if your pet is NEVER going to have offspring, it may have some serious health issues if you don't get them fixed.

whatrow, do you expect to live out the lives of the number of litters your cats will have? I'm talking about greats and great great and great great great grandbabies and so on and on. No you won't live out their lives because we all have to die some time which means you'll be leaving behind a bounty full of cats for someone else to love and care for which most likely won't happen because not everybody is a pet lover like you and a the handful of us. More reasons to think about, I have 5 dogs and 12 cats and every one of them are fixed. Plus we've done some of the strays that happen to wonder into our yard. I'm about to help someone else with two of his cats because he's having financial problems. No question about it, yes I would most definetely have my pet fixed. First of all, you'll never have to worry about the female cat/dog going into heat. You'll never have to worry about male cats/dogs from miles around trying to get to your cat/dog or hanging around your yard waiting for your cat/dog to come out so they can try to mate. You'll never have to worry about cervical cancer (female) or if your dog is a male then testical cancer. Also about males, if they're fixed, they won't wonder off looking for other females in heat. Not only that, animals don't know they've been "castrated". They're not that smart and don't put such significance on "not" having their family "jewels". There's just so much good and peace of mind you'll get from having it done.

i found a low cost program that will charge me $85 plus the cost of the meds. I am so happy

for me and my family i just think it's the best idea

Spayed if it's a female or neutered if it's a male. Fixed so they can't have any kittens or puppies, depending on if it's a cat or a dog.

i see now i learned somethign new again. i have a female japanese spitz and i might have her fixed..hmm just that i dont know how much it will cost here

thanks Octav, I am taking care of it in the next two weeks

geez innocents... that was a very vivid picture you painted. thanks for the information. i so don't want this for my dog

I have seen way to many dogs get deathly ill and still more die from this disease in my lifetime when simply fixing the dog at an early age would have prevented it all together