Spay and Neuter Services at Trinity Pet Hospital

Spaying or neutering your pet prevents him or her from having offspring, which keeps the pet population under control and reduces the burden on you to find new homes for your pet's puppies or kittens. At Trinity Pet Hospital, Dr. Kerolos, our Orange County veterinarian, provides spay and neuter surgery for pets. The animal surgery not only keeps your pets from reproducing, it also reduces their risk of certain health conditions.

Spay and Neuter Surgery

When a female pet is spayed, the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes are removed. Neutering a male pet means castrating him. During the animal surgery, your pet is under anesthesia and will not feel any pain. If you are concerned about the cost, spaying and neutering surgeries offered by our Orange County veterinarian are affordable. In the end, it is a lot less expensive to have the surgeries performed than to have a pet reproduce or encounter health problems down the road.

Health Benefits of Spay and Neuter Surgeries

In addition to putting an end to your pet's reproductive days, spaying and neutering offers several other benefits. Since a female pet no longer has her uterus, the risk for uterine cancer is drastically reduced. Spaying also reduces a female pet's risk for breast cancer. The veterinary procedure eliminates the heat cycle female cats and dogs go through, so you will not have live with a pet's mewing or mess during heat.

Neutering a male pet also cuts his risk for cancers of the reproductive organs, such as the prostate and testicles. It also reduces a male pet's risk for perianal cancer. Male pets that have been neutered are also calmer and less likely to behave aggressively than those who have not been. If you have more than one pet in your home, spaying and neutering them makes them more likely to get along.

The surgery can be performed at any age, but in most cases the earlier it is performed, the better. Pets can be neutered or spayed starting from the age of eight weeks.

Have you had your pet spayed or neutered?