What is involved in spaying and neutering?
Spaying and neutering are the everyday terms for the surgical sterilization of a pet, neutering for the male, spaying for the female. Both spaying and neutering must be done only by a licensed veterinarian. In general the procedures can be performed at six months of age, in the last few years early spay and neutering has been accepted as early as 8 weeks by many veterinary groups. Please check with your local veterinarian for his or her recommendations. Spaying involves the removal of the females entire reproductive system: The uterus fallopian tubes, and ovaries are removed from a small incision in the abdomen some veterinarians require you to return in about 10 days so the stitches can be removed, other will use stitches that can be absorbed into the body. Recovery in general is a fast process, taking only 2 or 3 days, during which time you should limit, your dogs activities (no jumping or rough housing). Most owners will notice very little difference in their females personality. In
