Pet And Animal Desexing
Book a day procedure to get your pet desexed in Adamstown, Newcastle.
Many people are often undecided whether they should desex their pet. There are many reasons for and very few against desexing. The reasons for desexing include:
- Behavioural benefits – entire animals may show increased aggression, urine marking, wandering and sometimes increased anxiety.
- Health benefits – entire females may suffer from ovarian/uterine
tumours, pyometras, endometriosis, sex hormone dermatological conditions
and mammary tumours. Entire males may suffer from prostate disorders,
testicular tumours and perineal hernias. All these conditions are either
non existent or uncommon in desexed animals. - Unwanted pregnancies can result in overpopulation, unwanted litters
or expensive emergency caesarians. If your animal requires a caesarean
it will often be required at night and may cost several thousand
dollars. - Phantom pregnancies in female dogs are normal and can involve
weight loss and inappetance. Similarly female cats can cycle
continuously resulting in weight loss, inappetance and behavioural
changes until they are mated.
The main concerns people often have with desexing involves weight gain, urinary incontinence and behavioural changes. Desexing does lower metabolic rates so we normally recommend a lower calorie diet. Urinary incontinence can occasionally occur in female dogs and it can be treated with one of a range of
We recommend desexing dogs before 6 months of age and cats before 4 months of age, before animals reach their sexual maturity. The surgical procedure is safe, quick and effective with very few risks involved. It is a day procedure and your pet will be admitted and discharged on the same day. Analgesia is always provided to our patients but if your pet appears painful after a procedure additional pain relief can always be prescribed.
On 01.07.2020, NSW State government put in place changes to pet ownership regarding desexing cats & permits.
For more information regarding Pet Registration go to our website page Microchipping & Registration.
Annual permits will be required for owners of non-desexed cats.
This means that owners of cats not desexed by four months of age will be required to pay an $80 annual permit in addition to their one-off lifetime pet registration fee.
For a full breakdown regarding permits for both dangerous dog permits & for non desexed cats over 4 months of age, click on the image below:
