Neutering your dog

How will my dog benefit from being neutered?

Female: The first season is from 6 months, then every 6 months to a year. A season lasts 3
weeks. She is receptive and fertile during the middle week.
The more seasons she has, the more likely she is to develop medical problems like
tumours and infections.
Large breed, especially overweight, female dogs can develop urinary incontinence. This is usually
responsive to therapy.
Neutering involves removing ovaries and uterus down to the cervix.
Male: At puberty (about 6 months) a male dog starts to 'mark' territory by often cocking his leg.
Fights, running away and other male behaviour is more common. Neutering before puberty
prevents them from occurring. Neutering involves removing both testes via a small skin incision in
front of the scrotum.

The procedure:

WE WILL LOOK AFTER YOUR DOG VERY CAREFULLY.

WE RECOMMEND A PRE-ANAESTHETIC BLOOD TEST blood tests cost £53.00

Admission is before 10am on a weekday morning. Your dog should have had no food from
8.00pm the previous evening but must have had access to water overnight.
We will phone you on your mobile when around from anaesthetic.
Sutures will dissolve.
We need to see your dog 3 and 10 days post surgery.

Costs:

If younger than 6 months: Male - £175.00 Female - £230, csts vary with age and weight
thereafter.

IN A NUTSHELL

Neuter at four and a half months (18 weeks)
Neutering is done on a weekday and dogs must be starved before admittance
We will phone you when your dog comes round.
They go home the same night. We see them twice more. The stitches dissolve.