Desexing

Bitches are desexed for a number of reasons:

• to prevent the season cycle which occurs twice a year for 3 weeks (This may attract many male dogs to property where the bitch is housed resulting in fighting and destruction of gardens, or the escape of inseson bitches);
• to prevent unwanted pregnancies with the associated problems of rearing puppies and finding proper homes for them;
• to prevent breast cancer and uterine problems frequently found in entire (undesexed) bitches that have not had puppies.

Male dogs are predominately desexed to prevent fighting and straying.

The preferred age for desexing dogs can vary. Your veterinary surgeon will advise.