Perkins Veterinary Clinic Announces September Is Spay and NeuterAwareness Month

PERKINS, OK, Sep 14, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –Perkins Veterinary Clinic announced that September is Spay andNeuter Awareness Month at the animal vet clinic. The pet hospital isseeking to raise awareness about the importance of spay and neuteroperations for protecting the health of pets as well as reducing theunwanted animal population. Pet owners who take their pets to bespayed or neutered at the vet clinic in September will be entered ina drawing to win a gift basket from the clinic. In addition toperforming spay and neuter surgeries, the vet clinic provides routinepetcare, dental care, boarding, and surgical care for cats and dogsas well as bovine and equine wellness care.

Perkins veterinarian Dr. Jerry Woodall announced that September isSpay and Neuter Awarenessanimal communities Month at Perkins Veterinary Clinic. Anypet owners that have their pets spayed or neutered will be eligibleto win a gift basket from the clinic.

Choosing to spay or neuter your pet is one of the best decisions youcan make for the health of your pet, said D. Woodall. The搜索引擎优化perations provide important health benefits while also helping tocontrol the unwanted animal population. Our goal this month is toincrease awareness about the importance of these operations andencourage all pet owners to spay or neuter their pets.

A spay operation removes the tubes, ovaries and uterus of a femaleanimal so she cannot become pregnant. A neutering operation is theprocess of castrating a male animal so he cannot impregnate a female.While the majority of cats and dogs are spayed or neutered by sixmonths of age, the operation may be performed after this age as well.

Sadly, even here in Perkins, our animal shelters are filled withunwanted or homeless pets, said veterinarian Dr. Wendy Murray. Whatmany pet owners do not realize is that many of these animals are notthe offspring of homeless street animals, but are the puppies andkittens of mily pets. While having a litter of puppies or kittensmay seem like a great choice now, finding homes for these offspringcan be challenging nike air max shoes, and many end up in animal shelters.

In addition to controlling the unwanted animal population, thedecision to spay or neuter a pet may also protect a pets long-termhealth, says Dr. Murray. According to the ASPCA,Nike soccer shoes spaying helps toprevent uterine infections and breast cancer, which is tal for 90%of cats and 50% of dogs.

While the decision to spay or neuter your pet is entirely up to thepet owner, we hope that responsible pet owners will take the time tolearn about the important benefits that this operation can have for apets health and the entire animal community, said Dr. Murray. As aveterinarian, I am always happy to answer any questions pet ownersmay have about these operations, or petcare in general.

To schedule a petcare appointment, pet owners may use the onlineappointment request form at . The pethospital serves the Stillwater, Cushing and Perkins communities.

Perkins Veterinary Clinic Perkins, OK 1-888-667-5235

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