Spaying female dogs has health benefits and is an important strategy in reducing pet overpopulation, a problem that leads to unwanted pets being euthanized in shelters each year. Spaying also has ...

My female and male pups are going in for spay and neuter surgery, respectively. Should I expect “normal behavior” once the anesthesia wears off? What about the long term? You may notice some changes ...

These days, most pet parents consider spaying and neutering to be the norm for dogs. That’s a good thing. Thanks to education and advancements in spaying and neutering procedures, along with help from ...

Three weeks ago, I took my dog in to be spayed. She is a 7-month-old Bernedoodle. I received a call from my vet’s office to pick her up at the end of the day but that in trying to spay her, they found ...

After spay-neuter surgery, metabolic rate decreases. Cats require 24% fewer calories to maintain their body weight, and a dog ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (TND) — One dog'sspay-neuter surgery was anything but routine when doctors found and removed "six giant kidney worms" from her. Some of them, shown in red, were as long as three feet!

Neutering a male dog has several benefits, including reducing the likelihood of reproductive cancer, prostate issues and hormone-driven behaviors like roaming and urine marking. When you add a new dog ...