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I just don't think I'd agree to anything like this...I think about all the humans taking hormones and all the rampant cancers and I wonder why we should put any innocent animal through it. I was once owned by a beautiful cat I loved and adored and didn't want to put her through the misery of being spayed, so I trusted in my vet's belief that giving her shots to keep her out of heat were perfectly safe. I got her the shots annually and they kept her out of heat, mostly...but as she got older, she developed mammary cancer and was sick and in pain. She died from a stroke, but the cancer would have killed her if not for the stroke. I feel sure she developed the cancer due to those drugs and I will never forgive myself. With so much more information at our fingertips now days, as a result of the internet, we can more effectively research this type of thing. I now know that an unspayed female cat has a very good chance of eventually developing cancers...and that if you spay early, the chances of cancers developing are very low. Hormones play a huge role in our lives, our pets' lives and in the ferocity with which a cancer grows. I have learned that there is a correct way to administer vaccines to pets as well...a method many vets still have not adopted. I encourage everyone to look into this because it can save your pet's lives! Certain vaccines, most notoriously, rabies, can cause injection site sarcomas...by proper placement of these necessary vaccines, if, in the unfortunate chance your pet did develop cancer, the placement of the vaccination in a hind quarter, rather than in the neck or shoulder could make it possible to more effectively treat the cancer before it spread to the rest of the body. This can require amputation, however, many times one's pet will be fine afterwards and their lives spared. As horrible a thought as amputation is, wouldn't WE choose it over death? Animals are resilient and accepting...they adjust and accomodate, they adapt...usually much better than humans. They rarely feel sorry for themselves and they don't let it slow them down. I believe they understand the situation much better than many people give them credit for and again, I see an area where we can learn a great deal from them. I will try to find some information regarding this ... I had quite a lot on my old computer but unfortunately, it bit the dust and so I will do some research.
I do see the need for spaying and neutering and even though I just hate to inflict it on them, there are far too many unwanted animals wandering about, without food or shelter. This, as well as our pets own health and wellness are two very good reasons to spay & neuter...among many.
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