There are many advantages to pet and pet owner alike for an animal to be desexed, but September is the annual desexing month so there are benefits to the hip pocket as well for dogs and cats to have the snip.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The RSPCA and Tenterfield Shire Council along with the Tenterfield Veterinary Clinic all have vested interest in keeping pets healthy and preventing unwanted litters, so the three parties have got together to make next month an easy and less-expensive time to desex a pet.
READ ALSO:
Tenterfield RSPCA secretary Norma Ovenden said her organisation has had to deal with unwanted litters.
"This is a great opportunity to do the right thing, to stop unwanted litters and unwanted animals down the track," she said.
Council ranger Leah Osborne similarly finds herself dealing with unwanted litters. She said some years there's lots of cats and other years it's dogs, and desexing is the only way to control the population.
Support from the RSPCA and council nearly halves the cost of desexing, but the bottom line depends on the species and size of the animal. Microchipping and vaccinations are also being discounted in conjunction with the desexing offer, so it's an opportunity to get an animal all up to date.
Vet Luke Annetts said the procedure in females reduces the incidence of mammary cancers and uterine infection, which can be a serious emergency. Desexed males have less prostate disease and fewer behavioural problems, such as urine spraying in tom cats.
As the clinic often gets busy during September, he advised clients to book early to get the slot that best suits them.