spaying dogs

Cottage Rescue's Subsidised Neutering Scheme for Cats

Cottage Rescue's Subsidised Neutering Scheme covers Cats

With our vets in Golden, Dundrum, Thurles, Clonmel, Tipperary Town and Carrick-on-Suir.

You pay a small amount and we pay the balance to the vet.

Please contact us if you are on Social Welfare and cannot afford the full Neutering Cost

as we may be able to help you!

Please note that we can only continue on with this scheme for as long as our funds last!

We can supply you with a loan of Cat Traps to help you catch Feral Cats in your area BUT we will expect a donation towards this service to enable us to buy more traps and maintain the ones we have.

Please ring Hannah: 087 970 1919 and Nikki: 08706310 140

Reunions at the Bridge

The young pup and the older dog lay on shaded sweet grass watching the reunions. Sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes a whole family would approach the Rainbow Bridge and be greeted by their loving pets and cross the bridge together.

The young pup playfully nipped at the older one. "Look! Something wonderful is happening!" The older dog stood up and barked, "Quickly. Get over to the path." "But that's not my owner," whined the pup, but he did as he was told.

Thousands of pets surged forward as a figure in white walked on the path toward the bridge. As the glowing figure passed each animal, that animal bowed its head in love and respect. The figure finally approached the bridge, and was met by a menagerie of joyous animals. Together, they all walked over the bridge and disappeared.

The young pup was still in awe. "Was that an angel?" he whispered. "No, son." The older dog replied. "That was more than an angel. That was a person who worked in rescue.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT SPAYING AND NEUTERING DOGS/CATS

Why Do It?

Spaying and neutering should be the natural choice for all pet owners. Apart from population control, there is clear evidence that early neutering is better for the health of the individual animal.

When to Do It?

The latest recommendations from surgical staff at UCD are that neutering should be carried out at an earlier age than has previously been suggested and it is now recommended that:

* Both male and female cats should be neutered/spayed at 4-5 months of age.

* Both male and female dogs should be neutered/spayed at 5-6 months of age.

Female Dogs

For female dogs spaying obviously prevents pyometra (womb infection), but the effect on mammary cancer is the most significant health reason for early spaying of bitches (before their first season).

* Mammary cancer is the most common type of cancer in the bitch (52% of all tumours)

* Around 50% of mammary tumours are malignant

* Spaying a bitch at a young age dramatically reduces the risk of mammary cancer.

* Neutered prior to first oestrus: 0.05%

* Neutered between first & second oestrus: 8%

* Neutered after second oestrus: 26%

* Neutered after 2.5 years or 4 oestrus cycles: No effect

Therefore, if a bitch is neutered before her first season, she is 2,000 times less likely to develop mammary cancer than if she is left entire until she is three years of age.

Male Dogs

Testicular neoplasia is the second most common tumour in the male dog. As well as preventing this, early neutering also prevents prostatic disease (benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis/prostatic abscesses, prostatic cysts and paraprostatic cysts). Prostatic hyperplasia starts at 1-2 years of age with 95% of dogs affected by 9 years of age.

Female Cats

* Mammary cancer is the third most common form of neoplasm, though with a lower risk than in female dogs.

* 80% of feline mammary tumours are malignant.

* Entire cats are seven times more likely to develop mammary cancer than those spayed at puberty.

Male Cats

* Neutering reduces fighting behaviour by over 80%, significantly reducing cat bite abscesses, as well as reducing the risk of FIV infection.

* Neutering also significantly reduces male urine marking behaviour.

If references in support of any of the above statements are required, please contact Pete Wedderburn BVM&S CertVR MRCVS on (01) 282 1909.

The Problem:

Too many dogs/cats and not enough homes! An unspayed female cat, her unneutered mate and all of their offspring, producing 2 litters per years, with 2.8 surviving kittens per year can total 11,606,077 cats in only 9 years. (Source: Spay USA)

The Solution:

Have your own pet spayed or neutered. Encourage friends, family and neighbours to have their animals spayed and neutered. Sponsor the spaying and neutering of a shelter animal.

What Do the Terms "Spaying" and "Neutering" Mean:

Spaying" and Neutering" are surgical procedures used to prevent pets from reproducing. In a female animal, "spaying" consists of removing the uterus and ovaries. The technical term is ovario-hysterectomy. For a male animal, "neutering" involves the removal of the testicles, and this is known as castration.

Does It Hurt:

As the surgery is done under a general anaesthetic it is painless. The operation for both males and for females is straightforward and low risk. Recovery is usually uneventful. The worst your pet might experience is some discomfort for a short time after the operation.

Spaying and Neutering Animals can contribute to the community on three levels:

The below was copied with permission from Spay Week Ireland.

1) Ethical:

Reducing the number of animals born is the only ethical solution to overpopulation that will have a long-term

effect. Killing is not an ethical means of reducing the number of animals.

2) Financial:

Increasing the number of animals sterilized will reduce the number of animals born and will, therefore,

reduce the number of animals entering shelters/rescues/pounds this in turn, will reduce animal control

costs.

3) Public Health and Safety:

Reducing the number of animals born will benefit public health and safety.

For example, a reduction in surplus animals will mean a reduction in:

feral communities of dumped cats, animals causing traffic hazards, cat fights and noise of stray (and

owned) cats in heat.

Cottage Rescue is a Registered Charity: CHY 17184

Updated: 30 July 2010

Dogs trust

Can help you to Neuter your male/female dog.

Please contact your local Vet or call

the Dogs Trust Neutering Hotline on 1890 946 336.

Dogs trust

Can help you to Neuter your male/female dog.

Please contact your local Vet or call

the Dogs Trust Neutering Hotline on 1890 946 336.

Spay Week Ireland 2010

30th May to 6th June 2010

For More Information on how to be a responsible owner.

Spay Week Ireland 2010

30th May to 6th June 2010

For More Information on how to be a responsible owner.

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In 2009

6,506 dogs were Put to Sleep in our Irish Pounds run by County Councils and also those run by the ISPCA.

That is nearly 17 dogs per day .. 365 days a year.

Over 125 dogs every week in every month in the year 2009

In County Tipperary alone!

1-2 dogs died every day .. 365 days a year

Nearly 9 dogs died every week in every month in the year 2009 in both County Tipperary C.C. run Pounds North & South.

This killing has to stop.

You as an responsible owner can stop this NEEDLESS KILLING by Neutering your dog.

Please be Responsible and Spay/Neuter Your Pet.

For more information go to our Spay/Neutering Page

The above figures are not taking into account dogs that were pts at Vets or dogs that died due to road accidents, at the hands of their owners or animals that died due to cruelty.

10 Worst Excuses NOT to Spay/Neuter Your Pet

1. Just one litter and then we'll have Dotty spayed.

(Studies show that virtually the entire pet overpopulation issue stems from the "just one litter" mentality)

2. My pet doesn't run loose, so he doesn't need to be fixed.

(Murphy's Law says otherwise

3. We always find homes for the puppies or kitties.

(And that means that an equal number of puppies will be killed the pounds, at homes Kittens/Puppies will be Euthanized,

drowned, abandoned etc)

4. I want the children to witness the miracle of birth.

(Rent a video)

5. My pet is so cute and unique, there should be more of her.

(The Rescues and pounds are full of cute and unique dogs and cats, most with only a few days to live)

6. It's not natural.

(There hasn't been anything "natural" about dogs since we began to develop breeds thousands of years ago)

7. I just couldn't look my pet in the eye if I had him castrated.

(Watch it, you're anthropomorphizing. Remember, real men have their own)

8. A female dog should have at least one litter for health reasons.

(Medically, factually and ethically indefensible)

9. Neutering my pet will make him fat and lazy.

(Too much food and not enough exercise make a pet fat and lazy)

10 Fixing my pet will change her personality.

(The main influences on a pet's personality are the kindness and care with which she/he is raised)