Spay/Neuter Programs

Creatures Great & Small offers several programs to help reduce the overpopulation of cats and dogs.  PLEASE consider helping us launch and maintain more Spay/Neuter services.  Spaying and neutering is ESSENTIAL to helping the gross overpopulation of animals in the United States, starting at our own back doors.

BENEFITS OF SPAY/NEUTER FOR CATS AND DOGS Benefits of Spaying (females): No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted Less desire to roam Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives Benefits of Neutering (males): Reduces or eliminates risk of spraying and marking Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents Risk of testicular cancer is eliminated, and decreases incidence of prostate disease Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies Decreases aggressive behavior, including dog bites Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives Top 3 Reasons to Spay and Neuter It helps to reduce companion animal overpopulation. Most countries have a surplus of companion animals and are forced to euthanize or disregard their great suffering. The surplus is in the millions in the United States. Cats are 45 times as prolific, and dogs 15 times as prolific, as humans.They do not need our help to expand their numbers; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good homes for them all. Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Altering your canine friend will increase his life an average of 1 to 3 years, felines, 3 to 5 years. Altered animals have a very low to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers. Sterilizing your cat/dog makes him/her a better pet, reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam. Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years. Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats. Additional Benefits: Your community will also benefit. Unwanted animals are becoming a very real concern in many places. Stray animals can easily become a public nuisance, soiling parks and streets, ruining shrubbery, frightening children and elderly people, creating noise and other disturbances, causing automobile accidents, and sometimes even killing livestock or other pets. - The American Veterinary Medical Association The capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year. As a potential source of rabies and other less serious diseases, they can be a public health hazard. - The American Veterinary Medical Association

HELPFUL SPAY/NEUTER LINKS:

http://www.bestfriends.org/nomorehomelesspets/pdf/mythsbabies.pdf

Interested in helping stray or feral cats around your house or somewhere lots of cats (a colony) is living?  There are many stray and feral (wild) cats in our area.  Their existence leads to further overpopulation and can also promote the spread of fatal feline diseases, such as Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus.

We are looking for people to help organize and supervise the TNR (trap-neuter-return) of colonies around the Paducah area, in conjunction with our veterinarian team.  We must find people willing to offer their farms and back yards to set up small feral feeding colonies of 2-10 cats each.

For more information on feral cats, go to the feral cat experts at www.alleycatallies.org

If you're interested in helping us with this program, please email or call us:  908-0487 or creaturesgands@hotmail.com.

Some of our participating veterinarians give discounts for spays and neuters, which we pass on to the general public through the use of our SNAP vouchers.  Through our Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, the following pricelist is available when a voucher is presented:

This program allows pet owners and people who have rescued animals to more affordable spaying and neutering.

If you need a voucher for your pet(s), you can pick one up at one of our adoption events or request one by emailing us at creaturesgands@hotmail.com.