Myth |
Reality |
| Desexing can change your pets temperament and personality |
Your pet will retain his or her own, very individual personality after the operation |
| The operation is painful and risky |
The operation is straightforward and painless |
| Females should be granted the right to have one litter before being speyed |
Animals don’t need a litter to be fulfilled and it doesn’t make them more settled |
| Desexing makes your pet fat |
The only thing that makes your pet fat is overeating and a lack of exercise |
| Vets overcharge for desexing operations |
Many vets barely cover costs when pricing their desexing operation |
| My male cat or dog doesn’t need to get desexed because he can’t give birth |
A male can impregnate many females, increasing the number of unwanted animals |
