Coffee resting on Day 4 after spaying. She tolerates obediently with the DIY plastic collar to prevent her from causing more hurt to her surgical wound.
The sutures. 
Coffee gaze peacefully at the window on one fine afternoon."To spay/castrate/neuter animals are often mistakenly accepted as being inhuman by many who does not acknowledge the reason behind it."
Have you all been to any animal shelter?
At the animal shelter.
Most of these animals shelters are packed with strays, sick, orphaned, injured and castaways animals. With such big amount of unwanted and hurt animals coming in, the veterinarian and volunteers had no second choice, their funds are limited, and money keep pouring out to keep the animal in place. The Humane Society of the US quoted,
Number of cages and food supply are not the only problem, but also workmanship and help from expertise to nurse the needy ones. Some willingly help out in favour of the animals but some..... It is difficult to convince people of what they are doing at the shelter, many would turn their backs because they are only animals....
Adopt one at animal shelter.
Healthy litters and adults are put up for adoption, hoping that there would more people that would step up to foster them. Unfortunately, most of them opt for animals displayed at shops which cost them 2 or 3 times even more. That . Some of the animals bought would suffer after the ownership when their owners decided that they are too tacky and time-consuming.
Their fate?
If they are lucky, these poor creatures would end up in foster homes or animal shelters, if they are not...... who knows? I've got three cats at my hometown and another stayed by my side. All of them are strays that I accidentally [ehem, ehem] picked up through numerous memorable incidences.
Buying upon thorough consideration.
We just don't simply decide to buy a pet before we make any commitments and plans to take care of their welfare. Animals are also living beings, they deserve the right to live a good life too. Their livelihood need not be an expensive one. Just necessary essentials are already the basics in providing a decent life. By purchasing pets from store, you are also alleged in encouraging the breeding industry. Why buy when you can adopt free of charge? Some people only realized that they are not fit (allergic) to be attached to animals only after they take one home.
What then?
You decide.
Kittens and puppies are adorable, but costly to keep.
When you don't want offspring, make sure your pets are spayed. A female feline can give birth to 4-5 kittens on average at each labour. Statistics from SPCA
"Starting from 2 cats, you may end up with as many as 20, 000 kittens in a matter of 17 years."
Animals too, suffer from over-population! Indirectly, they reproduce faster than the human population. In every three months, cats are already ready for the second batch of kittens. Afterwards, each would mature with time and soon, there would be more than just a litter. So, how many can you nurture in a year? It's a frightening figure if you would ask me. One of the stray cats that chose to shelter at my house gives birth every four months. This is a bitter fact that they are very reproductive and could not opt for birth control. As a matter of fact, it is our turn to help them.
Don't dump the litters at the back lanes or drainage just because you always see that they frequented those areas. Find them foster homes, or ask to put them to sleep. If you think it is inhuman to do it, think of their future, do you see any difference?
Spay/Neuter/Castrate
Her stitches are reddish and a bit swollen due to excessive licking and biting before the collar was introduced.Any vet would provide the necessary services to spay your pets. There are the government clinics that lower payment (RM50-70 for cats) compared to private practices. I guess that is a pretty fair amount. For those who can afford ultimate satisfactory and optimum care, you can choose private ones where they charge from RM200-300 per cat [my experiences are often associated with cats]. Post-surgery care are focused only the first two days after the operation and the pets are confined within their cage for wound healing. I bet vets can do better than me in advising.
Go to the vet if you are unsure and needed extra advice about this. They are a big help to animal keepers.
Benefits.
Animals that underwent these minor surgeries would have longer lifespan. They would also have privileged to health benefits. What other good better than this? This can save up a lot on medical fees to treat illnesses arising from sexual conduct with other animals. By spaying, you would help to control the population of strays on streets. Automatically, there would be lesser of them to be put to sleep. We can do our bit to help their young from getting knocked or killed by accidents. We've seen them lying helplessly on the tar roads, I'm sure you don't mean to drive over them....
Do visit SPCA's website on the facts on, "Why we should spay our pets?". It is pretty interesting to note them.
Think for your pets,
have them neutered.
have them neutered.
