“Help! My intact pet(s) negative behaviors

are driving me crazy!?”*

*tips compliment of the ASPCA

During times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, veterinarians in some communities may stop offering elective surgical services, including spay/neuter. That means adoption agencies may be faced with fostering or adopting out intact animals, requiring that pets get spayed/neutered when regular veterinary services resume.

The following links are beneficial for caregivers and owners of unaltered pets to help them prevent and address common problems that may arise from living with intact dogs and cats, including and not limited to unwanted pregnancy, damaged property from urine marking, embarrassing behaviors such as humping, health issues such as pyometra.*

• Fostering or Adopting an Intact Male Dog*
• Fostering or Adopting an Intact Male Cat*
• Fostering or Adopting an Intact Female Dog*
• Fostering or Adopting an Intact Female Cat*

*tips compliment of the ASPCA