Dec 5

Dec 5 Episode 009: Spaying & Neutering Your Pet, Part One

In this episode, Dr. Wheaton sits down to talk about all things spay and neuter. The information included in this conversation was so robust, we had to break it into two full episodes. This first half of the conversation breaks down the four classes we deal with here at Alicia Pet Care Center: male dogs, female dogs, male cats and female cats. There are some eye-opening (and maybe even jaw-dropping) statistics that get broken down. Some of the possible and fairly commonly seen results of avoiding the surgery for your pet are thoroughly spoken about.

On the male side, we discussed what extending the time of testosterone can lead to in your dog or cat: patterns of aggression, urine marking and that embarrassing inclination for your intact male dog to turn a pillow or a stuffed animal or even your favorite neighbor's leg into his "hump buddy".

On the female side, Dr. Wheaton really got into some of the nitty-gritty on how much spaying your pet can cut down the risk of certain cancers. Dr. Wheaton also detailed something called a Pyometra and what that can entail for your pet and for you. Specifically, with the female cat, we talked about how they are "induced ovulators" and what that can lead to for you cat owners.

We created a lengthy article on our blog as a written companion piece to this podcast episode. We will do that with the second half of the episode, as well. You can read over that article and share it with others by clicking here.

You can learn more about our affordable spay and neuter program we have set up for new clients at www.practicallyfreespays.com

You can find us on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and Periscope with our username @APCCvet. We are on Facebook as Alicia Pet Care Center. You can send any questions and topics you'd like us to discuss on a future episode to wecare@mypetsdr.com. Our hospital's website is www.mypetsdr.com and the podcast website is www.PetTalkPodcast.com.

If you want to see some of how the spay and neuter process takes place here at Alicia Pet Care Center, we have multiple videos from our Ford Petersen Spay Days we hold annually to honor a former employee. You can view Spay Day 2014, Spay Day 2015 and Spay Day 2016 by clicking on any of those links to watch.

Thanks for listening!

Timothy Wheaton

A part of the APCC team since September of 2013 as the Office Manager and Media Manager. His career previously had been steeped in the Title Insurance Industry for over a decade. He has managed staffs in multiple industries, locally and overseas. His marketing and social media skills were learned as he manages his own photography business. He created APCC’s Pet Talk Podcast as he developed a podcast of his own called Daddy Unscripted.

There is no coincidence in the shared last name. Tim is Dr. Wheaton's younger brother and has been around APCC and the staff since its inception. Life has come full-circle in that way, as Tim and his brother used to spend nearly every day during summers in their youth at their Dad's veterinary practice in Corona Del Mar. Dr. Wheaton was always the son destined to follow in their father's footsteps, while Tim was always the more creative-minded one of the two.

Tim and his wife have two kids of their own and two furry children (Rusty & Audrey), sibling cats adopted from The Pet Rescue Center in 2011.

Tim has been keeping you up to date with APCC happenings via social media – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat & now officially via Podcast – with pictures, pet health tips, travel tips and ways to keep your fur-babies happy and healthy.

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