Spaying or neutering your pet can help them live a longer, healthier life, minimize behavior problems, and help control the population of unwanted dogs and cats. There are many benefits that come with spaying your female companion animal. They include eliminating the sometimes ‘messy’ heat cycles that attract male dogs and preventing diseases in your pet, such as pyometra (infection in the uterus) and mammary cancer. Additionally, research has shown that spayed pets live longer than pets that have not been spayed. There are also many benefits that come with castrating your male companion animal. These benefits include eliminating undesirable and embarrassing behavior and preventing diseases such as prostate disease and testicular cancer.