spayed
adjective
uk/speɪd/us/speɪd/of afemaleanimal, having haditsovaries(= thepartsthatproduceeggs)removedso that it cannotproduceyounganimals:
There areprobablythousands ofdangerousdogsout there that don't havepermitsand aren't spayed orneutered.
Hereportedthat thedonoreggswould comelargelyfrom theovariesof spayeddogsandcats.
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castrated
neutered
- Thecosttolicensefelinesis $30 if thecatis not spayed orneutered.
- Onadoption, youpay$50 for therabbit, which is onlyavailablespayed andimplantedwith amicrochip, toidentifyit if it getslost.
- Thepictureshowsayoungshorthaircatreachingout forattentionin the spayed andneuteredcatteryat thelocalSPCA.
- The only way toreplicatea spayed orneuteredmixedbreedis bycloning.
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- collar
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- neutered
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- veterinary
- veterinary surgeon