spaying
present participle ofspay
spay
verb[T]
uk/speɪ/us/speɪ/toremovetheovariesof afemaleanimal:
We're having thecatspayed.
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castrate
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- mangy
- neutered
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- veterinary
- worm
Examplesofspaying
spaying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
If we are to get rid of the problem of strays we need a system ofspayingand neutering.
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Registration would provide a national database on dogs which could be used to encouragespaying, worming and vaccination.
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There should be a national neutering andspayingcampaign in co-operation with many of the animal societies, many of which wholeheartedly support that approach.
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Secondly, there is the need to achieve reliable certification by veterinary surgeons in relation to vaccination, worming and the encouragement ofspaying.
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Earlier statements have suggested that value added tax might be imposed on food, which could mean familiespaying£8 or £9 a week extra on food.
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I agree thatspayingcentres would be a useful development to solve some of the problems.
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If it wants to deal with the problem of stray dogs it should use that money to set upspayingand neutering centres.
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I have found thatspayingdoes not stop them from being very territorial.
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Spayingor neutering is quite a serious step.
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It is also believed that neutering andspayingthese rabbits will add years to their life span.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Please seespayingand neutering for more information on the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The same applies for females, butspayingthem is also important for their own health.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The risks associated withspayinga rabbit include infection of the surgical site and death from anesthesia.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About 10 percent of cat mammary tumors have estrogen receptors, sospayingat the time of surgery has little effect on recurrence or survival time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he shaved the cat's flank for thespayingincision, the skin split again.
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