: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
Examples of spay in a Sentence
Our cat has been spayed.
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According to its website, the nonprofit has raised more than $9 million since inception and aims to promote shelter pet adoption and spaying and neutering pets.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
The county contracts with an in-house vet that spays and neuters cats because the animal shelter doesn't have enough resources to provide surgeries themselves.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
All dogs are spayed and neutered, microchipped, and fully vaccinated.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
About a third of the vet's time would be spent neutering or spaying community cats.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
The county contracts with an in-house vet that spays and neuters cats because the animal shelter doesn't have enough resources to provide surgeries themselves.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
All dogs are spayed and neutered, microchipped, and fully vaccinated.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
About a third of the vet's time would be spent neutering or spaying community cats.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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“Spay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spay. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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spay
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: to remove the ovaries and uterus of (a female animal)
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