| A | B |
| anesthesia | procedure done prior to surgery to induce loss of consciousness |
| veterinarian | person who most likely will spay an animal |
| breed | factor to consider if spaying is to be done |
| euthanize | medically assisted death |
| fallopian tubes | internal organ responsible from transporting eggs from ovary to the uterus |
| heat cycle | period when female is responsive to mating |
| mammary | cancer type/location that spaying can help to eliminate |
| obesity | excess of stored fatty tissue leads to this in pets |
| onetime | type of expense spaying is |
| ovaries | internal organ that produces eggs for fertilization |
| ovarihysterectomy | what spaying is |
| pregnancy | result of mating |
| stress | what mating behavior can result in |
| surgery | procedure where the dermis is cut open to expose internal body tissues |
| uterine | typical site of infection if not spayed |
| uterus | part of the reproductive system that is removed in spaying |
| balanced | type of diet recommended prior to and after surgery |