Make neutering a top priority

The most obvious reason for neutering is to avoid your cat producing an unwanted litter of kittens.  Now we all love kittens and of course they’re very cute, but a litter of kittens is expensive to look after and an awful lot of work, not to mention the worry of finding nice homes for all of them.  Unfortunately, the numbers of unwanted pets is on the increase so it is more important than ever to make sure that your cat doesn’t accidentally add to the problem.

The health benefits to neutering are significant.  Neutering removes the risk of many cancers and drastically reduces the risks of others. 

Female cats who have not been neutered will be triggered to come into season at different points usually between March and September.  When a cat is in season, she might make a very strange noise known as ‘calling’.  It can sound like your cat is in pain and usually takes place through the night. 

A male cat who has not been neutered will spray urine to mark his territory.  The urine of a male cat has a very strong and offensive odour.  Neutering will usually prevent this behaviour and the urine of a neutered male cat does not have the same particularly strong smell of a tom cat. 

There is also less risk in a neutered cat of fight wounds, abscesses and sexually transmitted infections that can be transmitted by fighting. 

The risk of road traffic accidents is higher in un-neutered cats because the territory they roam is much larger. A neutered male cat is less likely to roam far from home in search of females.

When your cat is neutered at Vets4Pets, you would normally drop them off to us in the morning of the operation and pick them up the same afternoon.  It is important not to give your cat any breakfast on the day of their neutering but they can be given access to water.    

Speak to any of the vets and nurses at Vets4Pets about neutering and they will be happy to answer any other questions you may have.