
Castrating / spaying your cat
Castrating
Most cats are neutered from 4 months of age; before they have reached maturity.
This is to avoid unwanted pregnancies and behavioural problems which can arise if the operation is left until the cat is older. Castration helps to remove the “male cat” behaviours of straying, urine spraying and fighting.
The cat should become a pleasant and relaxed member of the family – although character will remain and the operation will not turn a feisty or frightened cat into a lap cat.
The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic at the Winslow surgery. Your cat will be given pain relief injections on the operation day to help control any discomfort and there are usually no external sutures.
Spaying
Female cats can become pregnant from the age of 4.5 months, most are 7 or 8 months before coming into season for the first time.
The operation requires a general anaesthetic and an ovariohysterectomy is performed. She will be given pain relief injections to help control any discomfort. In most cases, there will be an incision, with no external sutures, on the cat’s flank and we will ask you to email in post-operative photos to monitor the surgical wound.
