For a limited time we are offering FREE NEUTERING for domestic cats as well as farm and feral colonies throughout the Orkney Islands - Please contact Flett & Carmichael - Tel. 872859 or Northvet - Tel. 873403 to make an appointment today. Offer is for a limited time and is subject to our budget running out so book your cats in for neutering as soon as possible. There is no limit to the number of cats/kittens per household. Kittens can be neutered from approx. 4 months of age.
There are thousands of unwanted felines in the UK, please don't add to that number! Be a responsible owner and have your cat neutered (both males and females) between the age of 4 and 6 months.
Neutering, castration for male cats and spaying for females, is a routine operation, costing between £40 and £70. It has numerous benefits for you and your cat.
Neutered male cats
- will become less likely to roam (reducing the risk of being run over),
- will become less likely to fight, thus improving their chances of avoiding serious diseases, like feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) which are transmitted by cat bites and reproductive activity.
- will also be less likely to mark their territory with urine (spraying).
Spayed female cats
- can avoid unwanted pregnancies (It is NOT beneficial for a female cat to have a litter before spaying, this is a myth),
- won't call and wail during their sexual cycle
- will be less likely to contract diseases spread by bites and reproductive activity.
Did you know...
- A female cat can produce a litter of up to 6 kittens.
- Kittens can reach sexual maturity as early as 4-5 months old.
- A female cat can fall pregnant again even if she is still feeding her first litter.
- The gestation period for female cats is just 9 weeks.
- Kittens born as a result of inter-breeding can be born with serious birth defects.
Cats recover very quickly from neutering operations but we'd recommend following your vet's advice on how to look after your cat after its operation.
Ferals
We can help with the trapping and neutering of feral cats and kittens. We can sometimes relocate ferals to more suitable locations, such as; farms, small-holdings and stables, where they are needed to keep the mice and rat population down! These homes come up every now and again so there is not always an immediate solution to ferals living in the wrong places!