World Spay Day
16 February 2021
We’ve joined with eight of the UK’s animal welfare charities to promote World Spay Day on Tuesday 23 February.
Neutering, otherwise known as spaying, ‘fixing’ or ‘being done’ is an operation to prevent female cats from getting pregnant and male cats from making female cats pregnant.
While having a huge number of kittens might sound like fun, recent research has shown that 70% of kitten litters in the UK are unplanned. That’s a lot of kittens needing care, attention and homes – something that can be difficult to prepare for. Neutering can also help protect your cat against some nasty diseases and cancers.
Male cats that have been neutered are less likely to end up injured from fighting or stray from home – and they’re also less likely to spray smelly urine in the house as a way of marking their scent to appeal to potential female mates.
To avoid more unwanted cats in the UK, our advice is simple. If you can, book your cat in for neutering at four months old. Kittens can get pregnant from a young age and will even mate with their siblings.
[1] PDSA Paw Report
How can I avoid my cat getting pregnant
- Keep unneutered cats indoors to prevent unplanned pregnancies
- Remember, cats can get pregnant from as young as four months of age - keep unneutered kittens indoors
- Keep siblings separate - brothers and sisters will mate