Just £5 to get your cat neutered …

says Linda Hartley of the Cats Protection League

For male cats, neutering means they wander less and fight less. It reduces their urine odour and means they won’t spray in the house. They have less risk of disease and injury fighting over females and mating.

For females it means no unwanted pregnancies, followed by the problem of trying to find homes for kittens and cats. A breeding female can produce 12 kittens a year, and from her and her grown-up daughters, this could add up to nearly 12,000 new cats in five years! As a responsible pet owner would you really be able to find that many homes? Neutering before a female comes into heat can reduce her risk of uterine, ovarian and mammary cancer…yes, they can get the same cancers as we do.

In the last few years Cats Protection has managed to neuter around 22 cats and kittens on the island, but even so, this year we had a struggle to find homes for kittens as well as cats. Please help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and have your cat neutered. A cat does not think she’d like to have at least one pregnancy before she is neutered so you are not being kind by allowing that. There are risks, too, in advertising kittens without knowing who they are going to. There have been dreadful reports of kittens being being used for the cruel and barbaric trade of dog baiting.

In February, March and April of this year, you can have your cat neutered for just £5. No means testing, no catches. You pay the vet direct and we pick up the rest of the cost. If you want more information on this generous offer, please contact Cats Protection either by email on neutering@arran-cats.com or private message on our Facebook page. Or you can always telephone 01770 820611.