Cat Sterilisation & Neutering
Spey and Castration for kittens and cats
Cat Sterilisation
When over 6,000 kittens are destroyed each year can anyone justify breeding? Many are abandoned or suffer when they go to unsuitable homes. Cats can start breeding at 5 months of age, it is a case of kittens having kittens. Sterilised cats are healthier, live longer and are less of a nuisance to the community.
It is a myth that female cats need a first litter, which is one of the reasons why the much loved cats belonging to animal welfare members never breed. Uncontrolled cats mating at night is a major source of noise complaints to councils.
What are the benefits of having a female cat sterilised?
Eliminates the noisy calling for a male admirer. Beware, cats continue to come into season until mated or sterilised.
Reduces the need to leave the home property which puts them in danger of cars, dogs and unfriendly people.
Reduces the risk of mammary cancer.
Prevents the oversupply of kittens which is a major reason cats and kittens are abandoned.
What age do we sterilise cats?
Female cats can be sterilised any time from 4 months of age. Male cats can be sterilised any time from 6 months of age.
A sterilisation subsidy from the Fremantle City Council is available for both cats and dogs. Conditions apply. For further information regarding the subsidy telephone the Service and Information Counter, visit their website.
What are the benefits of having a male cat sterilised?
Free range unsterlised male cats spraying their foul smelling urine on doors and cars to mark their territory is unfair to neighbours.
The health of male cats driven to fight for mating territory are at risk from abscess, leukaemia and feline aids.
Male cats wander far from home for weeks when female cats are in season, they may never find their way home.
Prevents the oversupply of kittens which is a major reason cats and kittens are abandoned.
Female Cat Spay
Your cat needs to come to Hilton Vet Hospital on the appointed morning having fasted for 12 hours. Admission time is between 8am and 9am.
The surgery is a day procedure that is done under general gas anaesthesia. An intravenous fluid drip is placed to keep the blood pressure stable and make sure your pet wakes up feeling fully hydrated. As we warm the drip fluid, your pet will be comfortable and warm during the surgical procedure. Your pet will be connected to an advanced surgical monitor that allows us to keep a close eye on temperature, heart rate, respiration and oxygen saturation. The surgery is done under total sterile conditions to prevent infections. Your pet will receive triple pain relief to make sure all pain is under control. Pain relief includes an anti-inflammatory that lasts 24 hours, a strong painkiller that lasts 6 hours and a long-acting local anaesthesia that blocks the pain at the surgical site.
Your pet will go home with an Elizabethan collar to prevent her from licking the wound. We also provide pain relief for the next three days. You will get a call from us to call to confirm a discharge time that same afternoon. After 2 weeks, the stitches are removed. Complications are rare but you need to keep an eye on the wound and be on the lookout for swelling and infection.
Male Cat Castration
This is a much shorter procedure that is done under intravenous anaesthesia. Both testicles are removed. The same sterile conditions and surgical monitoring apply as with the female cats mentioned above. Triple pain relief is given on the day as well as some to go home with. There are no stitches involved. You will get a call from us to call to confirm a discharge time that same afternoon. Keep him as still as possible for the next 3 days to prevent injury.
Complications are rare but you need to keep an eye on the wound and be on the lookout for swelling and infection
Your cat will be comfortable and pain-free.
What Does The Surgery Involve?
Surgical sterilisation is the preferred method of sterilisation because it is a permanent solution to many behavioural issues and prevention of unwanted pregnancies
At Hilton Vet Hospital, we recommend sterilising both male and female cats.
Contact us today to find out more and to book your cat or kitten in for sterilisation.
A sterilisation subsidy from the Fremantle City Council is available for both cats and dogs. Conditions apply. For further information regarding the subsidy telephone the Service and Information Counter on 9432 9899.
Have any questions about sterilising your cat or kitten at Hilton Vet Hospital? Feel free to call us and we’ll help answer your questions.
Pet owners from all over Fremantle, Hilton, Hamilton Hill, O’Connor, White Gum Valley, Beaconsfield, Willagee, Samson, Coolbellup, Kardinya, Spearwood and Coogee have been coming to Hilton Vet Hospital for more than 30 years to receive exceptional service and care for their pets.
