female kitten needing neutering after a cheap vets (dorset)

fran2491

hi all iv just got a rescue kitten shes 13 weeks old and will need neutering soon the only vets iv used since moving to dorset was very pricey and dont want to go back there! im after any info about pos neutering programs, i heard the cats protection have vouchers but these are for peeps on benefits so wont apply to me im in bovington dorset. any light anyone can shed would be a great help many thanks fran.:j

merlin68

They are for people on housing benifit or council tax benifit. And are worth £26, so you still have to pay some.

lolababy

Hi some rescues will still help with the cost if your on a low income. Best ringing cats protection to see if they can still help.

moggylover

fran2491 wrote: »

hi all iv just got a rescue kitten shes 13 weeks old and will need neutering soon the only vets iv used since moving to dorset was very pricey and dont want to go back there! im after any info about pos neutering programs, i heard the cats protection have vouchers but these are for peeps on benefits so wont apply to me im in bovington dorset. any light anyone can shed would be a great help many thanks fran.:j

Where did you get the rescue kitten from? Many rescue run their own programs so worth asking them.

CPL vouchers are for those on benefits but if you are on very low income then they may also help and may also be able to recommend a vet in the area (although I VERY much doubt that you will find a great deal of difference in the prices between one vet and another).

It is only a one-off operation though so I don't think the expense should prove that serious a problem and should, surely, have been calculated for before getting the kitten.

You might also like to look at pet insurance if you are on a low income as vet bills can be expensive.

Fire_Fox

lolababy wrote: »

Hi some rescues will still help with the cost if your on a low income. Best ringing cats protection to see if they can still help.

Cats Protection are not a bottomless pit of cash!

Buttonmoons

I paid over £60 to get my female moggy neutered, it cost £40 for my male, same vets.

Females always cost more because the operation is more tricky, not just a case of puncturing a pair of balloons (its how I imagine it )

I'd phone around but I agree with moggylover, I doubt there will be a massive saving.

cyberbob

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Cats Protection are not a bottomless pit of cash!

They could afford to put £11 million in icelandic banks!. So not exactly short of cash nationally. As Neuter programs for CP are paid for by the national organisation not the local one. They can afford it.

Fire_Fox

cyberbob wrote: »

They could afford to put £11 million in icelandic banks!. So not exactly short of cash nationally. As Neuter programs for CP are paid for by the national organisation not the local one. They can afford it.

I had credited you with more intelligence than a Daily Mail half-truth. CP HQ provide some funding for neutering in the form of a grant which individual branches top up through fundraising. The more resources that used for neutering the less there is for rescue, veterinary treatment and the costs of fostering.

isualive

I also live in Dorset & I rang around a few vets. I was quite shocked by the varying prices! When I had Millie done I just went to the cheapest one nearer to where I lived. At least that way I saved on petrol.

paddypaws101

Money saving is one thing....but try to choose a vet that you like, is conveniently located and that you feel will take good care of your cat for the next 18 years!

rita-rabbit

vets are not cheap - it takes longer to qualify to become one than a human doctor.

Look on spaying cost as an investment - however shopping around won't do any harm.