Help with neutering voucher

spartacusthe1st

I wonder how I go about getting a voucher?we are on housing and council tax benefit.
We need to get our girl cat spayed,she is nearly 1.
I already suspect she is pregnant so any tips will b v much appreciated!
We have a other cat a boy who has been 'done' and I'm worried how he will react if she does give birth.he is about 2.

Keeping_Positive

Our local vets gave us a number. We got a £26 voucher from the cats protection league.

spartacusthe1st

Thanks for your quick reply

lisajane8482

Our local council give out vouchers for neutering/spaying. I had to contact animal welfare (part of environmental health here). The vouchers were available for anyone as part of their scheme to try to reduce the number of stray cats in the area. I have no idea how common the scheme is or if it's only ran at certain times of the year but it may be worth a try. It covered the complete cost of the operation (you could only use one vet practice).

ETA: Our council also do reduced cost microchipping (£5 i think it is) just in case they need chipping.

podperson

Your local vets should be able to advise on where you can go in your area. Also if you think she may be pregnant get her checked for that first as obviously then it will have to wait until after she's given birth and weaned the kittens. Is she still going out?
My mum took on two strays, male and female with the female being pregnant when they took them in. The male was fine with it, didn't think he was the father as he was quite young and when the kittens came out looked a lot like a big ginger tom that terrorises the neighbourhood! :rotfl:He just made himself a bit more absent and sulked that he had been kicked out of the bed they normally shared.

spartacusthe1st

Haha podperson.
I will give my local bet a ring and see what they can suggest

paddypaws101

http://www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/neutering/
call CP with the link above and they will give you all the relevant information. They normally cover the full cost of the spay if you are in a low income household.
If you do suspect that your cat is already pregnant then it IS still possible to go ahead with the spay. At this time of year the moggie population is set to explode and sadly there are just too many moggie kittens around.
Raising a litter of kittens is time consuming and very expensive, and you really cannot guarantee that the kittens would find good permanent homes.

moggymutt

lisajane8482 wrote: »

Our local council give out vouchers for neutering/spaying. I had to contact animal welfare (part of environmental health here). The vouchers were available for anyone as part of their scheme to try to reduce the number of stray cats in the area. I have no idea how common the scheme is or if it's only ran at certain times of the year but it may be worth a try. It covered the complete cost of the operation (you could only use one vet practice).

ETA: Our council also do reduced cost microchipping (£5 i think it is) just in case they need chipping.

I'm in shock- a council actually bring sensible. Well done them. Do the means test? Which council is it? Wish all councils would do it, they certainly don't around here, it's down to individual charities to run such schemes.

GBNI

Phone your local Cats Protection and in future don't let an un-neutered cat out. Very irresponsible.

spartacusthe1st

I rang cats protection but was on hold for 40 mins so I emailed them instead.
How is it irresponsible?
If she has kittens we will be pleased and will make sure they go to good homes.

moggymutt

spartacusthe1st wrote: »

I rang cats protection but was on hold for 40 mins so I emailed them instead.
How is it irresponsible?
If she has kittens we will be pleased and will make sure they go to good homes.

Sad to hear that some people still haven't realised just how many unwanted cats and kittens die every year. The homes that you get could have gone to kittens from rescues, meaning that they can make way for other kittens that will probably die if not taken in.