Help with neutering voucher

lisajane8482

moggymutt wrote: »

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.

Stockton-on-tees council. They don't means test, I rang up environmental health and asked about them. I was asked my name and address, kitty's name, breed and colour and told I would get my voucher in march which i did.

I'm not sure if it's only at certain times of the year though but stilla brilliant idea non the less.

Sagz_2

spartacusthe1st wrote: »

How is it irresponsible?
If she has kittens we will be pleased and will make sure they go to good homes.

But will they stay in the 'good' homes you find them? and how will you ensure that they don't go on to breed more unwanted cats?

You only have to look on any of the rescue sites or Facebook local pet pages to see how many cats are changing hands EVERY day.

I hope you can find a neutering voucher soon and can get her booked in before she has to go through with the pregnancy.

Pechow

Not to mention, the potential costs of a pregnancy, birth, and raising kittens. What if something goes wrong during the birth, or the kittens need assistance, or the mother refuses to feed them and you would have to handraise them? Would you be able to pay for emergency surgeries and treatment if anything went wrong?

talis54

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podperson wrote: »

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.

no she does not have to wait until the cat has had kittens if she is only just pregnant and does not wish to have kittens the vet will still dothe spaying for her as this is better,it is obvious from her post that she doesn't wish to have kittens in her home and any vet will take this into consideration when spaying a cat

talis54

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GBNI wrote: »

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

to quote you "it is very irresponsible to let an un neutered cat out" how rediculous is that,you cannot keep a cat locked up 24/7 even when my cat was shot i couldn't keep her locked up for 6 weeks as the vet asked me too the minute the door was opened she was of out of there like a rocket,unless a cat is brought up housebound they will always find a way of getting out,so i am sorry it is cruel to keep any animal locked up like a caged animal

talis54

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Pechow wrote: »

Not to mention, the potential costs of a pregnancy, birth, and raising kittens. What if something goes wrong during the birth, or the kittens need assistance, or the mother refuses to feed them and you would have to handraise them? Would you be able to pay for emergency surgeries and treatment if anything went wrong?

it is not that hard to hand raise kittens actually it is quite easy,there is no need to be so pessimistic about it at all as any vet worth there salt will still spay a cat even if in kitten,if the kittens are not wanted,once the kittens are 6 weeks old if wanted then the mother can be spayed,as this is the age they would be leaving the mother to new homes anyway,to leave it any longer would result in the female becoming pregnant again

talis54

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Sagz wrote: »

But will they stay in the 'good' homes you find them? and how will you ensure that they don't go on to breed more unwanted cats?

You only have to look on any of the rescue sites or Facebook local pet pages to see how many cats are changing hands EVERY day.

I hope you can find a neutering voucher soon and can get her booked in before she has to go through with the pregnancy.

she doesn't have to go through with the pregnancy if she doesn't want to the vet can carry on with the spaying,but no one can promise that something wont go wrong once they are placed in good homes,they may in fact stray and get lost,yes alot of cats get chucked out or in fact run away that is why they are called STRAY'S and you cant always check someone's home out.

spike241

It's easy to keep a cat indoors if you try.
My 3 are indoor cats (since we moved so weren't always) and have never escaped. It's not cruel, no other animal has the freedom an outdoor cat has yet no one moans that dogs, budgies, hamsters etc aren't free to roam.

If this cat has her kittens then she will need to be kept indoors! She'll have the kittens to take care of and she'll probably end up pregnant again if she's allowed out.

Treevo

talis54 wrote: »

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it is not that hard to hand raise kittens actually it is quite easy,there is no need to be so pessimistic about it at all as any vet worth there salt will still spay a cat even if in kitten,if the kittens are not wanted,once the kittens are 6 weeks old if wanted then the mother can be spayed,as this is the age they would be leaving the mother to new homes anyway,to leave it any longer would result in the female becoming pregnant again

You have no idea what you're talking about.

It might not be very hard to raise kittens your way and throw them out when they turn six weeks old.

No responsible breeder would ever let a kitten leave its mother and siblings before 12 weeks - none.

GBNI

talis54 wrote: »

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to quote you "it is very irresponsible to let an un neutered cat out" how rediculous is that,you cannot keep a cat locked up 24/7 even when my cat was shot i couldn't keep her locked up for 6 weeks as the vet asked me too the minute the door was opened she was of out of there like a rocket,unless a cat is brought up housebound they will always find a way of getting out,so i am sorry it is cruel to keep any animal locked up like a caged animal

Apparently you've just joined to pick arguments. I had NO problem keeping my boy in for 6 months until he was neutured. He was given lots of attention and allowed out in the garden for SUPERVISED play. Once he was neutured he was allowed out all he wanted. To let a cat out to un-neutured IS irresponsible and I stand by my view.