Cats Protection releases new online video
The Cats Protection charity has launched an online video, ‘A Guide to Early Neutering’, to explain the benefits of early neutering in cats, encouraging people to neuter at four months old rather than the traditional six.
According to research by Cats Protection, the vast majority of owners (94 per cent) are unaware their cats can get pregnant at four months. The online video explains why the charity thinks early neutering is the most humane and economic solution to unwanted litters.
Last year the charity spent over £6 million supporting the neutering of over 191,000 owned, stray and feral cats and kittens across the UK. However, Cats Protection is warning that this is not a long-term fix and says the only way to ensure the population is brought under control is for owners to get their cats neutered earlier than the traditionally recommended six months.
Cats Protection’s director of veterinary services, Maggie Roberts, said: “Cats are such prolific breeders that if we didn’t neuter them we would have a population explosion that would end up with sick, stray and abandoned cats roaming the streets. As a nation of animal lovers, I don’t think anyone would find this acceptable.”
The charity has also produced a vet version of its early neutering video, talking practitioners through the operation on a four-month-old kitten.
To view the general public early neutering video click here.
Two independent vets have launched a podcast to help owners strengthen their bond with pets. Dr Maggie Roberts and Dr Vanessa Howie, who have worked in both veterinary practice and major charities, are keen to use their experience to enable people to give pets a better life.
