Female cats are known as ‘queens’, and they can be neutered from six months of age. We highly recommend neutering queens due to the overpopulation of cats. Due to their oestrus cycle they can fall pregnant from as young as four months old.

Queens are induced ovulators. This means that they only ovulate (release and egg from the ovary) if mated with a male cat. Due to this, queens can become pregnant very easily and can even have litters with more than one male sire.

Young female entire cats that are going outside where there are entire male cats will get pregnant. Female cats under the age of one year old giving birth to kittens is a serious issue. This can cause kittens to be deformed, still birth and complications for the mother.

We highly recommend keeping your female cats inside and away from entire male cats until they are neutered.

Kittens should be vaccinated at 9 weeks of age and microchipped due to the mandatory law, and then neutered at six months.

Cat Speying procedure

• Your cat needs to be starved from 10pm the night before. This is due to the general anaesthetic; it is to prevent any regurgitation while they are intubated.

• They will be admitted in the morning, health checked by a vet, given their sedation and pain relief medication, and then prepped for surgery.

• We clip the hair over the surgical site to make sure it is clean and sterile. The Vet will then perform the procedure in theatre.

• As soon your pet has woken up and we are happy with their recovery, we will call you, the owner, to arrange a discharge time later on in the day.

• Our Veterinary Nurse goes through your pet’s homecare and post op medication, and we will then see your pet back in the clinic in 5-7 days for a free of charge check-up.

We offer free neutering advice, so if you have any questions or would like to book your pet in for the procedure, please call us on 01665 252 250.