Neutering

[CatsandOatcakes]

Can any North Staffordshire cat owners help please. I have a new female kitten who will soon need to be neutered. The vets practice nearest to me is very good but also expensive. Can anyone tell me how much they pay at their vets. I am employed so not getting help with vouchers. Just looking for recommendations. Tia

I've no idea about your area, but an average sort of price seems to be around £65 for a spay. If you have a Pets at Home near you they tend to be reasonably priced.

I paid £72.36 when I had Luna spayed two weeks ago, that also included painkillers and two follow up appointments. I also paid £15 to have a microchip put in at the same time.

Oh, and the recommended age for neutering is now four months. Lots of vets seem to be behind the times on this and say five or, god forbid, six months. It's definitely four. Go to one that recommends doing it at four as then at least you know their knowledge is up to date.

Thanks for that. Never thought of Pets at Home.

Not all Pets at Homes have vets though. For Google purposes I think their vets are called Companion Care .

In all honesty, when you are putting your cat in a vet surgeons hands, you should really choose on level of expertise and how confident you feel with a vet rather than price. Lots of practices might neuter at knock down prices, but given that it is fairly major abdominal surgery do you really want the cheapest? I had minor surgery (with a private surgeon) recently, and I definitely didnt want the cheapest!

No. My cat's welfare has always been my priority but the vets nearest to me is very pricey. It's a rural area. Reasonably affluent. I know the ones nearer to the potteries are less expensive. I'm after cheaper treatment, not some kind of bargain basement. My cat's are my family.

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I actually haven't seen much correlation between price and quality when it comes to vets.

Oh, and the recommended age for neutering is now four months. Lots of vets seem to be behind the times on this and say five or, god forbid, six months. It's definitely four. Go to one that recommends doing it at four as then at least you know their knowledge is up to date.

The amount of people still telling me the vets said to wait until 6 months is massive! I got my boy done at the vet's near me in East London who were up to speed with the 4 month advice.

Yes mine told me only this week it's six months. Mine costs £75 including the chip

I ended up going to a different further away vet to get my kittens neutered as my own said they would do it at 6 months. I got mine done at just over 4 months. Neutering (boys) is less expensive than spaying (girls) I think. My boys cost about £60ish each I think and I got them chipped at the same time

I actually haven't seen much correlation between price and quality when it comes to vets.

I agree to a point. I find that more expensive doesn't mean better. However, super cheap is never a good sign. From bitter experience I know this to be true.