How does it work?
If you think you are eligible for financial assistance from the Society you should contact one of our volunteers by phone during business hours to discuss.
Should you be eligible for financial assistance then the volunteer will discuss a time to book your cat/s into one of the many veterinary clinics that the Society has an association with. These veterinary clinics are located throughout the metropolitan area and it is likely that there will be a clinic that can be easily accessed by you.
Once the date has been agreed upon a booking will be made by the volunteer on your behalf and they will confirm the name, phone number and address of the clinic with you.
You will then need to phone the clinic the day before the booking to confirm and arrange for a time to drop your cat into the clinic. The staff will also advise you about the need to fast your cat, discuss any queries you may have with regard to the sterilisation procedure itself and the preferred method of payment of your portion of the sterilisation fee. They will also arrange with you a time for you to collect your cat, usually later that same day.
What Age Should I Sterilise
We recommend that female cats be sterilised by four months of age. This ensure that they are not in season or pregnant. If females are in season or pregnant at the time of presenting for sterilisation the complexity and the risks of the surgery increase for the patient. Also, the veterinarian will usually need to charge an additional fee to sterilise a pregnant female due to the extra time required to perform the surgery.
We recommend that males be sterilised no later than five months. This reduces the likelihood of them developing territorial behaviour such as spraying.
