Neutering:
Introduction
In her lifetime, a single female
cat and her offspring can be responsible for around 50 million kittens.
This may
seem like a ridiculously high number but consider the facts: a cat can breed
from about 6 months of age, a female cat can have 4 litters a year, a single
litter usually contains up to 7 kittens, when each of those kittens is 6 months
it too can breed etc.
The figure for tom cats is impossible to estimate because there are no limits as
to the number of females a single tom can impregnate.
Working at Oldham Cats I have seen what happens to many of these kittens and
also to their parents. I have also heard many reasons as to why people do not
believe they should neuter their cats, if you have an un-neutered cat
then please click the links above to learn about this simple operation.