03/21/2026
Why should you spay or neuter your feline friend? There are countless reasons, but I will break it down to keep it short & sweet.
Health
→ Spaying and neutering cats (and other pets!) helps to reduce the risk of certain cancers, but it goes beyond that as well. Male cats will generally stick closer to home if they’re allowed outdoors, since they aren’t searching for nearby females. This keeps them out of harm's way from predators, cars, toxins in the environment, and so much more. Pregnancy, birth, and raising kittens is physically demanding. It can easily take a toll on a female cat. This is especially true when considering a kitten can become pregnant at only 4 months old!
Behavior
→ The main reason that a cat may be relinquished to a shelter (or dumped) is directly related to their behavior. It often has to do with inappropriate usage of the litterbox or aggression. While I can not say that spaying/neutering your cat will miraculously resolve any behavioral issues there may be, I can say that taking hormones out of the mix definitely has an impact! Overall, a fixed animal may be more calm, less stressed, and even more affectionate!
Overpopulation
→ A singular unspayed female cat can ‘comfortably’ have up to three litters of kittens in a year. In her first litter there are only four kittens, which would be quite small. Two of those kittens are female, and two are male. In less than a year, those two kittens could each have a litter of their own. This is how one female cat can turn into over a dozen. That is without considering the litters born later in the year or how many litters a singular male can father!
This is why we will not allow a kitten to leave our rescue if it has not been fixed, and why we will not take in a kitten until we are certain we will have the finances to spay or neuter it! Please continue to engage, comment, share, and donate so our goal can be met!
Thank you all!
-Kendra
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