Cherwell Cats Protection set to launch February ‘Snip and Chip’ Campaign

Cherwell Cats Protection which covers Banbury, Bicester, Brackley and Kidlington, has again teamed up with seven veterinary practices in their branch area to launch a £15 cat neutering and microchipping scheme to run throughout the month of February 2021.

For only £15, cat owners can have their pets spayed or snipped and chipped at participating veterinary clinics with the remainder of the costs being covered by Cats Protection.

The participating veterinary practices teaming up with Cherwell Cats Protection for this scheme are Hawthorne Lodge Vets (Banbury), Vets4Pets (Banbury), West Bar Vets (Banbury). Hook Norton Vets (Deddington), Vets4Pets (Bicester), Beaumont Vet Group (Kidlington) and Medivet (Kidlington).

If the cat or kitten doesn’t need both procedures, then owners also have the option of £5 microchipping or £10 neutering only. The neutering offer covers one routine neutering procedure for a healthy kitten or cat.

All surgeries are to be performed between February 1st through February 28th, and any additional costs during or after surgery are to be covered by the cat owners. Pet owners must live in postcode(s) – OX5, OX15, OX16, OX17, OX25, OX26, OX27 or NN13 to be eligible.

The benefits of neutering are enormous as not only is it the most humane way to reduce unwanted pregnancies, but it also makes cats less likely to roam, to spray and to fight, reducing the possibility of contracting life-threatening diseases that can be transmitted by bites and saliva. Cats Protection recommends that cats are neutered at around four months of age or younger.

Don’t forget, cats don’t accept lockdown and will still roam at will, especially now springtime is coming.

Microchipping, which involves a small data chip being inserted under the cat’s skin under the shoulder blades, has important benefits too. With the details stored in a national database, it gives owners some peace of mind that they will be reunited with their pet cat should it ever go missing.

For more information about Cherwell Cats Protection, or how to participate in this February offer, see their website at www.cherwell.cats.org.uk/cherwell