By Tate Papworth
Veterinary staff at the Lost Dogs Home’s mobile cat neutering van were purring with satisfaction last week.
Tiny Tina, a six-month old domestic short-haired cat, became the 4000th cat to be desexed at the van based at the Westvale Community Centre.
Making the figure even more impressive is the fact that the van has only been at
the location for three years on a part-time basis.
The mobile clinic, staffed by vets, works with local councils to offer discounted cat desexing and microchipping, travelling to urban and regional areas to meet demand.
Lost Dogs Home director of operations Liz Walker said it was imperative that cat owners got their cat desexed.
“With female cats breeding from 16 weeks of age, the Lost Dogs Home urges Victorians to be responsible cat owners and have their cats desexed, either at the local vet or via the Lost Dogs,” she said.
She said the mobile van had already had a massive impact.
“In three years, our mobile clinic has greatly impacted cat issues in local suburbs including cat abandonment, decreased impoundment costs, and impacted feline behavior issues such as the spreading of disease, fighting, breeding, and noise.”
