Kitten

From around the age of 5 to 8 months, kittens reach sexual maturity and are therefore capable of breeding and producing kittens themselves! Neutering a cat - castration in the male (removal of the testes), and spaying the female (removal of the ovaries and uterus) - not only prevents unwanted pregnancies but also helps prevent unwanted behaviours associated with sexual maturity and reduces the risk of certain diseases.

We normally neuter cats at around 6 months of age.

The BSAVA Kitten Guide provides lots of helpful advice for those important first months with your new kitten.

Kittens need to be wormed on a monthly basis until they are four months' old and then every three months after that. 

Here at Brownlow Veterinary Group, we advise that our flea treatments are applied every 8 weeks.