Cost of neutering a male kitten?

Androidable

Hey,

I'm wondering what will it cost to have a male kitten neutered in Dublin area. Being looking around the web, but couldn't find anything that is recent.

Ms Doubtfire1

in dublin??? brr...probably somewhere around 80-120 quid. Google low cost neutering, it's spay aware week so you might catch a deal.

VonVix

Ms Doubtfire1 wrote: »

in dublin??? brr...probably somewhere around 80-120 quid. Google low cost neutering, it's spay aware week so you might catch a deal.

I was quoted €200 for my 33kg German Shepherd so I would reckon a kitten would be a lot less! I believe the price is largely based on how much anaesthetic needs to be used. The bigger the animal, the more they need to use and the higher the cost.

Ms Doubtfire1

agreed. unfortunately Dublin is just very very expensive. I pay 55 but I don't live in dublin...

Wanderer41

I'm not in Dublin but when I enquired I was told it was €50 for a female kitten and €60 for a male kitten (I think). Ring some nearby practices and they can tell you for sure.

tk123

If you're near Bantry there's a vet doing it for a fiver! :eek:

Ms Doubtfire1

there are a few at the moment who are doing low cost neutering.

Speedwell

The actual surgical part of neutering takes the vet five to ten minutes if they are slow, unless something is wrong (such as an undescended testicle). I took my kitten in, dropped him off, went to the car and made a phone call, went back in because I'd forgotten something in the waiting area, and the vet was already done. I think I paid 40 for that one but there were a few special considerations; the procedure was a pediatric neuter (the kitten was about ten weeks), so the vet would have needed to keep the kitten's temperature stable and to be a little more careful with anesthesia. But it was out here in the country so that would have offset some of the potential price increase.

Ms Doubtfire1

I run a cat sanctuary, and my vet does the ops for spay/neuter at my home. Neutering a male cat , all going well, doesn't take more than 15 minutes for the whole physical op. However, there is the after care( cat needs to be turned every 30 minutes during the time he recovers from Anesthesia, it takes a while for the cat to fall asleep beforehand, as they are usually sedated before being put under.All in all the whole process from a-z takes about 3 hours, and it's that time you pay for. Depending the area you're in, it can be more or less expensive.

irish_goat

Not sure about down south but in the North there's a subsidised scheme to get cats spayed and neutered for a fiver if you're on benefits, a student or pensioner, via Cats Protection. If you know someone in the north who qualifies it's very easy to get it done.

Shivi111

Its a couple of years ago now but mine was done for €75 in Dublin and that included a microchip. Keep your eye on facebook for various animal charities, they run low cost neutering for males pretty frequently.

Joedryan

seems very expensive, anything over 100 euros is too much IMHO