How would you aproach this?

[Moniece Dickerson]

My neighbors have two female cats,each currently with a litter of kittens,that have had several litters.They can not aford to spay them but are agreeable to do so as well as the kittens they keep once old enough.I would like to help them accomplish this.I know a very down to earth veteranarian that might be willing to accept less if I can talk to the local humane society about covering the cost with some of the spay and nuter funds they get.SO
would you take him,the veteranarian,out for lunch to discuss your proposal
or
just go to the clinic and ask when he might have time to discuss a proposal you would like to bring to the table?

This vet handles routine things for my animals but I go elsewhere for anything other than routine,however,we do have a good client/vet relationship.
Thanks for your input!Your friend,Moniece

[Terry Wallace]

just go to the clinic and ask when he might have time to discuss a proposal you would like to bring to the table?

That is what I'd do..not too likely a veterinarian will have time to do a lunch... I know mine eats "on the run"...inbetween calls & clinic visits.

Is there no cut-rate spay clinic in the area?
I'd call the humane society and ask...and also talk to them about getting help for a spay. I warn you though...that in some areas...if they cannot afford a spay for a cat...it may be deemed that they can not really afford the cat in the first place...it may bring up questions like do the cats get routine care? Do they get vaccinated, are they in good shape...what happens if one requires emergency vet care? Will it get it or ?? AND you may actually get trouble when all you wanted to do was help... so be careful!

[JennLM]

We are lucky, the group I used to adopt out cats, actually goes to homes of people who cannot afford it with a van and does it right there. They are awesome. Maybe you have a group who does similar things there? They also give out vouchers to people in Vegas once a year for free spay/neuters.

I would go talk to the vet in person. As Terry said they are usually very busy and don't have much time for lunch. Though if the vet does do it for a reduced fee, I would certainly bring cookies/brownies as a thank you.

[Heidi]

I used several organizations to help spay/neuter the ferals we inherited when we purchased our property. Look online, call your local humane society or animal control and see what programs are available. I was able to get 4 free spays and 2 vouchers for low-cost spay/neuter. I still have 5 of these cats. 1 was adopted at an adoption weekend.
All kittens (20+) raised/tamed by me were spayed/neutered by the adoption organization and found good homes.

[Moniece Dickerson]

You are absolutely correct Terry,they can not aford to have any animal at all.And no they do not give shots or any other routine care."I" go clip their dog's nails because they are too afraid to and they came to me the first time when it hurt poor Sandy to walk.The problem is that wether they should have them or not they WILL have them and because none of the animals are skinny or go without food and water they would not be removed from the home.MANY people out here in the country are like this and only in EXTREME cases is anything done.So the best I can do is try to/work on starting a program for spay and nuter in my area and have it be very convenient for the owners.Alot of them could care less if their pet is out reproducing or not but would elect to have the spay or nuter done only if it was convenient for them as well as free to them.There ARE others like myself who care but aparently noone here has cared enough yet to take steps to improve the situation.I can see where people begin turning a blind eye to all the strays and drop offs but I refuse to just turn a blind eye and do nothing.Sorry so long.Your friend,Moniece

[Laura S]

Moniece, good luck with that project! It is a very thoughtful thing for you to do! :hug

[Linda Y]

Humane society if you have one. Our's offers occasional low cost spay/neuter for $15 per animal.
Otherwise, bargain with the vet!

[greyhorsewoman]

Cats left to reproduce unlimitedly can be a serious problem. The average lifespan is about 3 years. Here is an interesting article.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/09/0907_040907_feralcats.html

I did a little more 'googling' and found this at this website

http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html

Arkansans for Animals (AFA) - Spay/Neuter Arkansas
Toll free 800-956-7289
870-942-3465

Central Arkansas Rescue Effort (CARE)
Little Rock AR
Web: www.careforanimals.org

Hope this helps and good luck.

[motorgypsy]

We have 12 rescue cats and after quite a search we finally found a rescue group that spayed for $25 apiece. Some neuter clinics have .99 sales for neutering the males. I'd just call around and check the link posted. We had one of ours done on a friend's dining room table. Yes it was by a very good vet who was there for the horses and was willing to do him while she was there. We all watched and helped and you can guess the guys were cringing!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: We weren't aware that kittens can be spayed or neutered at 8 weeks. Good luck. You are doing a very good thing!!!!