02/08/2026
Information for every cat owner - spaying and neutering cats saves lives!
🐾 Informational Thursday — Why Spaying Your Cat Matters 🐾
As you all know, CHS strongly advocates that all cats and dogs be spayed or neutered, unless a veterinarian determines the surgery would pose a serious health risk. Today, we want to focus on the importance of spaying female cats and why it truly saves lives. ❤️
Cats are incredible at what they do — and that includes having babies. 🐱 We’ve all seen the charts: one mama cat has 5 kittens, those kittens grow up and have more kittens, and before long 5 turns into 20… then 100… and the cycle never ends. 😿 The simplest and most humane way to stop this is through spaying and neutering. ✂️🐾
Spaying helps protect your cat from painful uterine infections and breast cancer, which is fatal in about 90% of cases. 🏥 It’s a common procedure and usually does not change your cat’s personality or energy level. In fact, it often reduces behaviors linked to heat cycles and mating, leading to a calmer, happier pet. 🥰
Most spayed cats remain just as loving and social as before — often even more relaxed and content. 💕
Spaying does slightly slow a cat’s metabolism, which can make weight gain easier. ⚖️ But with proper portions, good nutrition, and regular playtime, your cat can stay healthy and active for years to come. 🎾🐾
📊 Spayed female cats live longer.
Average life expectancy for spayed females is 13.1 years, compared to 9.5 years for intact females. ⏳❤️
So truly, there’s no good reason not to spay your female cats. CHS is working hard to reduce the cat overpopulation crisis in Columbia County by altering every animal we take in — but we can’t do it alone.
🙏 Please be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Make those appointments. Get those cats spayed. Together, we can change lives — one paw at a time. 🐾❤️
