Responsible pet tips will soon be offered to animal owners, with Lort Smith Animal Hospital launching its new clinic initiative in partnership with the City of Whittlesea.
‘Little paws of the North’ is a program aimed at supporting serious hormone-related conditions, and unwanted pregnancies, with a goal of desexing about 300 cats over 12 months.
Swapping between Hume City and City of Whittlesea councils every month in 2023, people with a concession cards can book their pets into Lort Smith Animal Hospital Vet Clinic to have their animals desexed, microchipped and vaccinated by expert vets at discounted prices.
City of Whittlesea residents who are 16 years of age or older are eligible to a cat desex package at $50. The cat needs to be three months or over and have a minimum weight of one kilogram.
The desexing package features a routine health check, routine desexing with post-operative pain relief, F3 vaccinations protecting cats from flu and parvovirus, and microchip implantation and database registration to help reunite missing pets with their owners.
Lort Smith will provide each resident of the partnered municipalities with a small information kit, including a proof of desexing certificate and information on post-operative care and microchipping.
The first desexing day for City of Whittlesea residents is Thursday, with future days planned for March, May, July, September, and November.
Bookings are accepted three weeks before each event, and payment is required at the time of booking.
To express interest or book, people can call 9328 3021.
