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Cat neutering (female)

Name: Cat neutering (female)
Brand: VetPricelist

Typical UK price: £100–£350

Prices from local practices

Cheapest found

£60

Average

£148

Most expensive

£350

Based on 1412 prices submitted to VetPricelist. Prices may not include all additional fees — confirm with your vet.

Cat neutering (female) cost by city

Aberdeen£185 Abingdon£176 Accrington£182 Airdrie£155 Alfreton£166 Alnwick£160 Arbroath£163 Ashford£171 Aylesbury£176 Ayr£142 Ballymena£80 Ballymoney£80 Banbury£140 Bangor£120 Barnsley£145 Barnstaple£129 Barry£136 Basildon£127 Basingstoke£122 Bath£182 Bedford£174 Belfast£101 Berkhamsted£138 Beverley£126 Biggleswade£99 Birkenhead£154 Birmingham£146 Bishop Auckland£144 Blackburn£178 Blackpool£182 Bolton£153 Boston£87 Bournemouth£125 Bradford£144 Braintree£149 Brecon£165 Bridgend£118 Bridgwater£162 Brighton£172 Bristol£174 Bromyard£135 Burnley£173 Burton upon Trent£132 Bury St. Edmunds£126 Calne£125 Cambridge£151 Canterbury£156 Cardiff£139 Cardigan£158 Carlisle£113 Carrickfergus£90 Chelmsford£114 Cheltenham£156 Chester£133 Chesterfield£134 Chippenham£125 Chorley£134 Christchurch£135 Clacton On Sea£158 Clitheroe£161 Cobham£166 Colchester£130 Coleraine£140 Congleton£141 Cookstown£92 Corby£140 Coventry£134 Cramlington£145 Cranleigh£154 Crawley£140 Crewe£128 Croydon£134 Cwmbran£160 Darlington£143 Daventry£131 Denbigh£103 Derby£135 Derry£128 Devizes£138 Didcot£192 Doncaster£134 Dorchester£142 Dorking£153 Dover£118 Driffield£135 Droitwich£117 Dudley£130 Dumfries£110 Dundee£187 Dunfermline£157 Durham£127 East Kilbride£153 Eastbourne£171 Eastleigh£145 Edenbridge£153 Edinburgh£196 Ellesmere Port£180 Ely£120 Enniskillen£100 Epsom£147 Evesham£130 Exeter£149 Exmouth£130 Fakenham£191 Falkirk£166 Fareham£174 Farnham£124 Faversham£151 Fort William£165 Gainsborough£147 Glasgow£170 Glenrothes£139 Gloucester£119 Godalming£184 Grantham£125 Gravesend£124 Grimsby£149 Guildford£163 Halifax£122 Hamilton£145 Harlow£146 Harrogate£142 Hartlepool£196 Hemel Hempstead£151 Hereford£120 Herne Bay£96 Hexham£148 High Wycombe£173 Holt£157 Huddersfield£122 Hull£120 Huntingdon£148 Ilford£132 Ilkeston£145 Inverness£170 Ipswich£169 Ivybridge£128 Jedburgh£164 Keighley£156 Kelso£129 Kendal£150 Kenilworth£144 Kettering£147 Kidderminster£132 Kilmarnock£171 King's Lynn£145 Kingston upon Hull£127 Kirkwall£109 Lancaster£156 Leamington Spa£142 Leatherhead£125 Leeds£138 Leicester£124 Leighton Buzzard£104 Leominster£88 Lichfield£155 Lincoln£141 Lisburn£136 Liverpool£154 Livingston£150 Llandrindod Wells£102 Llandudno£99 London£160 Loughborough£141 Luton£163 Macclesfield£145 Maidstone£134 Manchester£151 Mansfield£150 March£140 Market Harborough£135 Marlow£174 Medway£120 Melksham£152 Melton Mowbray£142 Merthyr Tydfil£134 Middlesbrough£146 Milford Haven£123 Milton Keynes£147 Musselburgh£198 Nairn£139 Nantwich£142 Neath£132 Newark£164 Newcastle Under Lyme£136 Newcastle upon Tyne£141 Newmarket£130 Newport£175 Newquay£153 Newry£73 Newton Abbot£181 Newtown£98 Newtownabbey£109 Newtownards£115 Northallerton£142 Northampton£149 Northwich£142 Norwich£143 Nottingham£150 Nuneaton£116 Oldham£128 Orpington£154 Oswestry£127 Oxford£159 Paignton£165 Paisley£203 Peebles£105 Peterborough£125 Petersfield£148 Plymouth£170 Pontypridd£155 Poole£131 Port Talbot£125 Portsmouth£141 Potters Bar£149 Preston£132 Ramsgate£151 Reading£140 Redditch£100 Redruth£130 Richmond£153 Rickmansworth£145 Ripon£117 Rochdale£137 Romford£118 Ross-on-Wye£146 Rotherham£124 Royston£175 Rugby£114 Runcorn£150 Salford£159 Salisbury£139 Scarborough£145 Scunthorpe£102 Selby£137 Sevenoaks£161 Sheffield£139 Shrewsbury£151 Sidcup£162 Sittingbourne£135 Skegness£141 Sleaford£105 Slough£138 Solihull£130 South Shields£143 Southampton£164 Southend-on-Sea£142 Southport£142 Spalding£126 St Albans£144 St Austell£163 St Helens£187 Stafford£125 Stamford£123 Stevenage£157 Stirling£139 Stockport£195 Stockton-on-Tees£157 Stoke-on-Trent£148 Stratford-Upon-Avon£146 Stroud£185 Sudbury£104 Sunderland£160 Sutton-in-Ashfield£110 Swadlincote£160 Swansea£137 Swindon£136 Tamworth£133 Taunton£172 Telford£129 Thetford£120 Thirsk£135 Tonbridge£173 Torquay£168 Towcester£128 Truro£146 Tunbridge Wells£160 Wakefield£128 Wallingford£200 Walsall£143 Walton-On-Thames£185 Wantage£133 Ware£146 Warminster£151 Warrington£157 Waterlooville£138 Watford£154 Wellingborough£155 Weston-super-Mare£148 Whitchurch£126 Whitstable£168 Wickford£119 Widnes£179 Wigan£141 Wilmslow£190 Winchester£158 Wisbech£118 Witney£178 Woking£180 Wolverhampton£125 Woodbridge£189 Worcester£140 Wrexham£160 Yeovil£157 York£175

What is cat neutering (female)?

Female cat neutering (spaying) is a surgical procedure to remove the ovaries and uterus, permanently preventing pregnancy and heat cycles. Carried out under general anaesthetic, it is one of the most common veterinary operations in the UK. Cats are typically ready to go home the same day and recover fully within 7–10 days.

Why do prices vary between vets?

Location and local overheads — urban practices in London typically charge more than rural equivalents
Corporate vs independent ownership — practices owned by groups such as CVS or IVC Evidensia may have standardised pricing that differs from independent vets
Anaesthetic monitoring — some practices include additional monitoring such as IV fluids as standard; others charge separately
Pre-surgical blood tests — included in the price at some practices, optional extras at others

Frequently asked questions

What is the best age to get a female cat neutered?

Most vets recommend spaying at around 4–6 months of age, before the first season. Cats can be neutered as young as 8 weeks in some high-volume neutering schemes. Spaying before the first season eliminates the risk of mammary tumours almost entirely.

What does female cat neutering involve?

Your cat will be admitted in the morning, placed under general anaesthetic, and the vet will remove both ovaries and the uterus through a small incision on the flank or belly. The procedure takes around 20–30 minutes. Most cats go home the same day and need 7–10 days of rest.

Will neutering change my cat's personality?

Neutering eliminates hormonally driven behaviours — calling, spraying, and the urge to roam — but does not change your cat's fundamental character. Neutered cats tend to live longer, healthier lives and are less likely to contract certain diseases.

CMA Veterinary Market Investigation Order

Under the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reforms — with the Order due by September 2026 and price lists phased in through 2027 — UK vet practices will publish prices for this procedure. VetPricelist aggregates these published prices so you can compare them in one place.