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Cat neutering (male)

Name: Cat neutering (male)
Brand: VetPricelist

Typical UK price: £70–£200

Prices from local practices

Cheapest found

£40

Average

£105

Most expensive

£250

Based on 1409 prices submitted to VetPricelist. Prices may not include all additional fees — confirm with your vet.

Cat neutering (male) cost by city

Aberdeen£117 Abingdon£119 Accrington£122 Airdrie£110 Alfreton£123 Alnwick£115 Arbroath£120 Ashford£122 Aylesbury£124 Ayr£106 Ballymena£60 Ballymoney£60 Banbury£92 Bangor£93 Barnsley£107 Barnstaple£86 Barry£102 Basildon£94 Basingstoke£91 Bath£119 Bedford£137 Belfast£76 Berkhamsted£122 Beverley£95 Biggleswade£80 Birkenhead£107 Birmingham£105 Bishop Auckland£108 Blackburn£116 Blackpool£143 Bolton£102 Boston£59 Bournemouth£93 Bradford£108 Braintree£108 Brecon£120 Bridgend£87 Bridgwater£119 Brighton£128 Bristol£122 Bromyard£93 Burnley£115 Burton upon Trent£90 Bury St. Edmunds£91 Calne£87 Cambridge£105 Canterbury£113 Cardiff£106 Cardigan£109 Carlisle£71 Carrickfergus£58 Chelmsford£86 Cheltenham£108 Chester£97 Chesterfield£102 Chippenham£84 Chorley£91 Christchurch£93 Clacton On Sea£109 Clitheroe£110 Cobham£116 Colchester£92 Coleraine£74 Congleton£99 Cookstown£80 Corby£94 Coventry£100 Cramlington£95 Cranleigh£101 Crawley£103 Crewe£86 Croydon£101 Cwmbran£110 Darlington£104 Daventry£93 Denbigh£69 Derby£102 Derry£95 Devizes£93 Didcot£131 Doncaster£96 Dorchester£100 Dorking£108 Dover£80 Driffield£95 Droitwich£86 Dudley£95 Dumfries£75 Dundee£113 Dunfermline£90 Durham£95 East Kilbride£110 Eastbourne£116 Eastleigh£115 Edenbridge£102 Edinburgh£136 Ellesmere Port£114 Ely£90 Enniskillen£90 Epsom£108 Evesham£93 Exeter£105 Exmouth£85 Fakenham£143 Falkirk£107 Fareham£118 Farnham£110 Faversham£104 Fort William£115 Gainsborough£111 Glasgow£115 Glenrothes£104 Gloucester£86 Godalming£131 Grantham£95 Gravesend£75 Grimsby£88 Guildford£115 Halifax£92 Hamilton£103 Harlow£93 Harrogate£106 Hartlepool£130 Hemel Hempstead£108 Hereford£80 Herne Bay£75 Hexham£94 High Wycombe£126 Holt£114 Huddersfield£95 Hull£89 Huntingdon£107 Ilford£98 Ilkeston£110 Inverness£117 Ipswich£122 Ivybridge£86 Jedburgh£87 Keighley£104 Kelso£88 Kendal£99 Kenilworth£93 Kettering£100 Kidderminster£98 Kilmarnock£120 King's Lynn£102 Kingston upon Hull£92 Kirkwall£75 Leamington Spa£94 Leatherhead£100 Leeds£101 Leicester£84 Leighton Buzzard£79 Leominster£61 Lichfield£117 Lincoln£99 Lisburn£97 Liverpool£107 Livingston£91 Llandrindod Wells£60 Llandudno£80 London£117 Loughborough£91 Luton£125 Macclesfield£95 Maidstone£88 Manchester£105 Mansfield£120 March£100 Market Harborough£95 Marlow£129 Medway£93 Melksham£99 Melton Mowbray£104 Merthyr Tydfil£97 Middlesbrough£102 Milford Haven£85 Milton Keynes£104 Musselburgh£133 Nairn£87 Nantwich£100 Neath£92 Newark£118 Newcastle Under Lyme£102 Newcastle upon Tyne£95 Newmarket£91 Newport£125 Newquay£98 Newry£53 Newton Abbot£129 Newtown£67 Newtownabbey£83 Newtownards£80 Northallerton£93 Northampton£106 Northwich£100 Norwich£102 Nottingham£110 Nuneaton£85 Oldham£85 Orpington£114 Oswestry£92 Oxford£111 Paignton£110 Paisley£141 Peebles£69 Peterborough£87 Petersfield£94 Plymouth£125 Pontypridd£120 Poole£97 Port Talbot£89 Portsmouth£96 Potters Bar£109 Preston£93 Ramsgate£118 Reading£108 Redditch£85 Redruth£90 Richmond£106 Rickmansworth£107 Ripon£90 Rochdale£96 Romford£85 Ross-on-Wye£106 Rotherham£90 Royston£120 Rugby£89 Runcorn£99 Salford£116 Salisbury£91 Scarborough£97 Scunthorpe£74 Selby£93 Sevenoaks£118 Sheffield£102 Shrewsbury£110 Sidcup£126 Sittingbourne£97 Skegness£115 Sleaford£86 Slough£100 Solihull£94 South Shields£92 Southampton£111 Southend-on-Sea£100 Southport£109 Spalding£89 St Albans£106 St Austell£107 St Helens£132 Stafford£94 Stamford£92 Stevenage£106 Stirling£95 Stockport£157 Stockton-on-Tees£99 Stoke-on-Trent£103 Stratford-Upon-Avon£104 Stroud£131 Sudbury£74 Sunderland£102 Sutton-in-Ashfield£85 Swadlincote£117 Swansea£95 Swindon£94 Tamworth£112 Taunton£121 Telford£95 Thetford£83 Thirsk£97 Tonbridge£119 Torquay£121 Towcester£86 Truro£109 Tunbridge Wells£107 Wakefield£97 Wallingford£135 Walsall£109 Walton-On-Thames£130 Wantage£95 Ware£107 Warminster£99 Warrington£115 Waterlooville£94 Watford£112 Wellingborough£95 Weston-super-Mare£99 Whitchurch£85 Whitstable£112 Wickford£97 Widnes£134 Wigan£104 Wilmslow£145 Winchester£96 Wisbech£88 Witney£114 Woking£130 Wolverhampton£96 Woodbridge£122 Worcester£105 Wrexham£113 Yeovil£118 York£102

What is cat neutering (male)?

Male cat castration is a straightforward surgical procedure to remove both testicles under general anaesthetic. It is the most commonly performed feline surgery in the UK. The operation typically takes 10–15 minutes, and most cats are discharged the same day with minimal recovery time needed.

Why do prices vary between vets?

Practice location — city-centre and London practices charge more due to higher overheads
Anaesthetic protocol — some practices use more advanced monitoring, which is reflected in the price
Retained testicles (cryptorchidism) — if one or both testicles have not descended, surgery is more complex and will cost more
Inclusion of post-operative pain relief and medication — some practices include this in the quoted price, others charge separately

Frequently asked questions

When should I get my male cat castrated?

Most vets recommend castration at 4–6 months, before sexual maturity. Tomcats that are not neutered are likely to roam, fight, and spray — behaviours that cause welfare problems and spread diseases such as FIV. Early neutering prevents these issues entirely.

How quickly will my cat recover from castration?

Male cat castration is a very minor procedure. Most cats are active again within 24 hours, though you should keep them calm and indoors for 2–3 days. The small incisions do not usually require stitches and heal quickly. Check the surgical site daily for any sign of infection.

Will castration stop my cat from spraying?

If castrated before the habit becomes established, spraying almost always stops. Cats that have been spraying for some time before castration may continue briefly but most stop within a few weeks. Castration is the single most effective way to prevent spraying.

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.