I must chip in hear. I am an ex Bengal breeder and now only breed my Tonks. In my last batch of kittens (2 litters born together, 13 kittens
), I had two boys that were going as pets together that, at the last minute, fell through. These two lads stayed with me through Christmas (no kittens allowed to be rehomed during this period) and January. During this time I had a couple of enquiries for these boys but when I said they would be going in for neutering prior to rehoming, the folk admitted they wanted them not just as "a companion for their girl Tonk" but to breed a litter or two. Consequently, the boys did not leave for these homes. The two boys were neutered, one has left and, hopefully, the other this weekend. Both these boys bounced back from surgery and are very big healthy boys.
Having this happen, I scheduled a meeting with the head vet/owner of my practice to discuss early s/n for the future kittens going as pets. In our discussions we talked BYB's and the situation in rescue organisations due to the influx of pets at this moment in time. My vet did admit to me that rescues are putting to sleep healthy cats and dogs due to the sheer number coming into rescue due to the economic climate although this is denied. A lot of cats are coming in pregnant or with young litters or just young litters. We also discussed the health implications and it was mainly the hypothermia and/or affect of anaesthetics reasons most older vets worry about. We discussed procedure.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, my vet and I are going to early s/n in the future. We have agreed a price. We will do first vaccinations at nine weeks, neuter/spay at twelve weeks, second vaccinations at thirteen weeks, rehome from fourteen weeks. From the cost of the spay or neuter, I will pass on £25 to the new owners, the rest of the cost will be down to me. Unneutered my kittens were £450, neutered they will be £475.