10/02/2025
74 cats spayed and neutered at today’s clinic powered by and . It was a mix of cats and kittens from owners, rescues and the TNR of ferals.
Here comes the math nobody wants:
- Over 5 years, one female could directly give birth to 40–90 kittens.
• In just 7 years, 1 cat and her offspring can produce 20,000–420,000 cats (depending on survival rates).
• A conservative shelter estimate for 5 years is several thousand descendants from just one unspayed cat.
- Now scale to 74 cats
• If we only count direct offspring (no descendants reproducing):
• 74 × 40 = ~2,960 kittens (low end)
• 74 × 90 = ~6,660 kittens (high end)
• If we include offspring reproducing as well, the numbers skyrocket:
• Even at a low survival/reproduction rate, you’d still be looking at tens of thousands of cats in 5 years.
• At the higher end, it could easily reach hundreds of thousands.
So we can say that today hundreds of thousands of lives were prevented. Prevented from possibly dying on our streets or being euthanized in our overcrowded shelters.
It was a good day. ☀️
Swipe to see the one-week-old kittens Dr. Silverman intercepted and took home when they were just a day old. She’s been bottle feeding them around the clock and fostering them at home. Hero. Rockstar. The kitties will be available for adoption in a few weeks.
This is the therapy we didn’t know we needed. Impact at a bird’s eye level while holding them in your arms as they wake up from surgery whispering “I love you” in their ear. Sign me up. Every day. ♥️
To the Team at CATC who works tirelessly. Thank you.
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