Kat Vet | Ponchatoula, LA 70454

FAQs

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Why don’t you answer the phone?

We don’t have a receptionist.
To keep costs low, messages are handled by Dr. Kat and volunteers.

📱 Text or Facebook Messenger only: 985-401-2537
☎️ Voicemails are not monitored.
Parking FAQ 🚗<
- Kat Vet does NOT have a parking lot
- Street parking on Pine Street (Hwy 22) or along North 6th Street
- Public parking lot available at North 6th & W Hickory (look for the large strawberry 🍓)
- Do NOT park in the Rainbow Daiquiris lot or drive-thru. They are very strict — even when closed.
Waiting for your pet?

▸ Stray Cats or Chiefs Pub — super friendly service and tasty drinks 🍹
▸ Toula Berry Treats — ice cream 🍦

Cat Spay Neuter FAQs 🐱
- • Kittens can be spayed/neutered starting at 6–8 weeks or 2lbs
- • Kittens should be fixed before rehoming
- • All cats should be spayed/neutered by 5 months of age
- • Breeders are not eligible to use our services
- • Cats can be spayed:
  - • While in heat (no extra charge)
  - • While nursing (will continue to produce milk)
    ▸ Bring kittens under 4 weeks old to the appointment
  - • While pregnant (no extra charge)
    ▸ Pregnancy lasts ~60 days — message us for earlier scheduling when possible
- • We will fit in pregnant, trapped, or difficult-to-catch cats on any surgery day (Ponchatoula or off-site events)
  📱 Text: 985-401-2537 for availability
- • Cats in traps will be ear tipped
Dog Spay Neuter FAQs 🐶
- • Recommend spay/neuter between 2–5 months of age
- • Dogs should be fixed before rehoming
- • Spaying before the first heat reduces mammary cancer risk by ~90%
- • Spaying at any age prevents pyometra (life-threatening infection) by 100%
- • Female dogs can be spayed:
  - • While in heat (no extra charge)
  - • While pregnant (no extra charge)
    ▸ Pregnancy lasts ~63 days — text for earlier scheduling when possible
- • Breeders are not eligible to use our services
- • There is no reason to breed dogs with the number of homeless animals in our area
- • If both testicles are not descended (cryptorchid),
  ▸ Schedule as a female dog appointment
  ▸ Additional $30–50 fee may apply
Rabbit Spay Neuter FAQs 🐰
- • Bunnies should be spayed/neutered around 4 months of age
- • Spaying females significantly reduces risk of uterine and mammary cancer
- • Rabbits can become pregnant quickly
  ▸ Gestation is ~30 days — text for earlier scheduling if pregnant
- • Spay/neuter improves litterbox habits and reduces unwanted hormonal behaviors
- • Spayed/neutered rabbits make better pets

Our Location

158 W. Pine Street
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Phone/Text: 985-401-2537
Email: SpayNeuter@KatVet.org

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Hours

Spay Neuter by Appointment

Adoptions By Appointment*

*If interested in adopting, please submit an application, check out our Facebook page for upcoming events, or visit the Petco in Hammond!

Testimonials

Rosemary F.

"I’m so glad I decided to adopt from Kat Vet! I found the best ginger tabby in the world!! I was a little worried because I had never had a cat before. Kat Vet was nice enough to let me foster him for a little while so I could make sure he was a good fit - I definitely think getting an adult cat was the right choice for me!”

Andy B.

"I never realized how important establishments like Kat Vet are until I was put in this situation. We found a momma cat (Charlie) and her 3 kittens in a vacant apartment unit downstairs. We fed them, but we already have 2 cats in our tiny apartment, and then Kat Vet came to the rescue and took them in."