	{"id":91488,"date":"2023-08-19T04:54:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=91488"},"modified":"2023-08-18T21:51:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T11:51:35","slug":"spots-available-for-cat-desexing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/spots-available-for-cat-desexing\/","title":{"rendered":"Spots available for cat desexing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARE you looking to get your cat desexed? 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