HERE ARE THE FACTS ABOUT SPAYING AND NEUTERING:

Dogs and cats can reproduce at a surprising rate.  A female cat can come into heat and become pregnant as early as 5-6 months of age.  She can have three litters a year and come into heat while still nursing her current litter.  Over her lifetime, she can have over 100 kittens.  If those kittens are allowed to reproduce, the overpopulation crisis becomes clear.  And the solution is clear.  Be responsible! Be part of the solution, not the problem.  Please spay and neuter your animals early.

WHY ANIMALSAVE?

The primary purpose for AnimalSave’s low-cost spay neuter clinic is to significantly reduce the number of homeless animals born in our community.  There are simply not enough good homes for these animals.  AnimalSave’s cat adoption facility, our foster homes and local shelters are overwhelmed with dogs and cats.  We need your help!

 The low-cost fee helps lower-income pet owners who do not have an alternative be part of the solution by getting their pet spayed or neutered at a young age.  We want to use our limited financial and surgery resources to alter animals at a young age, before they have an opportunity to reproduce.  Otherwise, the cycle will continue. 

 AnimalSave’s spay/neuter clinic is not a full-service clinic.  We do high-volume spay/neuter only and we are good at it.  The price we charge does not cover our cost:  we must raise funds, ask for donations and write grants to subsidize this service.  If you are able, we always accept donations.

•  We spay puppies and kittens at eight weeks of age and at two pounds. We have very limited surgery appointments and book months out.  We want to make the most of our resources so will give priority to younger animals before they are old enough to reproduce.  Younger animals recover faster, have fewer surgical complications and focusing on them is our best chance of getting control of the overwhelming, overpopulation problem. The cost to you is also less.

•  We spay pregnant animals that have not been purposefully allowed to breed.  If you have a pregnant animal and you allow her to reproduce, we will not be able to extend our services to you for the mother or the offspring, as doing so would not be consistent with our mission and purpose.  The cost to spay one pregnant female is far less than spaying the mom and altering 12 puppies or 6 kittens.     

•  We spay/neuter feral (wild) cats, and we work exclusively with a feral cat trapper.  If you have a feral cat on your property that you wish to have altered (before you have twenty or fifty or a hundred cats), we will connect you with our trapper.

 We cannot  meet everyone’s need.  If you are financially able, please contact your regular veterinarian and leave these limited resources to those who need them the most.  Because we have limited resources, we must limit the amount of assistance we can give to one household.  If your household has used our services in the past, please contact your regular veterinarian.  Appointments will be limited to no more than two animals., and are limited to Nevada County residents that can show proof residency.

 If you obtained an unaltered animal from a rescue organization outside of Nevada County, please contact that rescue for help getting your pet altered, as it should have been altered before being adopted out.  Unaltered animals brought in from outside our county put an additional burden on our resources.

 If you were financially able to purchase an animal from a breeder, Craig’s List, Facebook or other source, please contact your regular veterinarian.  We assume the cost to alter your animals was factored into your decision to purchase him or her rather than adopting from a shelter.  

Please be part of the solution to too many homeless animals.  Click here to see the fee schedule. 

Call (530) 477-1706 to schedule an appointment.  Please be patient! We will return your call as soon as possible.