PLEASE NOTE: In addition to standard pain medication, we give post-op medications for nausea, a local anesthetic, and provide an e-collar for females (as well as males for any owner that wants it).
Saturday drop-off is 8-9am, pickup 4-5 pm.
Alto WEEKDAY drop-off is 7:30-8:30am for all
spay/neuter/dentals/surgeries. Pickup is 4:30-5:30pm.
For a quick view of when we offer standard spay/neuter/and dentals, you can look at our Google calendar (link above).
**IMPORTANT**
Once we approve your appointment request, you will receive an email that includes your spay/neuter consent form that must be filled out online BEFORE the date of surgery, as well as numerous attachments. So, pay attention to your emails, and check your spam folder if you don’t see emails from us within 72 hours of requesting an appointment.
Schedule Your Appointment!
We accept cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. We do not accept checks or Care Credit. Payment is due at time of check-in. We try to send online payment requests the day before surgery or the morning of, so you can pay online. Anything we can do beforehand that speeds up drop-off helps us get an early start. All appointments require a $35 nonrefundable deposit.
Surgery Day Check In
All cats MUST be in secure carriers, with ONLY 1 cat per carrier. PUT YOUR CAT’S NAME, OWNER’S NAME, AND OWNER PHONE NUMBER ON THE TOP OF EACH PET CARRIER. Dogs need to have a collar that is appropriately fitted and can not slip off. Leave DOGS in your car until instructed otherwise. Animals not picked up at the designated time will be charged $25/day boarding fee.
“Feral Cat Package”
The Feral Cat Package discounted rate is for individuals who are NOT 501c3 organizations. Groups will be allotted a maximum of 30 ferals per year at a discounted rate. For individuals with numerous cats to fix, we recommend reaching out to Spay USA to apply for their small grants.
**Please note**, kittens under the age of 6 months/6 lbs. who don’t have their adult teeth in (generally 6 months) are NOT ELIGIBLE for this reduced rate program, unless they come in a trap AND are clearly wild. ALL cats will be eartipped.
We understand trapping is unpredictable, and can be difficult to plan for and schedule. Animals can be brought to our Alto location on any of our scheduled ALTO surgery days (refer to our calendar link above). If you are only planning on trapping fewer than 4 cats, please use the walk-in option.
In order to qualify for the feral cat program, a cat must be an UNOWNED (feral) animal. Additionally, it needs to 1) Arrive in a trap, and 2) Trapper agrees to surrender the cat to us (without a refund) if one of our adoption partners wants to find it a home, because this is a program for homeless animals only.***
Volunteering on surgery days!
We can often use a few extra hands. Duties can include things like cleaning ears or trimming nails on animals who are “asleep”, or opening and labeling syringes, folding laundry, etc. for those who prefer not to work directly with the animals. As a bonus, we move your pet’s spay/neuter surgery to the front of the line, so they will be done earlier and you can leave earlier (this only applies to spays/neuters). **If you are planning on volunteering, it’s best to arrive between 8:30-9am. We need to check animals in and get organized before there is much to do :). Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and can not have any minors with them. Thanks!