HOW much is a LOW cost spay or neuter in your area

I found a great site for low cost spay/neuter clinics in the US, listed by state.

http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html

We actually have a grant for our county that provides a free spay/neuter service for low-income families through the county shelter. When my friend picked up a stray, they were booked solid, but they told us to call the shelter in the next county over and they performed the services under the same grant. It was pretty awesome. They neutered him, gave him Rabies/Distemper vaccines, dewormed him, tested for FiV/FeLV and microchipped him for free.

Unfortunately, the next time we brought in a stray, that program had a 2 month waiting list, so I had to go through the program at the local no-kill shelter. That was $65 neuter/rabies/distemper combo.

Washington State

all my barn cats got done at NOAH in Stanwood for free. NOAH has a special program and will do ferals/barncats for free as well as lowcost spay/nueter for housecats.

there price for the typical domestic cat from their site:

Cat Neuter: $25 * SEE CAT S/N Special...below!
Cat Spay: $30

Feral Cats: FREE
Dog Spay/Neuter: $55

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their special it looks like are two s/n for the price of one for low income pet owners.

also prices for vaccines:

Rabies Vaccination $15
Distemper Combo Vaccine $15
Feline Leukemia Test $15
Feline Leukemia Vaccination $15
Frontline Flea Treatment $15
Microchip (registered) $20
Tapeworm treatment - prices vary

the low cost spay and neuter clinic in the city was $85 for a spay, our vet charges $160

Originally Posted by Dusty's Mom

I found a great site for low cost spay/neuter clinics in the US, listed by state.

http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html

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That's a useful link. Thanks for posting it! I was very surprised to find that the organization in my area I talked about is not on the list for my state. I tried clicking on the "email us" link to tell them, but it didn't work.

The closest low-cost place (with no residency/income requirements) is a 3 1/2 hour drive from here....but I used them once and am trying to get another appointment soon. I took 7 feral cats last time and this time I'll have at least 9, and even with driving time and gas money it's still worth it when there are that many to get done. They charge $25 for any animal (and will do potbelly pigs, rats, rabbits, etc. not just cats and dogs), and that includes spay/neuter, FeLV/FIV testing (heartworm testing for dogs), all shots, and "anything else we can do to make the animal more comfortable".

There's a local program to cover the cost for low-income people, but of course you need to be on welfare to qualify. Preference given to cats and Labs/pit bulls.

There's a local vet clinic that has a "cat nip" day once a year, and they'll do cat neuters (just neuters, nothing else) for $15 on that day, no appointments, just drop him off in the morning and they line 'em up and nip 'em. I think they also do cat spays on the "cat nip" day but I don't know how much they charge for them.

Originally Posted by mews2much

There are none near me on that list.

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I thought you were in the Fresno area. If so, check here:

http://www.arf-fresno.com/news_events/spay_neuter.php

If this doesn't work for you, google your town and "low cost spay neuter" and see what comes up.

Tampa, FL. The one I went to charge $40(or $10 if you're on public assistance).
http://www.actampa.org/

They offer other programs such as shots, microchip, exams, also packages that consists of several shots, surgery, exams etc.
The cost ranges between $28 ~$95. I think they are very reasonable.
I used to get flea treatments(Revolution) from there, too.

Unfortunately, I don't know anything like that here in Hawaii except for the local Humane Society, http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/
They'll issue a certificate for neuter/spay that you can bring to participated vets in the area. Costs $40 for male, $50 for female. Other than this, check-ups or exams, you'd still have to go to a regular vet

Before I got married, I lived in a rural part of Alabama, and I never paid more than $85 for cat spaying and $55 for cat neutering.

Then I moved to Tennessee. HUGE difference.
I paid $130 to get a 5 month old tom kitten neutered. !!! that's after I opted out of getting the IV, for an extra $30. The tech up front said it was such a quick procedure, he really wouldn't need it. If I had gotten the females done at the same place, i would have spent over $200 EACH!

I called the humane society, but they don't even have a real shelter in this area (clarksville) but they did direct me to a site for low cost clinics. I ended up getting an appointment for the two girls but the downfall is that the clinic is on the other side of nashville, an hour and a half drive for me.

But we went, and I'm very glad! Both girls are spayed, had a general checkup, FelV tests, deworming, ear cleaning, claw trimming, and flea treament, plus 4 days worth of pain meds for both girls, and total was only $195! That qualifies as low cost in this area.

Neuter is $55, and a spay is $75.

Dogs range from $75 - 170 depending on sex and size.

You also get $5 off if it's a kitten/puppy under 5 months.

Rabbits are same price as cats.

Rats and guinea pigs are $45

Oh and there's vouchers available if you live in the cities served by the shelter to get free spay/neuter, and feral cats are $10 which includes spay/neuter, rabies and FVRCP vax, and ear tip.

Originally Posted by otto

That's a useful link. Thanks for posting it! I was very surprised to find that the organization in my area I talked about is not on the list for my state. I tried clicking on the "email us" link to tell them, but it didn't work.

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It worked for me just now. You do have to replace the "X" in the e-mail address with "com" before you send the e-mail.

In my area there is a mobile clinic that charges $70 for a neuter and $80 for a spay. The fee does include a rabies shot.

I am in Modesto.
The pound here does it but the are a terrible place.
I will not get into what I know.
My vet is $130 for reg spay and $230 for lapo.
It came to almost $400 for Sasha because I got all the extras.

in Riverside, Ca one vet does neuter for $15 and spay for $25. he's really good when we caught 4 strays and we'd call at 7am and we dropped them off and got them fixed.
a friend who lives in Norco, Ca told me none of the vets there will touch strays or ferals.

In 2005 it cost $65 for a female and $45 for a male through the spay/neuter program. I think the regular cost for a female was around $130. However, the vet clinics that participate in the spay/neuter program around here do not provide or even offer antibiotics or pain medicine for the cats after surgery. The clinics that charge $130 provide these medications. Additionally, the low cost clinics use outdated and/or unsafe anesthesia. Some places will ask if you want blood work done before the surgery but charge extra for that. I guess the reason why these spays/neuters cost less through the spay/neuter programs is because they don't give medications, don't do blood work, and use unsafe/outdated (cheap) anesthesia. I wasn't aware of any of this stuff until after I had gotten the cats spayed/neutered.

Originally Posted by Momofmany

It worked for me just now. You do have to replace the "X" in the e-mail address with "com" before you send the e-mail.

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thanks. I understood about the x, but for some reason the link just won't go through at all.

Guess I'll have to make a phone call, ugh!

Originally Posted by lilblu

I guess the reason why these spays/neuters cost less through the spay/neuter programs is because they don't give medications, don't do blood work, and use unsafe/outdated (cheap) anesthesia.

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Not necessarily, at least on the anesthesia. The place I go to uses Sevofluorane, which I understand to be the "latest and greatest". It would be worth asking about, though.

I've never had a vet recommend pre-op bloodwork for a young, healthy animal, or offer any painkillers. So I guess it doesn't bother me that the low-cost places don't do it, either. I would hope that if someone had an older pet that needed to be spayed, they'd have their vet run bloodwork first, even if they still had the low-cost place do the spay. As for painkillers, I'm torn. Young active pets will sometimes be more likely to pull their stitches if they have painkillers, because they can't feel the pain when they're too active or chew on their incision. So for routine spays/neuters on young healthy animals, I don't think pain relief is needed. But I do think older pets or those with special circumstances should have painkillers.

We have one clinic in my city. Their rates are as follows:

Cat neuter: 35.00
Cat spay: $45.00

Dog Neuter: $55 (under 50 pounds)
Dog Neuter: $75 (50-75 pounds) Plus an additional $10 for dogs over 75 pounds.
Dog Spay: $80 (under 50 pounds)
Dog Spay: $100.00 (50-75 pounds) Plus an additional $10 for dogs over 75 pounds.

Plus, the animal must be UTD on vaccines before it can be altered, which obviously ads to the cost if the animal is not UTD.
It's a great deal in my opinion. My vet charges $90 for a cat spay, so this clinic would be 50% for me.
They also offer a greater discount to low-income individuals. They also offer free surgery when the funds permit.

Originally Posted by mews2much

I am in Modesto.
The pound here does it but the are a terrible place.
I will not get into what I know.
My vet is $130 for reg spay and $230 for lapo.
It came to almost $400 for Sasha because I got all the extras.

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Here's another possibility for you and anyone else who didn't find a Local low-cost spay/neuter clinic in the above link:

http://www.friendsofanimals.org/programs/spay-neuter/index.html[/url