Available to all residents of any county
Fee of $85 per cat includes:
Transportation of the cat between MCSPCA Animal Shelter and the vet’s office
Spaying or Neutering
Veterinarian Examination
Feline Leukemia Test
FIV Test
Rabies Vaccination (cats over 3 months old)
Ear Mite Treatment
Capstar Flea Treatment (this is a 24 hour treatment, fleas only)
Nail Trimming
Feral Cats will have their ears notched to indicate they have already been spayed or neutered
Optional Services:
$8 for Worming
$8 for 30-Day Topical Flea Treatment to kill fleas plus eggs
Additional Services determined by the vet during examination:
Ranging from $10 to $20 for Females in heat or pregnant, cryptorchid males and other minor surgery
You must pre-register at the MCSPCA Animal Shelter during open hours. At this time you will sign registration forms and pay $85 plus the $8, extra, if you choose optional services. Cash only. Unfortunately, checks cannot be accepted. The exact amount of cash is appreciated. You will be scheduled for the next available Monday.
On the scheduled Monday, Please:
Drop your cat(s) off at the MCSPCA animal shelter by 6:30 – 7:00 AM.
For the cat’s safety, have each cat in a separate durable plastic cat carrier.
Be sure the carrier is clean and provide a towel for your cat.
Be advised appropriately sized carriers make the surgery day more comfortable for your cat. They will be spending most of the day in the carrier.
Pick your cat(s) up the same day at the MCSPCA animal shelter @ 5:00 PM.
Be advised that we cannot house any cat overnight.
For health reasons your cat will not be vaccinated for distemper. It is a health risk for your cat to be vaccinated at the same time of the surgery and rabies vaccination. Please be sure to have your cat vaccinated for distemper by your veterinarian.
~ Do it for Love ~
Each day, 10,000 human babies are born in the US, and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born.
To provide a home for these animals, each person in the US would have to have seven pets.
In reality, there will never be enough homes for all the animals born in this country.
In 3 years, one unspayed female cat and one unneutered male can produce 382 kittens! In 7 years, one female cat and her offspring can produce 420,00 cats!
In 3 years, one female dog and her mate can produce 512 puppies. In 6 years, the number is 67,000 puppies.
The pet overpopulation problem is real.
The only solution to the pet overpopulation problem is to spay or neuter.
In addition:
Spaying or Neutering Is Good for Your Pet
Spaying and neutering helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives.
Spaying eliminates the possibility of uterine or ovarian cancer and greatly reduces the incidence of breast cancer.
Neutering eliminates testicular cancer and decreases the incidence of prostate disease.
Spaying or Neutering Is Good for You
Spaying and neutering makes for better, more affectionate pet companions.
Spaying and neutering can make pets less likely to bite.
Neutering makes males less likely to roam the neighborhood, run away, or get into fights.
Neutering cats makes them less likely to spray and mark territory.
Spaying a dog or cat eliminates her heat cycle, which can last six to 12 days, twice a year, in dogs and six to seven days, three or more times a year, in cats.
Myths and Facts about Spay/Neuter
Myth: My pet will get fat and lazy.
Fact: The truth is that most pets get fat and lazy because their owners feed them too much and don’t give them enough exercise.
Myth: I don’t want my male dog or cat to feel like less of a male.
Fact: Pets don’t have any concept of sexual identity or ego. Neutering will not change a pet’s basic personality. He doesn’t suffer any kind of emotional reaction or identity crisis when neutered.
Myth: It’s better for her to have one litter first.
Fact: Medical evidence indicates just the opposite. In fact, the evidence shows that females spayed before their first heat are typically healthier. Many veterinarians now sterilize dogs and cats as young as eight weeks of age.
Myth: My children should experience the miracle of birth.
Fact: Even if children are able to see a pet give birth — which is unlikely, since it usually occurs at night and in seclusion — the lesson they will really learn is that animals can be created and discarded as it suits adults.
Instead, it should be explained to children that the real miracle is life and that preventing the birth of some pets can save the lives of others.
Myth: But my pet is a purebred.
Fact: So is at least one out of every four pets brought to animal shelters around the country. There are just too many dogs and cats—mixed breed and purebred.
Myth: It’s too expensive to have my pet spayed or neutered.
Fact: The MCSPCA offers the Prevent Another Litter (PAL) program at lost cost. Most importantly, it’s a very small price to pay for the health of your pet and the prevention of the births of more unwanted pets.
