Whats Included:
The Kent County SPCA spay/neuter program offers:
The sterilization (spay/neuter).
Microchip.
Heartworm test - dogs.
Feline Leukemia test - cats.
Feral Cat Certificate includes a rabies shot.
Includes a general health exam.
When can I purchase a certificate?
Dog certificates can be purchased during normal
business hours and Feral Cat/Cat certificates are sold
only on the last Thursday of every month.
What are the costs:
Dogs:
Our spay and neuter program for dogs is *$80.00 for
males and *$120.00 for females.
Cats:
Our spay and neuter program for cats is *$55.00 for
males and *$75.00 for females.
* Additional fees may apply.*
* Please note: A $5.00 reschedule fee is applied to all
rescheduled and missed appointments. Therefore it is
very important that you keep your scheduled appointment
due to limited time slots set aside for us to complete
sterilizations other than our adopted shelter animals.
Other fees may be applied based on age, size (over
weight / extra large breeds), pregnancy, in-heat,
complications during procedure, extra medications, extra
time, and/or any additional issues that may arise. - -To be
determined by the vet.-
Be kind to Animals Week
May 4-10
Additional Resources:
Veterinary Terminology:
http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/02-facts_and_education/dictionary.asp
More reasons why to spay/neuter your animal
www.americanhumane.org/site/pageserver?pagename=pa_care_issues_spay_neuter
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Just for your information
Facts, FAQ's, and Statistics
Did you know...
One unaltered female dog and her off-spring can reproduce 67,000
dogs in only 6 years!!!
One unaltered female cat and her off-spring who can start
reproducing as early as 4 months old can reproduce 420,000 cats
in only 7 years!
Now think of the count if you put 5, 10, 20, 50 or a couple
hundred female dogs & cats into this equation. The numbers are
off the charts and only astronomically getting higher!
But you can help!....
All hope is not lost, the growing problem can get better
if each of us take one small step by not allowing our
pets to breed!
Top 3 reasons why you should spay/neuter your pet!
1.
It helps reduce companion animal overpopulation. Most
countries have a surplus of companion animals and are
forced to euthanize or disregard their great suffering.
The surplus is in the millions in the United States.
Cats are about 45 times as prolific, and dogs 15 times
as prolific, as humans. They do not need our help to
expand their numbers; They need our help to reduce their
numbers until there are good homes for them all!
2.
Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her
chance of a longer and healthier life. Altering your k9
friend will increase his life to an average of 1-3 years
and felines 3-5 years. Altered animals have a very low
to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate
cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine,
ovarian, and testicular cancers.
3.
Sterilizing your cat/dog makes him/her a better pet,
reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of
contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam.
Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars
are unaltered. Intact male cats male cats living outside
have been shown to live on average less than 2 years.
Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and
intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats.
Additional Benefits:
By reducing the rate of reproduction, it would greatly
reduce the amount of strays. Therefore, our community
will also benefit. Unwanted animals are becoming a very
real concern in many places. Stray animals can easily
become a public nuisance, soiling parks, and streets,
ruining shrubbery, frightening children and adults,
creating noise and other disturbances, causing
automobile accidents, and sometimes even killing
livestock or other pets.
The capture impoundment, and eventual destruction of
unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private
humanitarian agencies / organizations over a
billion dollars each year. As a potential source of
rabies and other less serious diseases, they can be a
public health hazard.
-Facts, statistics, and information provided by The
American Veterinary Medical Association, American
Humane Association, Pets911, and The Pet LoveShack
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