Spay And Neuter

SPAY/NEUTER INFORMATION

At Avon Animal Hospital, we incourage all companion animals to be spayed or neutered. It is important to be done at an early age of around six months although in some circumstances,they could be altered at an early age too. This eliminates the risk of your female pet from becoming pregnant or your male pet from roaming around the neighborhood looking for a mate. Helping to control the pet population is one of the main reasons to spay or neuter your pet.

If your pet is not spayed/neutered, there could be some serious health issues. Your female is more at risk to develop pyometra (puss in the uterus) or uterine cancer. If you get your female spayed before her first heat cycle, the chances of mammory cancer are almost completely eliminated. For male pets, the risk of getting testicular or prostate cancer may be eliminated by neutering. Spaying/neutering also helps with some behavioural problems such as marking territory, spraying, fighting, and roaming.

Our surgery days are Monday-Saturday. The surgeries are performed between 11AM-3PM and pick up times vary between 5PM-8:30PM. We book drop off times starting at 8AM up until 12:00PM. For your convienience, if you are not able to drop off on the surgery day, we offer drop off the night before at no extra charge. When booking the appointment, we give you pre-surgical fasting instructions (no food past midnight the night before, water through the night is okay but we ask that you take the water dish away in the morning). We would also appreciate if you could please take your dog for a bathroom walk before dropping off.

After your pets surgery, we call you while they are in recovery, let you know how they are doing , how the surgery went and we will give you a time to pick up in the evening.

At your assisgned pick up time, we explain to you the  home care instructions, and any medications that may need to go home. We also settle the bill and answer any questions that you may have before we bring out your pet to you!

SPAY/NEUTER PRICES:

Exam with spay and neuter: $20

• Dog Spay (Female): $65 and up. *
• Cat Spay (Female): $45 and up. *
• Dog Neuter (Male): $55 and up. *
• Cat Neuter (Male): $35 and up. *

      * Please call us for more information!

Thanks for considering Avon Animal Hospital for your pet's surgery!