· Fighting Pet Overpopulation >
Help reduce the number of homeless and unwanted
animals in our community! HSSA's state-of-the-art Spay & Neuter
Clinic is open six days a week, by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment please call 520.881.0321, Mon.-Fri.
from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., or Sat. from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The clinic is closed on Sundays and
major holidays.
The clinic and vaccination clinic both accept cash, check, and credit/debit cards.
To purchase a gift certificate to cover or be applied towards spay/neuter fees visit our gift certificate section.
· Vaccinations >
All animals must be current on their vaccinations. If your pet's
vaccinations are not current at the time of its appointment for
surgery, we will gladly provide them.
Required vaccinations for dogs are:
Required vaccinations for cats are:
For prices please see our vaccinations
page.
· Spay & Neuter Surgery Is Now Affordable For AllPet Owners >
If you would like to help fund or underwrite a free spay & neuter
day for disadvantaged families please send us an email.
· PAL SAL- "PREVENT A LITTER, SAVE A LIFE" >
This is a low income program to help those on Food Stamps or AHCCCS
who cannot afford to spay or neuter their pets.
To qualify for
this program you will need to call our Spay Neuter Clinic at 520.881.0321
for information and enrollment forms.
The Clinic will mail you
a PAL-SAL application. Once you receive your application, please call the clinic to make
an appointment.
Note: All animals must be up to date on their
vaccinations or required vaccines will be given on day of surgery
at owner expense.
· Payday For Pitbulls >
Throughout the year , the HSSA offers free spay/neuter days as an incentive to owners of Pit Bull and Pit Bull mix dogs. The goal is to reduce the number of homeless and unwanted Pit Bulls that will die on our streets and shelters each year.
For more information, contact our clinic at 881.0321.
Benefits of Spay / Neuter >
Pediatric, or Early Spay/Neuter, refers to spaying or neutering pets at a much earlier age than the old six to nine month standard. With today's anesthetics, advanced monitoring equipment, and surgical techniques, not only are these procedures safe in young puppies and kittens, the risk of complication is lower and the recovery period shorter than in mature pets. Concerns about adverse effects have now been proven unfounded. The American Veterinary Medical Association, the Humane Society of the United States, the Association of Spay/Neuter Veterinarians, are among those that support early spay/neuter.
The reasons for spaying and neutering are compelling:
* Pet overpopulation and the resulting mass euthanasia and neglect.
* It avoids heat cycles, unwelcome visitors fighting on the lawn, accidental pregnancies, unwanted puppies and kittens, inconvenience, and expense.
* Males and their owners are spared roaming and fighting, and the resulting injuries, spread of disease, and expenses.
* Better-behaved pets - Neutered pets rarely spray or mark, roam and fight. 85% of bites involve un-altered male dogs.
* Healthier pets - Neutered males don't have testicular cancer or the prostate problems common in intact dogs. Females spayed before their first heat cycle have 96.4% less mammary cancer, a common cause of death. They have no risk of uterine infection, uterine cancer or the many complications associated with pregnancy, whelping or raising a litter.
Pediatric spay neuter,
-It is safer, recovery time is much faster with pediatric patients. Complications occur less often. It is easier on the pet - anesthesia time is shorter and recovery takes only a few hours.
-HSSA veterinarians have performed thousands of pediatric spay and neuter procedures.
-It completely eliminates the possibility of accidental litters. We daily hear the infamous "I didn't know she'd go in heat so soon," and "she just got out for a few minutes." The list is endless. My personal favorite is "She can't be pregnant; I chained her up when she was in heat."
Essentially, the bottom line is: early spay and neuter protocols mean fewer unwanted and homeless pets.
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