Cause for Paws Sterilization Services

Sterilization Services

How do you know if your pet is old enough to be spayed or neutered? Female cats are usually old enough at 4 months. Large breed female dogs are ready at 4 months old and smaller breed female dogs are ready at 6-8 months old. Male cats and dogs are ready as soon as you can feel their testicles. We will not spay or neuter pets weighing less than 4 pounds or over 100 pounds.

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Spay/Neuter Fees

Cause for Paws does NOT spay or neuter dogs with short, "squashed" noses, such as Pugs, French Bulldogs, etc. They require a special anesthesia setup which Cause for Paws does not have.

Cause for Paws now does microchipping for $20. The microchip can be injected while your pet is asleep for his or her surgery.

Spay/neuter prices have increased slightly. The new prices include sterilization, a post-op pain injection and take-home pain medication (4 days/cats ~ 5 days/dogs).

The cost for neutering or spaying is, as follows:

Neutering Male Dogs	Cost
Under 50 pounds	$50
50 to 70 pounds	$60
71 to 90 pounds	$70
91-105 pounds	$85
Over 105 pounds	$120
Cryptorchid (undescended testicle)	Add'l $25 per testicle
Spaying Female Dogs	Cost
3 to 49 pounds*	$65
50 to 70 pounds	$70
71 to 90 pounds	$75
91 to 100 pounds*	$95
In heat	+$10
Pregnant	+$15
Advanced Pregnant (Determination made by veterinarian)	+$25
Neutering Male Cats	Cost
Feral	$28
Non-Feral	$31
Spaying Female Cats	Cost
Feral	$43
Non-Feral	$46
In heat	+$10
Pregnant	+$15
Advanced Pregnant (determination made by veterinarian)	+$25
*We suggest you contact a full service vet for female dogs over 100 pounds and all pets under 3 pounds..	These prices effective March 2011

All pets (except male cats) during surgery will have tattoo ink applied directly to the surgical incision after subcuticular closure. This blue ink will signify that the pet has been altered. This prevents your pet from being put through unnecessary surgery should he/she become lost, stolen, etc. and the new owner is unable to determine if the pet has been fixed. There is no cost for this service. It is required. Please seek the services of another veterinarian clinic for sterilization if you don't want your pet tattooed.

Cause for Paws
Low Cost Spay, Neuter and Vaccinations

903 454-7387 (PETS)
4400 Moulton, Suite I
Greenville, TX 75401

Spay/Neuter Info

Sterilization appointments are required. Rabies must be current. If rabies is not current, the $8 injection will be given at the time of your appointment. If your pet's rabies vaccination is current, bring proof of rabies with you.

Pet check-in is between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. the day of surgery. Checkout is 6 p.m., the same day. (Unless other arrangements are made). Payment for all services is made during checkout. No checks.

We do not perform any routine blood work at Cause for Paws prior to surgery other than owner-requested heartworm and feline leukemia tests. If your cat tests positive for feline leukemia or AIDS, we will not spay or neuter it. Euthanasia is an option.

At check in, you will read, fill in and sign a release form. One of the statements on that form reads,

"surgery involves the use of anesthetics and drugs and that injury to or death may conceivably result from the surgery and accompanying procedures"

If you have concerns about your pet's health or ability to survive surgery, we suggest you take your pet to your full service veterinarian for blood work and a health evaluation.

As of December 2010, Cause for Paws has performed over 25,000 sterilizations of which pet loss is less than .005 %. These losses were due to unknown, undiagnosed circumstances such as heartworm disease, congenital defects, heavy parasitism, uterine weakness due to pet age and number of litters, allergic reactions to anesthesia, etc.

Once again, if you have doubts about your pet's health, contact your full service veterinarian.