Spay/Neuter
Expert Spay/Neuter Solutions
The Animal Shelter of Sullivan County is the first shelter in the Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia with a state approved spay/neuter surgical suite. The shelter has a 3-bed surgical area with adjoining prep rooms, state of the art IDEXX lab station and recovery area.
The opening of this surgical suite enables us to work with our community to help to spay/neuter their animals and the community cats that live outside in the county.
All spay/neuter surgeries are by appointment only. Please complete the application below and we will contact you as appointments become available.
Spay/Neuter Surgery Pricing
DOGS
Female Dog Spay – $75 (pregnancy is an additional $15)
Male Dog Neuter – $65 (Cryptorchid is an additional $15)
Hernia Repair – $15 (if hernia is noted during spay/neuter surgery)
CATS
Female Cat Spay– $65 (pregnancy is an additional $15)
Male Cat Neuter – $55 (Cryptorchid is an additional $15)
Hernia Repair – $15 (if hernia is noted during spay/neuter surgery)
Spayed Pets Don’t Go Into Heat
If they aren’t spayed, cats will go into heat at around six months of age. They will stay in heat for an average of six days. The cycle of heat repeats every three weeks on average during their season. When they are in heat, cats become very vocal and demanding. They may bleed and even spray urine.
Dogs generally only go into heat twice a year. They also bleed and urinate excessively during their cycle. Spaying prevents your pet from going into heat and exhibiting these behaviors.
Spaying Your Female Pet Will Help Her Live Longer
Spaying your kitten when she is 3-6 months old will virtually eliminate the risk that she will develop mammary cancer when she’s older. Additionally, spaying your kitten prevents many different infections and cancers that occur in the uterus and ovaries.
A study of 460,000 cats and 2.2 million dogs found that spayed cats live 39% longer and spayed dogs live 23% longer than their unspayed counterparts. Like cats, spayed dogs are less likely to develop certain cancers, as well as pyometra, a potentially fatal uterine infection.
Pyometra: A serious condition where the uterus fills with pus. Pyometra can affect many organs, which can make a pet very sick or even kill her. One of the organs that classically gets damaged is the kidney. It can get worse: a “mature” pyometra can rupture or break. This leads to having pus all over the belly (septic peritonitis).
Breast Tumors: More than 25% of non-spayed female dogs will develop breast or mammary tumors. Spaying pets protects against them, depending on the timing. The risk of a dog having mammary tumors is 0.05%, if a female is spayed before the first heat. Then it increases to an 8% risk after their first cycle, and 26% after their second heat. If a dog is spayed after two years of age, then there is no more protection.
Your Neutered Male Pet Will Be Healthier
Neutered dogs don’t develop testicular cancer, which is common in older dogs who haven’t been neutered. They also have a lower risk of pancreatic cancer, and their life expectancy is increased up to 18%.
Neutering your cat will also eliminate the possibility of testicular cancer and decrease the possibility of pancreatic cancer.