Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic
This public, low-cost clinic is open Monday and Thursday every week for both dogs and cats. Pre-registration and payment is required before your animal(s) is scheduled for a surgery date.
Please fill out the form below with you and your animal's information and send it to sheltera@yahoo.com We will get back to you with the estimated surgery costs. You will not get a surgery appointment assigned to you until the surgery fees are paid. In the meantime, please read the pre and post surgical instructions below to have an idea what to expect before and after surgery.
Alternatively, you can come in during our open hours and sign up directly at our office. We only accept cash or check at this time.
Surgery Hours:
Spay/Neuter Surgery Animal Drop-Off
Monday, Thursday: 8am-9am
Spay/Neuter Surgery Animal Pick-Up
Monday, Thursday: 1pm-4pm
(we will call you when your animal is ready to go home)
Basic Surgery Fees (subject to change)
Male Dogs: $70-$140 (price based on weight)
Female Dogs: $80-$160 (price based on weight)
Male Cats: $45 (NOW $25/cat + Free Rabies/FVRCP vaccines with the new "Save the 40 Campaign" - Knox county residents only at this time)
Female Cats: $65 (NOW $25/cat + Free Rabies/FVRCP vaccines with the new "Save the 40 Campaign" - Knox county residents only at this time)
TNR/Live Trap Cats: $15 for Knox County residents/$35 for any out of county cats + Free Rabies/FVRCP vaccines
Sign up 3 or more animals and get 10% off! (not to be combined with any other offers)

About Our Clinic
The KCHS-CATS Public Spay and Neuter Clinic serves Knox county and the surrounding central Ohio region with a low-cost option for responsible pet owners to affordably take care of their pets. Spay and Neuter is the single most important tool we have to combat pet overpopulation in a humane manner. It also prevents some life threatening conditions such as pyometra (infection of the uterus) and mammary cancer.
Our full-time shelter veterinarian performs High Quality, High Volume Spay and Neuter (HQHVSN) at our facility two days a week using the latest in HQHVSN care including small incisions and short anesthesia times, minimizing complications.

Spay and Neuter Surgeries Performed at KCHS-CATS in 2022:
2,391!

Just because we perform many surgeries every day, doesn't mean that we cut corners taking care of our patients! We still make time to make sure everyone has a good experience!