Spay/Neuter Services
Spaying or neutering your pet means that your animal and its potential offspring won't contribute to the population of unwanted pets.
You can also enjoy your spayed or neutered pet more. Female pets that have been spayed do not go into heat. You won't have the mess that comes with the female reproductive cycle or the boisterous, noisy male suitors. Spaying and neutering may also reduce the risk of certain health problems (such as testicular or prostrate cancer in male dogs) offering you more years with your beloved dog or cat.
Clinic Schedule
Our schedule changes monthly as we perform services both on weekdays and on weekends. Registration is required in advance by calling (936) 442-7738. Please leave a message and your call will be returned promptly. Pets are dropped off at MCAS in the morning by 8am and are usually discharged on the same day. We ask owners/caretakers to fill out a brief form with contact information, information on your pet and to sign a medical release form. Our Office Assistant will call you and and give a time to pick up your pet after they have fully recovered. Special arrangements can be made if needed. Post-op instructions are provided at the time of pick-up and any questions will be answered by our Office Assistant. For fees, please visit our Clinic Page.
About the Procedures
You can also enjoy your spayed or neutered pet more. Female pets that have been spayed do not go into heat. You won't have the mess that comes with the female reproductive cycle or the boisterous, noisy male suitors. Spaying and neutering may also reduce the risk of certain health problems (such as testicular or prostrate cancer in male dogs) offering you more years with your beloved dog or cat.
Clinic Schedule
Our schedule changes monthly as we perform services both on weekdays and on weekends. Registration is required in advance by calling (936) 442-7738. Please leave a message and your call will be returned promptly. Pets are dropped off at MCAS in the morning by 8am and are usually discharged on the same day. We ask owners/caretakers to fill out a brief form with contact information, information on your pet and to sign a medical release form. Our Office Assistant will call you and and give a time to pick up your pet after they have fully recovered. Special arrangements can be made if needed. Post-op instructions are provided at the time of pick-up and any questions will be answered by our Office Assistant. For fees, please visit our Clinic Page.
About the Procedures
- Male Neutering: Neutering is the surgical procedure performed on male cats and dogs. General anesthesia is used and no sutures (stitches) are used on male cats.
- Female Spaying: Spaying is also known as an ovarian hysterectomy. It is the procedure performed on female cats and dogs. General anesthesia is used. We use sutures which dissolve, so no return visit is required for removal of the stitches. However, owners and caretakers are instructed to monitor the incision sites daily for at least a week post surgery.
Unplanned Puppies and Kittens
If your pet has had a litter, we ask that you provide a safe, warm place for the puppies or kittens to have necessary time with their mother. Pups and kittens receive the important antibodies from their mother’s milk during the first few days after birth, and it is essential that they have this opportunity. Pups and kittens also benefit from having at least 6 weeks with their mother, provided she is nursing them well, so that they will learn how to socialize with one another and so that mom can teach them how to be puppies and kittens. Studies have found that pups and kittens removed too soon from their mothers grow up with behavioral issues and health problems. Once the puppies or kittens stop nursing, usually when their baby teeth are all in, anywhere from 5-8 weeks, depending upon the litter, the little ones can move onto soft foods, such as Purina dry food for kittens or pups moistened with water. If your pet has had an unplanned litter, we ask that you carefully consider your responsibility in this situation. Puppies or kittens need food and warmth, time to nurse with their mother, and time to be with mother and play with each other for 6-8 weeks. Once they are weaned (by eight weeks), we do offer a program at MCAS to provide low-cost spay services to the mother. Our veterinarian will exam the mother to determine that she recently gave birth and has been nursing a litter. We will then place her on our schedule for a complimentary spay, based upon our examination.
We highly recommend that you try to re-home the littermates yourself with family and friends, rather than expose the little ones to the shelter environment, where they are much more likely to be exposed to disease. As hard as we work to keep our shelter clean and safe, there are more risks of contracting upper respiratory infection and other viruses in places where many animals of varying backgrounds are brought together.
We highly recommend that you try to re-home the littermates yourself with family and friends, rather than expose the little ones to the shelter environment, where they are much more likely to be exposed to disease. As hard as we work to keep our shelter clean and safe, there are more risks of contracting upper respiratory infection and other viruses in places where many animals of varying backgrounds are brought together.
