Spay or Neuter
Spaying or neutering your pet helps prevent health issues, reduces unwanted behaviors, and makes life easier for both of you!
Dog Spay/Neuter
Cost Varies by Weight
- Spay/neuter surgery
- Pain medication
- Cone
- 24.9 pounds or under $160
- 25 – 49.9 pounds $210
- 50 -70 pounds $260
- Vaccines
- Heartworm test
- Microchip
- Flea & tick prevention
- And more
Cat Spay/Neuter
$90
- Spay/neuter surgery
- Pain medication
- Microchip
- Rabies vaccine
- FVRCP Vaccine
- Revolution (flea & tick prevention)
- And more
Fix-A-Bull Spay/Neuter Program
Free
Free spay/neuter surgeries are offered to owned Pit Bull-type dogs in Palm Beach County along with free vaccinations and heartworm tests at our Wellness Clinic. Limited appointments are available each week, so schedule yours today!
- Spay/neuter surgery
- Pain medication
- Free vaccinations and heartworm test
Last Litter Program
Free
Did your pet have a litter that you can’t keep? Through our Last Litter Program, we’ll waive the $50 care fee for the litter while providing mom and/or dad with a free spay/neuter surgery. We’ll find new homes for the puppies or kittens, and mom/dad will return home without having to worry about future unplanned pregnancies!
- Spay/neuter surgery
- Pain medication
- Free vaccinations and heartworm test
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Spay Day
During our Spay Day events, veterinary professionals come together to perform hundreds of TNVR surgeries for Palm Beach County community cats!
Seeing Free Roaming Cats?
Peggy Adams provides TNVR surgery for community cats Monday – Friday (except on major holidays).
Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) is a program in which outdoor cats are humanely trapped, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and then returned to their outdoor homes. TNVR is the most efficient and humane way of stabilizing the outdoor cat population.
Benefits of the Procedure
- Improved Behavior – Eliminates heat cycles, reduces roaming tendencies, and can decrease unwanted behaviors.
- Health Benefits – Lowers the risk of reproductive cancers, infections, and other serious diseases.
- Longer, Healthier Lives – Spayed and neutered pets tend to live longer and experience fewer health complications.
- Community & Public Health – Helps reduce pet overpopulation, stray animals, and related public health concerns.
Spaying and neutering are essential steps in providing your pet with a healthier, happier life while also benefiting the community.
After Care
The following aftercare instructions provide guidelines for the next several days of your pet’s recovery, as well as what to expect and potential red flags.
First 24 hours post-surgery
- Allow your pet to recover in a quiet, safe place indoors. Be aware that your pet’s behavior may be slightly altered in the first 24 hours after surgery. For example, they may be sleepy, nauseous, wobbly, vocal, shivering, or irritable.
- Your pet may feel nauseous, and it can take up to 48 hours for their appetite to return to normal.
- You may notice your pet received a small green tattoo, indicating they’ve been sterilized. This tattoo is not an extra incision and does not
require cleaning. - If you notice clear or whiteish crusting on the incision or tattoo site, this is the surgical glue. Surgical glue will take a few days to wear off. The internal sutures will dissolve over several months; during this time, you may be able to feel a series of small lumps or knots under the skin at the surgery site. This is normal.
7 - 10 days following surgery
- Your pet should be closely supervised and have exercise restricted for the next 7 – 10 days. Avoid running and jumping. Strenuous activity increases your pet’s risk of developing swelling around the incision site that could result in premature break down of sutures, opening of the incision, and costly medical care that would be your responsibility.
- Keep the incision dry. No bathing, or swimming.
- Check the incision twice daily until healed.
- A small amount of blood is normal immediately after surgery.
- Some redness and swelling of the incision is expected and normal.
- Do not allow your pet to lick, scratch, or chew the incision. We strongly recommend you keep the E- collar (Elizabeth collar) on your pet for 7 – 10 days.
Important symptoms to watch for
If any of the following occur
- Lethargy or loss of appetite
- Labored breathing
- Discharge, bleeding, or swelling at the incision
- Vomiting or diarrhea lasting more than 24 hours
- Pale gums that were pink earlier that day
Please call Peggy Adams at 561.472.8814. If you have a surgery related emergency after hours (outside of 9:00am – 5:00pm) and weekends, your call will be forwarded to VEG, the emergency clinic with whom we partner.
Show your support with a Florida Animal Friend License Plate
For every Florida Animal Friend license plate purchased or renewed, the annual $25 fee funds grants given to clinics and organizations that offer low-cost or no-cost spay and neuter services, including Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League!
Thanks to Our Generous Donors...
Peggy Adams offers low-cost spay and neuter services to our community. Donations help offset the cost of veterinary care and essential supplies, making these services possible. We are deeply grateful to everyone who gives and to Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control for supporting our TNVR services for free-roaming cats.
Help Us Continue This Important Work
To make a donation to help us provide services to Palm Beach County residents with pets in need, please contact our Development Department:
