Smoky's Spay & Neuter Clinic

01/20/2025

Sammy here with an important message!

In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we will be closed today to honor his legacy and reaffirm our commitment to serving our community with compassion. We encourage you to take this time to reflect on how we can all work together to make a lasting difference.

MLK Day is also recognized as a National Day of Service, and we are incredibly grateful for the dedication of our volunteers and community members who work tirelessly to support our furry friends. Your efforts, whether helping a neighbor or a pet in need, truly make an impact. As Dr. King once said, “No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”

We'll return to our regular hours tomorrow, ready to keep working toward a brighter future for all the pets and people we serve. Thank you for being part of the change! 💙

01/08/2025

❄️ Closure notice! ❄️ We will be closed today due to the city's water service disruption. We will resume regular business hours tomorrow. We hope you and your pets are staying safe and warm!

01/06/2025

❄️ Inclement Weather Update ❄️

We will open an hour late today. Clients whose appointments are impacted will be contacted. Stay safe everyone!

01/02/2025

Make a resolution to help community cats! Registration is now open for our next Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) training, which is coming up on January 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. Join local TNVR practitioner and advocate Peggy Lynch for this hands-on training and learn how you can improve the lives of free-roaming, unowned cats by preventing reproduction and addressing public health through vaccination. To register today, visit the link in our comments. 💙🐈

12/23/2024

Happy howlidays! We'll be closed from Tuesday, December 24 to Thursday, January 2. We will resume normal operations on Monday, January 6. We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year!

10/17/2024

We're celebrating our licensed veterinary technicians today for LVT week!
Crystal is our LVT and is a huge animal lover and leads our surgical floor with positivity and kindness. Crystal has been helping train Austin to transition from a CSR to a VA, and practice skills that Austin is currently learning in school. Austin started their LVT program over the summer and is beginning to dig into the core of their education and learn practical skills related to their curriculum.

10/10/2024

Today we are celebrating client service representative week with two of our very own hard-working staff members! Big shout out to Austin and Beth for all that they do to help our clients and community cats with scheduling, educating, record keeping, surgical intakes and so much more.

10/08/2024

Last Friday we had our biggest Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate day of the year! In one day, community volunteers trapped 127 unowned, free-roaming cats and brought them to our hospital for sterilization surgery and vaccination against rabies. Special thanks to our team, volunteers, trappers, and wonderful friends at Banfield Pet Hospital for making it all possible as well as The Lucky Paw Foundation for providing us with 18 brand new fans that aided in post-op recovery.

09/05/2024

Our Introduction to Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) workshop is back! We hope you'll join local TNVR practitioner and advocate Peggy Lynch for this hands-on instruction on how to help your community cats. Registration for this free workshop is now open on our website!

08/14/2024

Congratulations to our friends at the Henrico County Police Animal Shelter! Their first Clear The Shelters adoption event last Saturday united 25 dogs and cats with new homes. As they prepared to host this event, we saw several of their pets for sterilization including Misty, Hypnotic, Rocky and Davie. Be sure to follow the shelter's new page!

07/26/2024

We’re celebrating our incredible Vet Assistants this week! Austin, Beth and Tanner are our wonderful assistants helping us care for your pets and community cats. Join us in celebrating their hard work and loyalty to the pets who visit us for surgery.

07/10/2024

Have you always had a passion for animals and want to help your community cats in need but don’t know how? Our free Introduction to Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) is now open for registration!

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to improve the lives of free-roaming, unowned cats by preventing reproduction and address public health through vaccination.

During this training, pizza will be provided, and advance signups ensure we make an accurate order. To learn more or to register today, visit our website.

Introduction to Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) Community and Advocacy Events Wednesday, July 24, 20246 to 8 p.m. Richmond SPCA Board Room2519 Hermitage....

06/18/2024

Happy Veterinary Appreciation Day! We are so grateful for the veterinarians who have dedicated their careers to improving the lives of animals. Our doctors at the Richmond SPCA serve many roles: health care professionals, animal welfare advocates, educators, team leaders ... the list goes on! We could not serve our community without them. Thank you to our incredible veterinarians and their amazing teams!

06/14/2024

It’s almost officially the first day of summer, and in Virginia that only means one thing…we’re all feeling hot, hot, hot and that includes your pets! Our associate veterinarian, Dr. Alex Ent explained to 12 On Your Side that certain pets are more susceptible to heat related stress. Be sure to watch the video to learn more about how to keep your furry friends safe during the summer months.

Our pets can suffer from heat exhaustion and are at risk for heat stroke. There are steps we can take to make sure they stay safe during the hot summer months

03/17/2024

Smoky's (ear) tips for lucky trapping:

• Book the appointment before you bait the trap.
• Have something green* nearby to cover traps as soon as a cat is caught.
• Don't go off looking for the end of the rainbow. Set traps must be monitored at all times.
• Go light on the Lucky Charms at breakfast if you're trapping in the evening. A hungry cat is a trapped cat!

*Covers don't have to be green. That's just an ol' Irish cat's tail.

If you are interested in Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return services, please reach out to us at [email protected] or 804-368-6232 for more information.

02/16/2024

Our Smoky's team is at the Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital today for high-volume community cat sterilizations. We're working alongside our SMVH colleagues and a team of veterinarians from Banfield Pet Hospital are volunteering to make this our biggest surgery day yet.

It was great to see so many familiar trapper faces during check ins this morning, and many of you got to meet each other for the first time.

02/02/2024

Did you know our Associate Veterinarian Dr. Brit'nee Haskins is also the co-team lead for the Richmond chapter of Street Dog Coalition? She's the guest this week on The Street Dog Podcast talking about that volunteer work to care for pets and their guardians. thestreetdogcoalition.org/podcast

The chapter's next clinic in Richmond will be held in March, and the Richmond SPCA also hosts a wish list for items that bring comfort to these pets' guardians at richmondspca.org/wishlist.

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