Spay & Neuter of Salt Lake

09/19/2024

🎪🎉 Exciting News! 🎉🎪

We will be closing early at 12 PM on October 5th for a special company party! 🎠🤹‍♀️ Our amazing team works hard every day to care for your pets, and we're taking the afternoon to celebrate big-top style! 🎈🐾

We'll be back to our regular hours on October 7th, refreshed and ready to care for your furry stars! 🐶🐱

Thank you for your understanding and support! 🎟️💖

06/28/2024

🎆 Holiday Closures Announcement 🎆

Friends of Spay & Neuter

We wanted to let you know that our clinic will be closed on the following dates in observance of the holidays:

July 4th: Independence Day
July 24th: Pioneer Day

We will resume our regular business hours on the following days. Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you and your furry friends have a safe and happy holiday!

06/26/2024

🚨 **Abandoned Cat Alert** 🚨

Dear community,

Today, we had a heartbreaking incident at our clinic. A cat was abandoned at our front entrance, left in a carrier for over an hour. This poor cat, clearly terrified, was banging itself around trying to escape, and it was heart-wrenching to witness.

We have videos of the person and the car involved in this incident. It appears to be a young boy, who seems to be with an adult, as we can hear them talking and getting into a car. This is the second time we've seen this young man abandon a cat at our clinic. We believe that he might have been made to do this by an adult.

🔍 **We need your help**:
Please share this post. If you recognize the car or the young man, please let us know. However, we ask that all comments remain compassionate and non-judgmental. Our goal is to find a solution, not to shame anyone.

🙏 **Proper Way to Rehome Unwanted Pets**:
Abandoning a pet is not the right way to handle the situation. Here are some recommended steps:
1. **Foster through a Rescue**: The best option is to foster the cat through a rescue organization that can help find a new home.
2. **Find Another Foster**: If you cannot foster, try to find someone who can.
3. **Avoid Shelters if Possible**: Shelters expose animals to diseases and can be overcrowded. They are working on changing legislation, but many current laws date back to the 1950s, focusing solely on Rabies transmission to humans. It wasn't even imagined that they would be sheltering pets let alone adopting them out when our laws were made.

This is a community issue, and every one of us is a vital piece of the puzzle in addressing the overpopulation crisis. Let’s work together to find humane solutions for our furry friends.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

🐾 Spay & Neuter of SLC

05/14/2024

May 14 is National Disaster Animal Preparedness Day!
Follow these 6 steps to be “pet prepared” during an emergency
1. Include pets in your family emergency plan. Pre-determine how you would transport your pet in an evacuation and which boarding facility, shelter, friend, or relative would be able to take in your pet if necessary. Designate a neighbor to check in on and/or evacuate your pet in the event that you are not home when an emergency occurs. Display a notice in a visible part of your front door or window advising what pets live in the house.
2. Take your pets with you. If you need to evacuate your home, don’t leave your pets behind. Leaving an animal home alone could be dangerous, especially if it may take days or even weeks for your family to return to them.
3. If it’s safe for your family to stay at home, keep pets confined. Pets should remain indoors at all times. Keep pets separated in their own quiet space with plenty of accessible water.
4. Make your pet easy to ID. If you become separated from your pet, you’ll want to try and claim them as quickly as possible. Make sure that all identification tags are up-to-date and secured to your pet’s collar. Microchipping your pet is always a good idea and a fail-safe way to verify that you’re their owner. Also, keep a photo of you and your pet together handy to help others easily ID them.
5. Vaccinate your pets. Protect your pets from potential disease and illness in the event that you need to leave your pet at a boarding facility or shelter.
6. In the few days after a disaster, keep your pets indoors. Unfamiliar scents and sights may cause worry or confusion. Downed power lines, broken tree limbs, and displaced wild or domestic animals may pose a risk to your pet.

If an animal is in imminent danger, contact your local Animal Control Office or Police Department for possible assistance, as they may have quicker access to an emergency scene.

05/07/2024

May 5th-11th is Puppy Mill Action Week! Puppy Mills are kennels for mass breeding baby dogs. They fall somewhere between dog ​​factories and puppy farms. In these places, animals are treated as merchandise, their lives depend on their sale value. Puppies deemed worthless end up evicted, killed, or given to shelters that are already overcrowded with dogs in need of homes. Take this week to educate yourself on the subject and learn why these dog breeders need to be prevented from operating the way they currently do. If the seller doesn’t know or doesn’t want to show the puppy’s parents, and if you don’t have permission to see the kennel, be suspicious. You’re probably dealing with a dog raised in a puppy mill.

HOW TO OBSERVE PUPPY MILL ACTION WEEK
Sign the pledge
The Humane Society of the United States asks animal lovers to pledge not to buy anything from a store that sells puppies. Committing to this can decrease puppy sales, and eventually, put puppy mills out of business.

Support shelters or rescue centers
Shelters, and organizations dedicated to the rescue and welfare of animals, need all the help they can get. During Puppy Mill Action Week, they will be particularly active, so it is an ideal time to sign up as a volunteer or donate what you can at their fundraising events.

Spread the word and alert your community
Many people are unaware of what happens in puppy mills. Send messages to blogs or local newspapers and reaffirm the importance of the topic. Traditional advertising actions such as letters and pamphlets also help to spread the message.

04/27/2024

The 2024 World Veterinary Day will be held on April 27. The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Health for Animals announced that this year’s theme is “Veterinarians are essential health workers.” This day is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of veterinarians to the health of animals, people, and the environment. We can't say enough about how amazing our doctors are. Dr. Daines, Dr. Kopecko, Dr. Virg, and Dr. Rezvan are so knowledgeable and caring. We are so lucky to have them and love them all!!!

04/22/2024

Great information:

Let’s talk about male cat reproductive anatomy and cat 🏀🏀. Did you know a male cat can still reproduce for up to 6 weeks after a neuter? Its true! Even though the actual testicles that make s***m are gone, a cat can still have residual s***m inside its tubes waiting to impregnate a female much like a human male. Eventually the s***m will either have been ‘used’ or will die off in the tubes and the cats will be sterile. It will also take several weeks for the testosterone to leave its body and for the urine smell to improve. Additionally, even after a neuter, it may still appear as though your cat still has testicles inside the sc***um if the testicles had become large. A gentle touch to the sc***um will reveal an empty sac.

Also, a not-so-fun fact, is intact cats have barbs on their pen*ses which helps them anchor inside the female during mating. Hence, the screaming that goes on. The barbs scraping also stimulate the female to drop eggs. A male cat loses the barbs a few weeks after a neuter. These barbs are a helpful visual to let your vet know if a cat is neutered or is cryptorchid. This condition happens when the testicles did not drop and the vet will have to go into their abdomen to remove the testicles. If the sac is empty, the vet vet will check for those barbs. No barbs means the cat is fixed. If the cat has barbs and an empty sac the cat is cryptorchid.

Neutering a male will prevent testicular cancer and help you have a healthy relaxed and happy cat. Far too often cats are thrown outside when they reach sexual maturity and start smelling foul or spraying your home. A simple solution is neutering by 4 months. A neuter prevents so many problems including shelter overcrowding. We spay and neuter at 2months/2 pounds or as soon as we can get our paws on them if they are older than 2 months.

04/22/2024

April is
We can get your dog caught up on prevention at the time of their spay, neuter, or dental. We also have our Walk-In Vaccine Clinic Friday and Saturday from 9am-3pm, no appointment necessary. We do occasionally close on weekends, but our closures are listed on Google hours. We see patients first come first serve, and the wait can be up to 45 minutes. Also, sometimes we will have to take back scheduled surgery rechecks first.

April is – and with instances on the rise – we are sharing what you need to know as a pet owner!

Heartworms are life-threatening parasites, transmitted by mosquitoes, that can live in your pet’s system and can lead to heart failure, liver damage, or worse. Heartworm disease is 100% preventable. Annual testing and year-round prevention can provide a lifetime of protection.

If your pet is due for their annual heartworm test or needs a refill on prevention, contact us today! For more info on heartworms, click here: https://bit.ly/3Tpuo7L

➡️ Help us spread awareness by sharing this post!

04/22/2024

Only 2 more days to vote!!! Please click the link to vote for us for Best of SLC. Thank you so much to everyone. We couldn't do it without our great team of clients and rescues!!!

04/11/2024

Friends of Spay & Neuter of Salt Lake, voting is open for Best of SLC. We love having such an amazing community, and we are so pleased that someone out there was so kind as to nominate us. We would be honored if you all would vote for us to win again this year. Voting opens April 11th. Go to BestofSLC.com, click vote now, the category is "Services". Then, click "Veterinarian" to vote for "Salt Lake Spay and Neuter". Thank you so much!!!

04/01/2024

Friends of Spay & Neuter of Salt Lake. We are proud to announce that we have once again been nominated for Best of SLC. We are so grateful to have such an amazing community to work with, and we are so pleased that someone out there was so kind as to nominate us. We would be honored if you all would vote for us to win again this year. Voting opens April 11th, and we will post a link to vote. Thank you!!!

03/26/2024

Spay & Neuter of SLC will be closed this Saturday, March 30th, for Easter Weekend.

03/05/2024

Spay and Neuter of SLC is seeking a compassionate, competent, up-beat, and friendly Kennel Technician to join our team. This is a part-time position working from about 3:00pm to close 3-4 days a week Monday-Friday. The goal is to get everything finished nightly by 6:30 to 7:00pm. Office hours are Monday-Friday 7:00am-6:00pm and select Saturdays 7:00am-6:00pm or 9:00am-3:00pm. We are closed most major Holidays.

Spay and Neuter of SLC is a high volume, high quality, fast-paced surgical clinic located in Murray, UT, we have been practicing in the area since 1999. We perform a variety of surgical needs, but mainly spaying and neutering on cats and dogs as well as dental procedures on cats and dogs. Spay and Neuter of SLC strives to provide the best care possible for our patients while keeping our prices economical for the community. We work closely with many rescue groups and are proud of the care and service we provide.

The Kennel Technician plays a critical role in the success of the practice. Candidates must be comfortable in a high volume, fast-paced setting. Kennel Technician responsibilities include keeping all public and employee areas clean and sanitized, laundry, cleaning kennels, cleaning floors, and other duties as assigned.

Spay and Neuter of SLC offers a basic benefits package to part-time staff that includes Dental Insurance. Once you are fully trained; we will give you a review with a 3-5% raise in 90 days.

Experience is a plus, but we are willing to train. Spay and Neuter of SLC is committed to your success within the practice and strives to continually offer new training opportunities to those that express interest. Spay & Neuter pledges to be an equal opportunity employer.

This is a great entry level position to get your start with veterinary clinics and build your resume to grow towards a career in the veterinary industry. If you are interested in this position and would like to apply, please send your resume to [email protected]

02/06/2024

Spay & Neuter of SLC is proud to support Murray Rotary Club and Murray Children's Pantry. We will be accepting donations on their behave at our clinic. Thank you in advance for your support.

01/31/2024

February is Pet Dental Awareness Month. Your pets' dental health effects the health of their entire body including their liver, kidneys, and heart. This year, we are putting our focus on home care. We want to know, what are your favorite VOHC approved home care treatments and treats? Please comment with what has worked for you and what has not. 🐾❤🐾

01/26/2024

Did you know ALL of these animals can get heartworms?