HARTT Low-Cost Spay and Neuter

09/20/2024

09/12/2024

Good morning everyone!

I hate that I have to post this, but, our program vets are really filling up with surgeries and are making appointments out at the end of the year and beyond at this time!

PLEASE be kind to their staff - they are businesses and they are doing all they can to accommodate all of the low-cost spay/neuter programs, shelter and rescue spay/neuters, along with their normal client appointments, surgeries and emergencies. Without their continued support, our program would not be available here! They do not have to provide this service through our program and we don’t want to lose them!

Please also know that:
1. Two of the vets are not making appointments in 2025 until they get their 2025 office/staffing calendar set up.
2. One of the vets offices only takes a few vouchers (ours or the shelter’s) each month so they are harder to get into.
3. One of the vets is making appointments into MARCH 2025!!! Oh my!
4. If the vet you selected is not able to accommodate you, please set up with one of our other vets (suggest Iuka or Parsons) and EMAIL us back as a reply to your approval email and ask me (yes, please be kind to me as well!) to change your approval to that new vet.

Again, please be kind and understanding that they are doing all they can to accommodate as many surgeries as they can and yours is important to them, too. Let’s work together to keep this program running as efficiently as possible with as much kindness and understanding as possible 😁

07/28/2024

We approved all the applications from the last week and are all caught up!

For those wondering how many applications come through here, we have received 1105 applications in 6 months!

07/12/2024

Did you know? Spay/neuter prior to 6 months was something only shelters were doing in the 1990s. That’s right! To this day, many veterinarians may still be using outdated information to advise their clients. But the facts are clear – spaying and neutering prevents unwanted litters, and eliminates health risks like cancers and other illnesses. Learn more and get involved at felinefixbyfive.org.

07/09/2024

For those who submitted applications online through and including June 30 - check your email for approvals! Starting on the 50 already submitted to us in July later this week! The kitten fosters said “we helped” (not!).

07/09/2024

For those in the area that this program covers…they do this once a year as they have funding so PLEASE get those animals fixed!

06/05/2024

We ask people to get their animals fixed so this doesn’t happen. A couple found these on their doorstep. They brought them to Animal control this way. The puppies are about five weeks old. The time when mommas start to wean their babies. In a perfect world the puppies need to stay with their mother til at least eight weeks old usually helps with socializing. They received baths vaccinations milk and wet food and are being taken care of.

06/05/2024

For those who might not know what to expect when an unexpected litter comes their way, we don’t want the video to happen to you. This is why we ask people to spay and neuter their pets. Spay so the female doesn’t have babies. Neuter so the male doesn’t impregnate multiple females.

04/23/2024

Why spay and neuter. See below.

04/22/2024

As of 4 pm today, April 22, all 72 spay/neuter applications received in the last two weeks have been completed. Please check your emails if you were waiting for approval.