Animal Birth Control Clinic

03/28/2025

🐾 Lily’s Big Adventure at Animal Birth Control Clinic! 🐾

Hey friends! It’s me, Lily—your favorite fun-loving, tail-wagging, two-year-old pup! 🐶 Today was a BIG DAY—I had my wellness exam at Animal Birth Control Clinic in Waco, Texas. Let me tell ya all about it!

So, to start things off, my human sister texted 254-776-7303 (super easy!) to get information and then scheduled my wellness appointment on-line. (*See the end of the post to check out on-line scheduling.)
She even emailed my past vet records so the ABC team knew exactly what I needed—talk about VIP treatment! ✨

🚗 Road trip time! I got picked up early from school (lucky me!) and we headed straight to the clinic. I was a little nervous, but also excited—ya know, I’m a social butterfly. 🦋

When we arrived, we checked in at the front desk—quick and easy. Then I got to chill in the lobby, making new furry friends who were there for their own checkups. I waited like a champ because, well, I’m a good girl. 💕

🐾 Showtime! My name gets called, and I strut into Exam Room Two where the sweetest vet techs ever took care of me. First up: weigh-in… but shhh, a girl never reveals her digits. 😉

Next came the pokes!
✅ Bordetella vaccine to help me stay safe from kennel cough at school.
✅ Distemper/Parvo vaccine and rabies shot—all part of being a healthy, responsible pup.
Guess what? I didn’t even cry! 🐕💪

Then came the heartworm test—yup, they took my blood, and still no tears. 🎉 The best part? Heartworm negative, baby! 🎯 Did you know ABC offers the most affordable heartworm treatment in town for pups who test positive? If you know a furry friend who needs it, tell their human to ask the ABC team for more info! I picked out prevention medication so I won't get heartworms, flea or ticks! Yay! ABC has many affordable prevention meds to choose, just ask a team member and they will point you in the right direction.
Oh, did you know, heartworms come from getting bitten by pesky mosquitos?

😲 Surprise twist! I thought I was already microchipped—but nope! Thankfully, ABC checks every animal they see for a chip. Since I didn’t have one, they gave me one on the spot. The needle? No biggie—I barely noticed! Now I’m extra safe in case I ever get lost. 🐾🔍

The only part I wasn’t thrilled about? Nail trim time. 😬 Ugh. I wiggled like a wild pup, but the techs were quick and gentle, so I forgave them. 💅

Now I’m back home, snuggled in Dad’s lap with Mom getting ready to brush me. Life is good. ❤️

Thanks to the amazing team at ABC for making my wellness visit so pawsome! 🐕✨
👉 Schedule YOUR pet’s wellness exam today by texting 254-776-7303 or visiting: Animal Birth Control Clinic
https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/schedulewellnessvisit

Bark, Bark! 🐾
🐾 Lily

03/25/2025

Check out our recent interview with our friends at KWTX News 10, where we shared details about our Wags and Whickers Resource Drive! It’s happening now at all of our partnering businesses and at our clinic! 🐾🐶🐱

All the resources collected during this drive will directly support our Pet Resource Pantry, which helps under-resourced pet owners access essential supplies for their furry family members. 🧡

A huge thank you to our amazing partnering businesses and to all of you who make our mission possible. If you happen to visit one of our local donation spots, be sure to say hello to our friends and thank them for their incredible generosity!

KWTX@4: How to support the Wags and Whiskers Resource Drive. 3.20.25

03/21/2025

🚨 The 2025 Kitten Kit Project Has Launched! 🚨
We are thrilled to announce that Animal Birth Control Clinic’s Kitten Kit Project is officially underway – and it’s all thanks to YOU, our compassionate community! 💙

✨ A heartfelt THANK YOU to every person who made this possible:
✅ Those who donated funds, allowing us to purchase life-saving supplies.
✅ The talented folks who lovingly sewed rice bags to keep neonate kittens warm.
✅ The generous supporters who bought items from our Amazon Wishlist.
✅ The eco-conscious individuals who saved recyclables that were transformed into vital supplies.

We couldn’t do this without you. Your kindness is directly helping the most vulnerable kittens in our community. 🐾

🤝 Collaborative Impact
We’re proud to partner with The Humane Society of Central Texas, Pet Circle Regional Animal Center, and Wonkey Whiskers to distribute these kits. These organizations will share them with good Samaritans who find truly abandoned, neonate kittens—giving everyday citizens the tools they need to provide critical, short-term care.

🏡 Preventing Shelter Surrender
By empowering the community to care for these kittens, we’re preventing unnecessary shelter surrenders. Every kitten raised with a Kitten Kit will fast-track to spay/neuter—reducing future litters—and each address served will be canvassed for TNR hot spots, helping us target areas where community cats need Trap/Neuter/Return Services.

❤️ Together, We’re Saving Lives
This project is more than just a kit—it’s a modern, life-saving approach to kitten care and overpopulation prevention. Through collaboration, compassion, and community-driven action, we’re working to stop the cycle of homeless kittens.

🐾 Remember:
1️⃣ A kitten’s best chance at survival is always with its mom.
2️⃣ Community cats, whether friendly or not, already have a home—and that home is outdoors.

🙏 Thank you for being part of this powerful movement. Together, we’re making a lasting impact! 💙🐾

For more information about Animal Birth Control Clinic's TNR program, click the link here👇👇
https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/commcat

03/18/2025

We are excited to announce that the Wags and Whiskers Resource Drive is officially live and happening now at our clinic and all of our incredible partner business locations throughout the community! 🐶🐾🐱

A year ago, ABC launched the Pet Resource Pantry with the goal of ensuring that every cat and dog has access to the essentials they need to stay happy and healthy. Our vision for the Pet Resource Center is simple: to provide crucial resources to pets and their families, especially those facing difficult times. Sadly, a lack of basic pet supplies often leads to pet owners making the heartbreaking decision to surrender their beloved animals, hoping someone else can offer the care they need.

At ABC, we believe that every pet and person deserves access to essentials like food, treats, collars, leashes, and more. That’s why we offer these resources completely free of charge, ensuring no pet is left to enter an already overwhelmed system.

We are deeply grateful to our amazing partner businesses for serving as drop-off locations for these vital supplies. Their support makes a tremendous difference, and we encourage you to stop by, drop off any items you can, and personally thank these wonderful partners who are helping pets and families in need.

ABC is also a drop-off location during business hours. If you have any resources to donate, we’d love to see you and express our gratitude in person!

🐾Partnering Wags and Whiskers Businesses🐾
Street Dog Cafe
254 Pet Supply
Atwoods Ranch & Home Goods
Dogtopia of Waco
Buzbee Feed & Seed
Bar None Country Store
China Spring Country Store
BomgaarsSupply
Kish Complete Car Care Center
Paw Community

To view our Wags and Whiskers Wish List or to donate items directly to ABC, please visit https://a.co/cMF3iQ4

We are so thankful for the continued generosity of our community. Together, we are making a real difference in the lives of pets and families who need it most. Your support allows us to be the Heart of the Solution! 🧡

P.S. Don’t forget to tune in this Thursday at 4pm on KWTX News 10 to learn more about the Wags and Whiskers Drive and how we’re working together to make a positive impact!

03/16/2025

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Kitten Season is here!

*How do you know a kitten needs help? See comment section for all things LEAVE THE LITTER.

QUESTION:
Where is the best place for a baby kitten? In the shelter? In a rescue? Nooooo.

The answer is: WITH MOM!
Leave that litter. Do not take the babies away from their mom!

**leave the litter in a safe location. Observe for 24 hours. Can sprinkle a ring of flour around kittens to see if mom comes. If she does, the flour will be disturbed.
If no mom in 24 hours, you can intervene.

Are you ready for kitten season?
Will you take the "Feed Em, Fix Em" pledge with us?

Get those cats into ABC, your low cost/free clinic, asap!
Prevent litters today!

Check info below from Animal Birth Control Clinic and get your porch kitties fixed up fabulously! Meow!
👇👇👇
www.animalbirthcontrol.org

03/14/2025

Happy Birthday & Gotcha Day, Gretchen!

To our beloved clinic kitty at Animal Birth Control Clinic—our companion, supervisor, comfort, and entertainment all rolled into one sassy little package!

We adore how you keep the TNR community cats in check with your signature "whatcha-doing" and how you zoom-slide around the corner, never willing to miss a moment of the action. Your FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) is unmatched, and honestly, we wouldn't have it any other way.

Every workplace needs a kitty employee to keep things running smoothly (or at least with a bit more sass and cuddles!). We’re so lucky to have you on staff, keeping morale high and laps warm.

Happy Gretchen Day—we love you! ❤️🐾🎉

03/14/2025

Happy Pi Day! 🥧 = 3.14 = Time to Fix Those Cats!

Spring is in the air, which means flowers are blooming, the sun is shining… and kitten season is in full swing! If you’ve got outdoor cats in your neighborhood, now is the purr-fect time to get them spayed and neutered before the next litter arrives.

Just like a never-ending number, the cycle of kitten season will keep going—unless we step in! Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the most effective way to keep community cat populations in check and reduce the number of kittens flooding shelters.

So this Pi Day, let’s slice into the issue: Get those outdoor cats fixed NOW! Need help? Reach out to ABC's TNR program. Let’s make this season about new beginnings, not more kittens in need!

https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/commcat

03/08/2025

🚨 URGENT: LAST CALL TO HELP KITTENS IN NEED! 🚨

Our Kitten Kit 2025 program is almost out of time—we need your help NOW! ⏳

Each kit provides $60 worth of life-saving supplies 🍼🐱 to Good Samaritans who are on the frontlines, rescuing and protecting community cats through TNR efforts. These aren’t just boxes—they’re game-changers for local animal welfare! 🐾❤️

We can’t do this without YOU! Every donation makes a direct impact—please give today! 💙👇

➡️ Donate now to sponsor a Kitten Kit 👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/donate

03/08/2025

👋👋Have you noticed a new community cat hanging around your porch or yard? Be proactive and let's get that outdoor cat in to Animal Birth Control Clinic now, for low cost or free spay/neuter/vaccine services. If the cat is friendly, cat can come to clinic in a carrier-this requires a scheduled appointment.

✅️We know the cat may not be yours "officially" however, helping to get outdoor cats fixed helps the entire neighborhood.
**Make friendly cat appointments here-https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/surgeryappointment

✅️If unknown or not friendly, cat must come in a trap. Traps are available to rent, with refundable deposit.
**More information here regarding trapping:
https://www.animalbirthcontrol.org/tnrprocedure

🌟🌟🌟🌟You most likely qualify for free or VERY low cost procedures. (Donations are always accepted with our hearts filled with gratitude.)

Let's help the cats live healthy, happy outdoor lives. Let's help them now!

✅️Remember, outdoor cats can be friendly and not friendly at all.
Their home is OUTSIDE♡
Need more information quickly, text ABC at 254-776-7303.

🐈🐈Thank you MEOWY MUCH!

03/03/2025

What a fantastic day!🧡

This past Sunday, ABC and our good friend Kayla with The Groomery - Waco hosted our first Pet Parent Academy!

Pet parents had the chance to learn essential brushing techniques, how to train their dogs to enjoy the process (huge thanks to Kim and Lisa!), and which tools work best for the job. All of our friends and their furry friendly members had a BLAST!

We're already looking forward to our second event—stay tuned for the announcement! 😁

Enjoy the photos, including a surprise cameo from Clinic Manager Gretchen the cat, who couldn’t resist getting in on the brushing fun! Can you spot her peeking into the surgery room? Look closely, and you’ll see her sneaking a glance at all the excitement!

Huge thanks to The Confident Hound and People and Pups for joining us and helping our friends be more confident and engaged!

02/28/2025

🐾🐶🐱 Join Us for the Wags & Whiskers Resource Drive! 🐾🐶🐱

The Animal Birth Control Clinic, a Waco-based nonprofit, is dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our community. Through the Wags & Whiskers Resource Drive, we’re collecting essential supplies to help pets in need—and we need your support!

We know that financial hardships can force pet owners to make the heartbreaking decision to surrender their pets. Our Pet Resource Pantry provides free supplies to ensure pets stay with the families who love them. The Wags & Whiskers Resource Drive will help stock our pantry, making it possible to support pet owners in need and keep more pets at home, where they belong.

🐾 We’re looking for businesses to serve as donation drop-off locations! If your business would like to make a difference, sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQz4AO_7zmW-rfUmi04cdMp2wBdF7yufLiquoPJ4YFlLtuow/viewform 🐾

View our wishlist for our resource pantry here: https://a.co/cMF3iQ4

The drive will be done in 3 easy steps:

🟣We will place a donation box outside your establishment with information about the drive.
🟣We will collect any donations from the box weekly.
🟣At the end of the drive, our team will collect everything, with no work required from your business.

Every donation helps keep tails wagging and whiskers happy! Let’s work together to provide the love and care every pet deserves. 💜💚🐾

Learn more about Animal Birth Control Clinic at www.animalbirthcontrol.org or contact us at [email protected]

02/20/2025

Here's a message from our friend and neighbor Chief Martin of the Beverly Hills Police Department, about taking care of your furry family members during this COLD weather! ❄️

Have questions or need help gathering resources for your pet? Text our team at 254-776-7303 📱 for any questions or needs! Together, we are the heart of the solution!

02/14/2025

Kayla with The Groomery - Waco is here with us and we are chatting about our collaboration Pet Parent Academy. See the comment section to register for our fun classes coming up March 1st and March 2nd to learn all things brushing and coat care for your dog.

02/12/2025

Kitten kit supplies are coming in! We need your help to finish up our Amazon wishlist.

02/10/2025

Spots Still Available for Our First-Ever PET PARENT ACADEMY! 🐾✨

Making Pet Care Simple – in partnership with our friends at The Groomery - Waco

📅 March 1st & 2nd | 1PM - 3PM
📍 ABC Clinic

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn expert brushing techniques from a professional groomer—using your own dog! 🐶✨

Discover how to prevent tangles, reduce shedding, and keep your pet’s coat healthy and beautiful.

Bonus: Every attendee receives a FREE Pet Coat Care Guide with registration!

💡 Plus, meet a local veterinarian and connect with pet care experts.

🐾 50% of all fees go directly to ABC Clinic to support life-saving pet care!

📌 Register now to reserve your spot!

🔗 Saturday, March 1st: PetParentAcademy-Saturday.eventbrite.com
🔗 Sunday, March 2nd: PetParentAcademy-Sunday.eventbrite.com

Spots are limited—sign up today! 🐕✨

Learn proper brushing techniques on your dog to help keep their coat healthy and tangle-free in this hands-on workshop!

02/10/2025

✅️Check this out!
Animal Birth Control Clinic, and our animal welfare friends at The Humane Society of Central Texas
are incredibly grateful to North Texas Australian Shepherd Rescue for their generous donations of pet beds, dog houses, pet food, and other essential supplies!

These donations will go a long way in helping both ABC and HSCTx provide much-needed assistance to pet parents in McLennan County. By working together, we can help keep pets safe, comfortable, and in loving homes.

When organizations unite for a common cause, more lives—both human and animal—can be positively impacted. This generosity will make a real difference in our community, and we can not thank you enough for your support!
🌟Special shout-out to James from HSCTx for transporting the donations and off-loading!

02/06/2025

🐾 Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of ABC Clinic! 🏥

Ever wondered what happens behind the doors at 3238 Clay Avenue? Now’s your chance to see firsthand how we provide lifesaving care! From surgery prep to recovery, wellness services, and front desk operations, you’ll get an exclusive look at the incredible work our team does every day.

📅 Schedule your guided tour today! Text 254-776-7303 or email [email protected] to set up a walk-through.

We were thrilled to host Brooke and Sarah from The Humane Society of Central Texas for an informative and fun visit! Who’s next? 👀🐶🐱

We can’t wait to show you around! 💙