A Spay (Ovariohysterectomy) means surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries. This prevents pregnancy, of course, but it provides important health benefits as well. Have you heard of Pyometra? This is a life threatening condition which occurs when the uterus becomes infected at the end of a dog's heat cycle (estrus/ovulation). This is a big reason we recommend spaying a dog if she is not planned for breeding, especially in remote areas. Emergency surgery is the only good treatment for pyometra, and this is just not available throughout much of Alaska.  Also, did you know that dogs can develop breast cancer? If a dog goes through 2 or more heat cycles in her life, she has a 1 in 4 chance of developing malignant mammary tumors. We can keep this risk to less than 5-8% if we spay her prior to her second heat, and less than 1% if spayed prior to her first.

Our spay procedure includes injectable anesthesia, oral and injectable pain management, local injectable nerve blocks, vital sign monitoring, sterile prep and procedure, an Elizabethan collar and of course follow up communication from us!

• Canine Spay>40lbs: $575

• Canine Spay <40lbs: $650

• Complicated (in heat, over 2 years): additional $100

• Over 100lbs: additional $100

• Feline Spay: $300

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