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Tally Spay – Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic
5021 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, FL 32304
Tuesday – Friday: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
All surgery is by appointment only.

Tally Spay follows the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance’s “Gold Standard” training and standards to ensure your pets receive the best possible care.

Tally Spay accepts dogs and cats from Tallahassee and surrounding areas, by appointment, for same-day, low-cost spay and neuter surgeries. The aim of Tally Spay is to perform a high volume of sterilization surgeries to reduce the number of intakes at the animal shelter and reduce the number of unwanted animals in the community. We are a non-profit organization subsidized through low-cost surgery fees, specific grants, and the generosity of our donors.

Ask about our Canine Heartworm Preventative Discounts!

Cats: Fees & Services

Female Cat (Spay) – $65
Male Cat (Neuter) – $60
All appointments require non-refundable deposit. Please present any Spay/Neuter Vouchers at time of drop off (8am-8:20am).

All surgery prices include a pre-surgical exam with the veterinarian and pain medication. Certain other charges may apply due to the animal’s medical condition. All prices are subject to revision.

Required – Proof of current rabies vaccination in the form of a certificate from the administering veterinarian. (Tags alone are not acceptable forms of proof.) If no proof of current rabies vaccination is available, the vaccine will be given the day of surgery for a $10 fee.

Vaccines/Testing
(ONLY at time of surgery)
Rabies Vaccine (if required) – $10
FVRCP Vaccine (Feline Distemper) – $10
FeLV/FIV Combo Test – $22

Additional Services
(ONLY at time of surgery)
Nail Trim (under sedation) – $5
Microchip – $10
E-Collar (Cone Collar) – $5
Cardboard Cat Carrier – $5
Ear Tip – (Included for feral cats)
Capstar (if needed for fleas) – $5
Senergy (topical heartworm, flea, ear mite, and intestinal parasite prevention). $32 (3 month supply)

Community/Feral or Friendly Cat Package
Services include:
– Female (Spay) – $65
– Male Cat (Neuter) – $60
Ear tip included
– Rabies Vaccine – $10
– Single dose of Senergy – $12

We follow the ASPCA Community Cat guidelines for Spay/Neuter clinics.

Dogs: Fees & Services

Female Dog (Spay) – $85, Female Dog over 81 lbs.: $110
Male Dog (Neuter) – $75, Male Dog over 81 lbs.: $90
All appointments require non-refundable deposit. Please present any Spay/Neuter Vouchers at time of drop off (7:30am-7:50).

All surgery prices include a pre-surgical exam with the veterinarian and pain medication. Certain other charges may apply due to the animal’s medical condition. All prices are subject to revision.

Required – Proof of current rabies vaccination in the form of a certificate from the administering veterinarian. (Tags alone are not acceptable forms of proof.)  If no proof of current rabies vaccination is available, the vaccine will be given the day of surgery for a $10 fee.

Vaccines/Testing
(ONLY at time of surgery)
Rabies Vaccine (if required) – $10
DHPP Vaccine (Canine Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvo, ParaInfluenza) – $10
Bordetella Vaccine (Kennel Cough) – $12
Heartworm Test – $10

Additional Services
(ONLY at time of surgery)
Nail Trim (under sedation) – $5
Microchip – $10
E-Collar (Cone Collar) – $5
Capstar (if needed for fleas) – $5
Heartworm Preventative (Milbehart) – Priced according to weight – New Discount! $5 off regular pricing for 6 month supply of HW Preventative, $10 off regular pricing with 12 month HW Preventative – must be purchased same day as heartworm testing, public clients only.

Ask us about heartworm prevention and 24 hour lasting Capstar available for all surgical patients.

Low-Cost Spay-Neuter Services

Appointments for surgery are available Tuesday – Friday. All appointments require a non-refundable deposit.
Information about vouchers.

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Before & After Surgery

Before Surgery

1. Check-In Information

Check-in times (we do not accept late arrivals):
Dogs: 7:30 – 7:50 am
Cats are 8:00 – 8:20 am
When you arrive, please leave your pet in the car and come inside to complete the required paperwork and payment. All dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier (one per carrier). Note: community/feral cats must be in a trap (not a carrier).

Please present any Spay/Neuter Vouchers at time of check-in.

If your dog is not good-natured around other dogs, cats, or people a muzzle may be required.

2. Rabies Vaccination Required
Florida law requires a current rabies vaccination for your pet. A valid rabies certificate is required. (A rabies tag is not sufficient proof.) If no certificate is available, we are required to administer one at the time of surgery.

Our veterinarian recommends that pets are fully vaccinated against infectious diseases (distemper, parvo, and upper respiratory diseases) prior to their surgery appointment.

3. General Health Info

Each animal will receive a pre-operative physical exam to make sure that they are a good candidate for surgery.

If your pet is too fractious to handle or if it is a feral cat, a physical exam will be done under anesthesia.

If the animal has fleas, it will be given a Capstar® pill that kills fleas within 30 min. and lasts 24 hours. There will be a $5 charge for this and you will be notified if you need to pay any additional fees at the time of pick up.

If your pet shows any sign of illness or there are any concerns (such as age, heart murmur, severe upper respiratory infection, obesity, food in stomach) we may refuse surgery if we feel it is a health risk to the animal.

4. 48 Hrs. Prior to Surgery

Please do not start any new medications for your pet for 2 days prior to the surgery appointment. If your pet receives prescribed medication from a veterinarian for any health issues, please continue these medications as prescribed. Be sure to alert the Tally Spay medical team of the medication your pet is taking both on your consent form and at the time of admittance for surgery. 

5. Keep Your Pet Indoors the Night Before Surgery
Pets must be kept indoors or confined the night before surgery. This ensures that they are not eating outside, which puts them at risk of aspiration during and after their surgery.
6. No Food After Midnight
Adult animals must have food withdrawn the night before surgery at midnight. Animals four months or younger may have food until 6:00 am, though all pets can have water up until the time of their appointment.
7. Transporting Your Pets

All dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Only one cat per carrier; if there is more than one cat in a carrier you will be prompted to purchase a cardboard carrier for $5.00. Note: community/feral cats must be in a trap (not a carrier).

You may line the carrier with newspaper or a small towel. Remove any collars, toys, and dishes from the carrier.

Walk your dog before bringing them to the clinic.

If your dog is not good-natured around other dogs, cats, or people a muzzle may be required.

After Surgery

1. Limit Activity

Some animals are active after surgery, while others remain quiet for a while. Either way, it is very important that you limit your pet’s movements during the 7–10 day recovery period.

Strenuous activity, such as running, jumping, or playing puts stress on the incision and may cause it to open or develop painful irritation.

Dogs should only be allowed out on a leash to avoid running and jumping. It is recommended that they be crated or confined to a small space for recovery. Cats should be confined to a small room in your home with no other animals.

2. Maintain Regular Diet
Your pet may have half of their normal meal at 8pm or later. Their appetite should return gradually within 24 hours.

Do not change your pet’s diet at this time (no junk food, table scraps, milk, or any other “people food” for seven days.) Changes in their diet could hide post-surgical complications.

Although patients’ reactions to surgery can vary, lethargy (lasting for more than 24 hours after surgery), diarrhea, or vomiting are NOT normal, and you should contact us immediately if these occur.

3. Keep the Incision Dry
Dogs and female cats have internal sutures that provide strength to the tissue as they heal; these will dissolve after approximately four months. You do not have to come in to have them removed. Surgical glue has also been applied to close the external incision. Male cats do not have any sutures. Their incisions are left slightly open so they may drain, so a small amount of blood tinged drainage is normal. If you are told that your pet has skin sutures or skin staples, they will need to return in 7–10 days to have those removed.

Do not bathe your pet during the recovery period, or apply topical ointment to the incision site—the surgical glue on the incision will dissolve too quickly if it becomes wet.

Pets must be kept indoors where they can stay clean, dry, and warm, although dogs can be walked on a leash to go to the toilet.

4. Check the Incision Twice Daily
Female dogs and cats have a mid-line incision in their abdomen. Male dogs have an incision just above or on the scrotum, and male cats have two incisions, one on each side of the scrotum.

Check these incision sites at least twice daily. What you see when we discharge your pet is what we consider normal unless we tell you otherwise. There should be no drainage, and redness and swelling should be minimal. Male cats may appear as if they still have testicles; this is normal, and the swelling should subside gradually through the recovery period.

Do not allow your pet to lick or chew at the incision. We recommend that all pets go home with an e-collar, which prevents them from reaching the incision. They are available for $5 here. You can also purchase Bitter Apple or Bitter Orange spray from the pet store to deter licking and chewing (place your finger over the incision and spray around the area – do not spray directly onto the incision—it will sting!). If your pet is allowed to lick, chew or scratch their incision, it may open up and cause potentially serious complications. Keeping them from doing this is perhaps the most important thing you will do to keep them safe.

5. Monitor Pain Levels
Our veterinarians employ a multi-modal pain management protocol—this means that different pain medications are administered before, during, and after surgery.

If your pet appears to be in pain after getting home, please call our clinic so that our staff can assess whether or not your pet needs to be examined.

6. Keep In-Heat Females Away from Males
If your female dog or cat was in heat at the time of surgery, you must keep her away from un-neutered males for at least two weeks. While she is now unable to become pregnant, she will still attract intact males for a short period of time. If a male dog attempts to breed a female at this point, it can cause her serious, possibly life-threatening, damage.
7. Watch for Complications

Spaying and neutering are both very safe surgeries; however, as with all surgery, complications can occur. Minimal redness and swelling should resolve within several days, but if they persist longer, please contact us.

You should also contact us immediately if you notice any of the following: pale gums, depression, vomiting, diarrhea, discharge or bleeding from the incision, difficulty urinating, or abored breathing.

Tally Spay will treat as scheduling allows and at minimal cost, postoperative complications resulting directly from the surgery, if the above post-operative instructions have been followed in full. Your regular veterinarian must address illnesses or injuries that are not a direct result of surgery. Please call for an appointment as soon as you see cause for concern.

We cannot be held responsible for complications resulting from failure to follow post-operative instructions, or from contagious diseases for which the animal was not previously properly vaccinated.

Click here to request your medical records.

 
For after hours concerns we have partnered with telehealth service with Vet Triage, please use this link to begin your Vet Triage consultation with a veterinarian.
 
If you are experiencing an emergency with your pet, please seek care at your regular veterinarian or at Allied Veterinary Emergency Hospital – (850) 222-0123
8. Call if You are Concerned

If you have any questions or concerns directly related to the surgery during the recovery period, please call us at (850) 692-3425.

If it is an emergency, contact your regular veterinarian or an emergency veterinary clinic.

About the Surgery

What is Spay/Neuter Surgery?

In female animals, the uterus and ovaries are removed through a small incision in the abdominal wall, which renders them sterile. In male dogs and cats, the scrotum is not removed, only the testicles. This prevents the production of sperm, rendering them sterile.

Our patients are completely asleep during surgery, unable to feel any discomfort. They are given an injection which will manage their pain for 24 hours. They should not need anything else as long as they leave their incision alone.

 

When to Spay/Neuter your pet

For dogs: Puppies as young as eight weeks old can be neutered as long as they’re healthy. Dogs can be neutered as adults as well, although there’s a slightly higher risk of post-operative complications in older dogs, dogs that are overweight or dogs that have health problems.

For cats: It is generally considered safe for kittens as young as eight weeks old (and 2 lbs. in weight) to be spayed or neutered. It’s possible to spay a female cat while she’s in heat.

Spay/Neuter Tattoo
Your pet will receive a small, green tattoo near the incision site. This tattoo is not another incision—it’s just a small score in the top layers of the skin filled with tattoo ink and covered with surgical glue. The tattoo will ensure that anyone examining your animal will know they have been sterilized.

Post Op Concerns

Post Op Concerns

We cannot be held responsible for complications resulting from failure to follow post-operative instructions, or from contagious diseases for which the animal was not previously properly vaccinated.

For after hours concerns we have partnered with telehealth service with Vet Triage, please use this link to begin your Vet Triage consultation with a veterinarian.

If you are experiencing an emergency with your pet, please seek care at your regular veterinarian or at Allied Veterinary Emergency Hospital – (850) 222-0123. Allied Veterinary Emergency is located at 2324 Centerville Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308.

Records Request

Request Your Animal’s Records

Click here to request your medical records.

Tally Spay is Going Nuts!

How it Works!

  • You must reside in one of these zip codes: 32303, 32304, 32305, 32306, 32307 or 32310.
  • Appointments for Male Dogs & Male Cats between 2/1/24 – 3/30/24.
  • Proof of residency required (drivers license, utility bill, etc.) & can be uploaded at the time of booking or brought in at drop off.
  • For public owned cats & dog only. Ask about our program for community cats.
  • Free Rabies vaccine (if needed) (paid for by the Animal Shelter Foundation).
  • $10 deposit is required at the time of booking & can be applied to other wellness services, donated, or refunded upon completion.
  • Will this be available to female dogs & cats? Not at this time. This grant is specifically for male dogs & cats.
  • What if I don’t live in the listed zip codes? We apologize if your zip code is not included for this particular grant campaign. We still offer low cost services and accept vouchers from our local partners.
  • What if I already have an appointment for my male dog or cat? Do I need to change it to a date between February 1st and March 29th? No. Please inform us at check in and have your proof of residence in the applicable zip codes available.
  • *Available until the surgery schedule fills up for the associated dates.
  • Request an appointment – in the comments section, mention that you are requesting the free neuter as well as upload your proof of residency.

Location

Tally Spay is located at:
5021 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, FL 32304
Telephone: (850) 692-3425

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ABOUT the Animal Shelter Foundation

The Tallahassee Animal Shelter Foundation, founded in 2007, is a non-profit organization. Their mission is to support the animals in the care of Tallahassee Animal Service Center (TASC), more commonly known as the Animal Shelter at Tom Brown Park. ASF provides resources to the TASC to help more homeless animals find loving forever homes, supports community-wide spay/neuter efforts to help decrease unwanted animals that end up in the shelter and promotes kindness, respect and responsible pet ownership for our furry friends.

The Animal Shelter Foundation is moving our community toward more responsible pet ownership, and we are grateful for the hundreds of individuals, families and businesses that partner with and support ASF to make this possible.

Reasons to Spay/Neuter

*from ASPCA’s Spay/Neuter Your Pet

At Tally Spay, we understand the importance of spaying and neutering our pets. That’s why we offer lower cost spay and neuter services to the public to help ensure optimal health benefits for its pets and that there are enough homes for all pets.
1. Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life
Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat offers the best protection from these diseases.
2. Prevents testicular cancer
Neutering your male companion prevents testicular cancer and some prostate problems.
3. Females won't go into heat
Your spayed female pet won’t go into heat. While cycles can vary, female felines usually go into heat four to five days every three weeks during breeding season. In an effort to advertise for mates, they’ll yowl and urinate more frequently—sometimes all over the house!
4. Less roaming for mates
Your male dog will be less likely to roam away from home. An intact male will do just about anything to find a mate, including finding creative ways escape from the house. Once he’s free to roam, he risks injury in traffic and fights with other male animals.
5. Better behavior
Your neutered male may be better behaved. Unneutered dogs and cats are more likely to mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Your dog might be less likely to mount other dogs, people and inanimate objects after he’s neutered. Some aggression problems may be avoided by early neutering.
6. Reduces unwanted puppies and kittens
Did you know that, everyday, 70,000 puppies and kittens are born in the United States. More than 60% of them are unwanted and will be abandoned, often brought to a shelter or rescue organization.

Tally Spay wishes to play an important role in reducing the number of homeless animals born by offering low cost surgery to spay or neuter pets.

Volunteers Wanted

The team at Tally Spay is looking for volunteers to help support our life saving mission, making a difference in our community. Tasks include: preparing kennels and traps, preparing food for post op patients, assisting with laundry, general clinic maintenance, photography, data entry, client service and much more. Training and supervision will be provided.

General Guidelines:

  • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • Be able to commit to a minimum of 4 hours per month.
  • Be able to commit to a minimum of 3 consecutive months of service.
  • Be mature, reliable, dependable, and able to follow instructions.
  • Be able to demonstrate flexibility and understanding in any situation.
  • Have reliable transportation to and from the clinic.
  • Have regular access to email.
  • Have excellent communication skills.

To get started contact our officemanager@tallyspay.com!

Ways to Donate

Buy a Tile, Leave a Legacy

Buy a tile and leave a legacy!

The tiles from this initiative will be placed front and center in the reception area at Tally Spay. Purchasing a tile is a fabulous way to honor and memorialize loved ones, pets, and anyone special in your life! Reserve your tile today!

Amazon Wish List

Contribute to our Amazon Wish List

Our wish list includes many everyday items and specialty items that are key to keeping the clinic running smoothly. Amazon Wish List makes it easy to order and be delivered directly to Tally Spay. Visit our wish list and order today!

Special Requests

Special Items Wish List

Current special request items needed:
• Towels, sheets
• Laundry detergent
• Newspaper
• Distilled water
• Canned Cat Food
• Canned Dog Food
Email us to donate! Pickup for bulky items is available.

Ways to Donate to ASF

ASF Donations

Making donating easy and convenient with online donations, our monthly donor program, and our Capital Campaign (complete with naming opportunities for clinic rooms!) Check out our many donation opportunities.