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The Kindness Spay-neuter Clinic
(not for profit and volunteer supported)
The
Kindness Spay-neuter Clinic's mission is to stop
taxpayer-financed euthanasia of adoptable animals
due to a lack of suitable homes
(the NUMBER ONE cause of death of cats & dogs in N.C).
In the spring and in the fall, we host vaccine clinics for
the general public, and in the spring & early summer we host
heartworm awareness clinics in Downeast Carteret County
and in Maysville, but our primary work revolves around humane population
control via affordable, accessible spay-neuter.
All the money raised goes
to our no-kill shelter, and additional donations are ALWAYS welcome
and needed!
Thank
you for spay-neutering all of your pets &
neighborhood mousers!
Things to bring with you to our clinic
your vet records & any medications you're using
downloaded forms (see below)
a separate carrier for each cat
(no soft-sided carriers, no cardboard boxes)
Label each carrier with your cat's name & your name above the
door
(PLEASE don't stuff a big
cat into a small carrier! Your cat needs room to stretch
out after surgery!)
cash payment (no checks, charge or credit)
Medicaid or EBT card, plus your drivers license
(if a low-income discount is desired);
used computer ink jet cartridges & laser cartridges
(we turn them into
cash to keep down price increases!)
please check our wish list for items
needed by our shelter that you might have
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Downloadable
forms
(print & fill out prior to your
appointment)
Surgery waiver form (Print
TWO copies, one for you and one for us)
Pet Information form
(Print ONE copy for up to 5 animals)
Cat Colony Information
form
(Print ONE copy only if you have a cat colony)
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Other
things to know
Unless stipulated
otherwise, drop-off between 8:15-8:45 am
and pick-up at 5:30 pm sharp.
NO FOOD after
6 pm the night before surgery!
NO WATER after
midnight!
Please remove
all flea collars.
(They're toxic and they don't work well anyway!)
* $20 rescheduling
fee per pet if less than 48 hrs notice of cancellation *
Interested in learning more about your pets' surgery?
Check out this page!
Directions
to the clinic
PLEASE NOTE:
We do NOT have public hours, nor does our shelter
take in animals from the public - we get them from high-kill shelters.
Feel free to tell others about our spay-neuter clinic,
but PLEASE don't give out our location to those who may try to abandon
animals here.
We DO prosecute for animal abandonment.
From New Bern:
Take Route 17 south through Pollocksville. As you approach Maysville,
the house numbers rise over 12000. Our dirt road is on the left
- #12099. Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open)
& chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we
have many animals out. The new clinic entrance is at the right
side of the two story white building.
From Jacksonville:
Take Route 17 north until you reach Maysville. In town the speed
limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you will see a 55 mph sign.
Our dirt road is on the right - #12099. Drive 5 MPH when
you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link (closed & latched
on the left side) gates - we have many animals out. The new clinic
entrance is at the right side of the two story white building.
From Havelock:
Take Route 70 to Catfish Lake Road and turn left (a white
church is on the corner). This road will start off paved, then
turn into a long dirt road for 20 minutes or so. It becomes paved
when it reaches Maysville. At the end of the road, turn right
onto Route 58 and travel 2 miles. Turn right at the light onto
Route 17. In town the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave
town you will see a 55 mph sign. Our dirt road is on the right
- #12099. Drive 5 MPHy when you are past the yellow (open)
& chain-link (closed & latched on the left side) gates - we
have many animals out. The new clinic entrance is at the right
side of the two story white building. NOTE: Catfish Lake Road
is a pretty decent dirt road and you can travel 40-45 mph on it, but
you might want to get your car washed before the end of the day!
From Carteret
County: Take Route 24 south past Nine Mile Road and the Croatan
High School. Turn right at the next light (Taylor Notion Rd.).
Take this to Route 58. Turn right on 58 and drive 16-18 minutes
to the light at Route 17 in Maysville. Turn right onto Route 17.
In town the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you will
see a 55 mph sign. Our dirt road is on the right - #12099.
Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link
(closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals
out. The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story
white building.
From Swansboro:
Take either Swansboro-Belgrade Road or Route 58 (whichever is closest
to you) north to Route 17. Turn right onto Route 17 (Maysville).
In Maysville, the speed limit is 35 and 25, but as you leave town you
will see a 55 mph sign. Our dirt road is on the right - #12099.
Drive 5 MPH when you are past the yellow (open) & chain-link
(closed & latched on the left side) gates - we have many animals
out. The new clinic entrance is at the right side of the two story
white building.
HUMANE
TRAPPING INSTRUCTIONS
(neutering a cat colony is not as hard as you think!)
KINDNESS
CLINIC minimum donation
If you can, we ask you to contribute a little more to help us help other
animals.
Fees in red
are for the general public.
Fees in green
are for cat colony caretakers, 501c3 rescues, Medicaid &
EBT card recipients (must show grocery receipt w/i
3 weeks date) and households neutering five or more animals
on the same day.
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CATS
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Females: $75.00 / 55.00 (spay,
rabies & distemper)
Males: $60.00/ 45.00 (neuter, rabies & distemper)
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Cryptorchid* cats: add
$5-25 (*cats with testicles in the wrong
place)
Fat cats: add $5-15 (yes, being overweight makes
surgery harder!)
Pregnant Cats: add $5-30 (for fluids, extra time
& extra suture)
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FEMALE DOGS
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Up to 15 lbs - $95.00
/ 75.00
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15-29 lbs - $100.00 /
80.00
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| 30-45 lbs - $110.00 / 85.00 |
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46-60 lbs - $120.00 /
90.00
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| 61-80 lbs - $140.00 - 160.00 / 100.00 |
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Dogs
over 80 lbs are referred to full-service veterinary hospitals.
Obese dogs: add $30-50 (yes, being overweight
makes surgery harder!)
Pregnant Dogs: add $35-60 (for fluids, extra
time & extra suture)
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MALE DOGS
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Up to 29 lbs - $90.00
/ 70.00
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30 - 49 lbs - $110.00
/ 85.00
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| 50 - 69 lbs - $120.00 / 100.00 |
| 70-90 lbs - $140.00
- 150.00 / 130.00 |
| Female dogs over
70 lbs are referred to full-service veterinary
hospitals. |
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Cryptorchid* dogs: add
$20-40 (*dogs with testicles in the wrong place)
Obese dogs: add $30-50 (yes, being overweight
makes surgery harder!)
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You can also purchase FRONTLINE flea control
through us
(prices as low as $1.60 per month per dose for cats and
$2 per month
per dose for small dogs!).
cats 0.5 ml
dogs to 22 pounds 0.6 ml
dogs 23-44 pounds 1.4 ml
dogs 45-88 pounds 2.6 ml
dogs 89-132 pounds 4.0 ml
AVAILABLE VACCINES & LAB TESTS
The Kindness Spay-neuter Clinic offers a few basic services when cats
and dogs are neutered, but these services are available -- at our discounted
rates -- only at the time of surgery, not at a later time. (Whenever
possible, they should be obtained at a full-service veterinary hospital
at least 10 days PRIOR to surgery, to minimize surgical risk and better
prime the animals’ immune system.)
These
services are:- FVRCP-C vaccines for cats (included in
surgery price)
(distemper-rhinotracheitis-calici-chlamydia) - DHLPP
vaccines for dogs ($7.00)
(distemper-hepatitis-leptospirosis-parainfluenza-parvo) - rabies vaccines
($7.00)
- FeLV & FIV blood test for cats
($30.00)
(leukemia & feline
immunodeficiency virus) - heartworm test
(dogs) ($18.00)
(and YES - dogs testing negative at our clinic
CAN get up to a year's supply of heartworm preventative! The
cost ranges from $3 to $6 per month); - fecal
exam ($10.00)
(all pets in your household, once a year, to protect
YOU!)
All cats & dogs at the Kindness
Clinic are checked for fleas & ear mites.
MORE ABOUT THE DISEASES
WE WORK TO PREVENT
Of the various diseases
that can be prevented easily in animals,
we list below the ones pet
caretakers really don't want to overlook in
coastal North
Carolina.
HEARTWORM*:
Spread by mosquitoes, heartworm affects dogs (and, less commonly, cats).
It is DEADLY, CONTAGIOUS, and it can be quite EXPENSIVE to treat. It is much less
expensive to prevent with an easy-to-give once-a-month chewable tablet.
Sadly, many of the dogs coming to our Cedar Island, Stacy and Maysville
heartworm clinics have been positive for this parasite because their
owners never bothered to give one inexpensive monthly pill!
ROUNDWORMS*,
HOOKWORMS*, WHIPWORMS & TAPEWORMS:
These easily-treated parasites are diagnosed via stool samples (fecals).
Out of the seven parasites we routinely look for microscopically, only
two are commonly seen with the naked eye and THREE of these parasites
are contagious to humans. Worming medication is available at our clinic for those animals testing
positive for these parasites.
FLEAS*: Easy
to prevent using modern once-a-month products like Frontline, Advantage
and Revolution, fleas are much harder
(and more expensive) to treat once you’ve got them! Frontline
once-a-month preventative is available at any time at our clinic (refills
okay, too)!
RABIES*:
N.C. law dictates that ALL cats & dogs be vaccinated for this
disease. The first vaccine is good for 1 year; each additional vaccine
may be good for 1-3 years.
DISTEMPER:
Different distemper viruses affect dogs & cats. They are easily
prevented through vaccination (2-3 vaccines per kitten or pup; yearly booster
for adults for several years, then every three years).
(dogs) PARVOVIRUS, HEPATITIS, LEPTOSPIROSIS*
and PARAINFLUENZA: Protection against these diseases is given
at the same time as a dog’s distemper vaccine. Hepatitis is a
disease of the liver. Leptospirosis is contagious and deadly to
humans. Parainfluenza is a form of kennel cough.
(cats)
RHINOTRACHEITIS, CALICIVIRUS and CHLAMYDIA*:
These very common upper-respiratory diseases are prevented when a cat
receives a distemper-combo vaccine. Many blind and half-blind cats are
seen in this area because people have failed to vaccinate for these
diseases.
(cats) FELINE LEUKEMIA
& FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS: These diseases are spread
by fighting and breeding. Leukemia may also be spread through casual
contact. Vaccination against leukemia is very important if your cat ever
sees other cats - this area of N.C. has MANY leukemia hotspots!
Vaccination against FIV is less important in most cases (beware, too: a
FIV-vaccinated cat will test false-positive on a FIV blood
test!)
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People can catch these diseases, too.
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