Animal Allies offers low-cost pet care
Kelley, Sharon
Issue date: 2/6/06 Section: News
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Many of us have pets. Unfortunately those pets are often not spayed or neutered. For some it is a matter of affordability. I want to make everyone aware of a service in the Upstate that will help! Animal Allies is a local non-profit organization that arranges spay and neuter surgeries at low prices. Pricing is done on an income-based scale, but even the TOP price is usually far less than most vets charge.
For example, a female cat can be spayed for just $45! For an extra $15, just $60 total, your pet can be spayed and get all its shots! With low income, that can be reduced even more.
Additional special events can save you even more money. On Saturday, February 18 Animal Allies will be holding a Neuterathon for male cats. For only $22 you can get your male cat neutered, get his shots and a FREE microchip! To schedule your male cat for this wonderful event, please call (864) 576-6971. Once your appointment is scheduled, the surgery site is at the Animal Allies clinic on Asheville Highway, which is exit 4 of Business 85.
Why spay or neuter? Statistics show that animals that are fixed are healthier, friendlier and live longer! For example a female cat that has been spayed will on average live 5 to 8 years LONGER than her kitten bearing neighbor! In fact, the San Jose Animal Connection states that "altered animals have twice the average life expectancy of unaltered ones." The Columbus Dog Connection states that spaying before the first heat reduced cancer rates by over 96.4 percent! Male animals are just as prone to prostate cancer as human males.
According to the Winn Feline Foundation, spayed females are protected against mammary cancer and uterine infections. In males, castration reduces the risk of testicular cancer and enlargement of the prostate and related infections. You can eliminate those risks with just one surgery. Many diseases are also far more frequent in un-fixed animals than in those that have been spayed or neutered.
For example, a female cat can be spayed for just $45! For an extra $15, just $60 total, your pet can be spayed and get all its shots! With low income, that can be reduced even more.
Additional special events can save you even more money. On Saturday, February 18 Animal Allies will be holding a Neuterathon for male cats. For only $22 you can get your male cat neutered, get his shots and a FREE microchip! To schedule your male cat for this wonderful event, please call (864) 576-6971. Once your appointment is scheduled, the surgery site is at the Animal Allies clinic on Asheville Highway, which is exit 4 of Business 85.
Why spay or neuter? Statistics show that animals that are fixed are healthier, friendlier and live longer! For example a female cat that has been spayed will on average live 5 to 8 years LONGER than her kitten bearing neighbor! In fact, the San Jose Animal Connection states that "altered animals have twice the average life expectancy of unaltered ones." The Columbus Dog Connection states that spaying before the first heat reduced cancer rates by over 96.4 percent! Male animals are just as prone to prostate cancer as human males.
According to the Winn Feline Foundation, spayed females are protected against mammary cancer and uterine infections. In males, castration reduces the risk of testicular cancer and enlargement of the prostate and related infections. You can eliminate those risks with just one surgery. Many diseases are also far more frequent in un-fixed animals than in those that have been spayed or neutered.