Happy Tails: How spay/neuter services helped one woman care for multiple cats

A year ago, Kalie Davis rescued a young cat on the side of the highway whom she named Avocado. At home, Kalie already had Mr. Noodle, her six-year-old male cat. Neither cat was sterilized so, just a few months later, they had four kittens.

Kalie knew the kittens needed vaccinations and loving homes, but she wasn’t sure about spaying and neutering them. Like many pet owners, she worried about the surgery and how it might affect her pets – and she didn’t have the money to care for them.
That’s when she reached out to us.

Kalie learned that spaying and neutering not only prevents unwanted litters but also provides lifelong health benefits for her cats. Sterilized cats have a lower risk of certain cancers, and they tend to be calmer, reducing their desire to roam and display territorial behaviors.

Kalie made the smart choice to get her cats sterilized and vaccinated, and we were there to help. Living in an underserved community, she received free spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, microchips, and rabies vaccines for all six cats. Thanks to our transport service, we handled everything—making the process easy and stress-free for her.

“It gives me peace of mind knowing they’re all taken care of now,” Kalie shared. “I had such a positive experience with Spay Neuter Network and will definitely return for future services.”

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Happy Tails: Sphinx gets fixed for free

One-year-old Sphinx was found by Ms. Carson as a kitten outside her office in San Antonio, alongside three other kittens, who unfortunately did not survive. After hearing about our services from a friend, Ms. Carson brought Sphinx in for a spay appointment.

Living in one of our target free zip code areas, Ms. Carson was delighted to learn that Sphinx’s surgery, vaccines, microchip, and transport were all provided at no cost to her. She generously donated $20 as a thank you, saying, “I am so very happy that the surgery was free and I don’t have to worry about a litter of kittens. Y’all really are doing the Lord’s work!”

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Happy Tails: Rufus finds a new home

Elizabeth found 1-year-old Rufus tied to a lamppost. She knew she couldn’t leave him, so she untied him and brought him home. She took Rufus to the Fort Worth clinic to check for a microchip, which he didn’t have. While at the clinic, Elizabeth got him vaccinated, a heartworm test, and preventative treatment. Two weeks later, she returned to the clinic to have Rufus neutered and microchipped because they had decided he was one of the family. Since she lived in one of the qualifying zip codes, she was able to get Rufus fixed for free, thanks to the Saving Hope Foundation. Receiving these services “means we can have a new addition to our family.” Elizabeth’s husband, a veteran, was interested in getting Rufus trained to be his service dog. Now that Rufus is fixed and vaccinated, he is “one step closer to being a service dog.”

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Happy Tails: A Journey to Better Health for Flower and Baby Girl

Mr. and Mrs. Gutierrez have loved and cared for Flower for seven years and Baby Girl, Flower’s daughter, for four years. Recently, they sought help from us after their San Antonio CASA case workers referred them to SNN as a low-cost option for spaying their dogs.

Living in a qualifying, grant-supported ZIP code, both dogs were eligible for free surgery, rabies vaccines, and microchipping. However, the family missed their first appointments due to car troubles and the fact that Mrs. Gutierrez works in Kerrville, an hour away.

Understanding their situation, we rescheduled their dogs’ surgeries for a day when the transport pick-up was only five minutes from the Gutierrez’s house. This enabled the family to drop off their dogs at the transport pick-up location so we could bring them into the clinic for their surgeries. It also allowed Mrs. Gutierrez to get to her job in Kerrville on time.

“Thank you so much for rescheduling us and transporting our babies,” said Mrs. Gutierrez. “To have y’all meet us by our house is a huge blessing. The transport program is amazing!”

With the help of SNN, Flower, who had four litters in six years, will no longer have to go through the challenges of pregnancy and puppy care. Both Flower and Baby Girl are now healthier and happier, thanks to the support and care they received at our San Antonio clinic.

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Happy Tails: Kody’s Journey to a Forever Home

When Ms. Trinidad rescued Kody off the streets of San Antonio, the puppy was very skinny and suffering from malnutrition. Ms. Trinidad took him home and started nursing him back to health. Despite being abandoned, “Kody still had so much love for humans,” she said.

With Kody putting on some weight and doing better, Ms. Trinidad reached out to Spay Neuter Network in San Antonio to get him neutered, rabies vaccinated, and microchipped. Ms. Trinidad had previously had another pet, Roman, neutered at our clinic and loved that we offered a transport program where she could drop off Kody at a designated location closer to her home, which allowed her to get to work on time.

“I work in Kerrville and the transport drop-off location near my home made it easier for me to get Kody to his appointment and for me still to get to work on time,” she said. “Plus, your prices can’t be beat.”

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Happy Tails: Tlaloc’s Journey from Storage Unit to Loving Home

Working from home, Sandra kept hearing persistent meowing coming from an outside storage space. When she went to investigate, she was shocked to find a small kitten wrapped in a tarp, barely able to walk. Sarah brought him inside and decided to name him Tlaloc.

Initially, Sandra nursed Tlaloc back to health while also looking for a new home for him. However, she soon found herself attached to the scrappy little feline and decided to keep him. To ensure Tlaloc’s health and well-being, she knew she needed to get him neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.

Fortunately, Sandra lived within one of our Fort Worth grant-supported ZIP codes, which meant she could access free neutering services. In addition, we provided Tlaloc with a rabies vaccination and a microchip. Because these services were free, Sandra was able to pay for a combo test to ensure Tlaloc didn’t have leukemia or feline immunodeficiency. She was relieved and grateful that living in a grant-covered ZIP code allowed her to give Tlaloc the best care possible without straining her finances.

Today, Tlaloc is a healthy, happy cat who has received all his vaccines and a loving home with Sandra. Reflecting on their journey, Sandra is incredibly thankful for the assistance and support she received from Spay Neuter Network since it made it possible for her to keep Tlaloc as a cherished member of her family.

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