Cahs

The Capital Area Humane Society opened their spay and neuter clinic in South Lansing in February of 2011. According to Julia Palmer, CEO the clinic was built to address the growing demand for low cost spay/neuter services offered in the shelter facility. With a previous capacity to do about 2500 public surgeries a year, the organization was turning... away a high volume of individuals who had a high need for low cost spay and neuter options. The clinic expansion increased capacity for public surgeries from 2500 surgeries annually to 8400. In the first 8 months of operation the clinic served well over 4000 animals. "We are in the business of saving lives. With the number of homeless animals in our community, we understand that making spay/neuter available to all animals is the only viable solution. The fee schedule for CAHS is as follows: cat OE - $25; cat OHE - $50; dog OE - $75; and dog OHE - $100. They do not require proof of economic need prior to performing sterilizations, and use the following anesthetic protocols: pre-medication is a combination of acepromazine, buprinorphine and glycopyrolate for both cats and dogs. Induction is accomplished with ketamine and diazepam IV except in aggressive animals, when Telazol is used IM. Maintenance is with Isoflurane after intubation. Post-operatively, ketoprofen is given and Rimadyl is sent home if the owner requests it.Read More