San Diego Affordable Spay and Neuter Clinic

I brought my 6 month old goldendoodle pup in for a spay. The clinic appeared to be sort of sketchy but the vet techs seemed nice. My pup was in high spirits walking into the clinic and was half dead when they brought her out. They l conducted a hernia repair during her spay. They wouldn’t treat her internal bleed and just sent us to an emergency clinic. They refused to take on the vet charges despite being the cause for her internal bleeding. By the time I was able to take out a loan she ended up dying from the complications. I ended up paying $400 total for the spay and hernia repair. I will never forgive myself for picking this clinic. I contacted them and didn’t even get an apology. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra $ and go to a real vet. RIP Lexi…

posted: 03/20/2024

I’ve brought many dogs to this clinic - and I have recommended it to friends and family for years- it isn’t run by the same people any more. What used to be a smooth operation where you drive into the parking lot, never have to leave your vehicle, and check in your animal quickly and easily is now a mess. We had to wait outside in the hot sun for over an hour in a line with other dogs all around, it was chaos. Mind you, these are dogs that are already thirsty because they’ve been fasting for 12 hours, only to be turned away AT THE DOOR because they overbooked large dogs and didn’t have kennel space. One would think that people who have the ability to do complex surgeries would be able to count the 15 or so dogs waiting in line FOR AN HOUR and tell people their dog was not going to be seen that day because their kennel space could not accommodate them. I specifically asked when I arrived because I drove an hour to get there and didn’t want wait in line if they were already full. I am well aware that there is a possibility that an emergency could arise and they might have to cancel surgeries, what I didn’t want was to wait in the hot sun with my large black dog who was already thirsty and nervous. If I make appointment ahead of time giving them the necessary information about my dog, and double check when I get there to make sure there was room, I should not then be turned away. I heard them tell several people who waited with me in line and also got turned away that this is why it’s a discount clinic and it’s business as usual. Whoever ran this clinic less than a year ago managed to do it better, faster, and kinder. Most animal shelters have discount spay and neuter and you and your pet will get better treatment there. I left without making a return appointment because if they can’t do something as simple as count, I’m not trusting them to cut open my baby.

posted: 04/07/2024

They told me both my cats got neutered, they were dropped off at 11am and picked up at 6:30pm as told. They told me to not force to get them out of their carriers and to seclude them. I gave them pain meds that same night and then again in the morning. The next day in the evening I look at their incision to realize one of my cats was never neutered. He still has his balls and no incision. We paid for neutering & nausea meds. So he has been drugged up for no reason. I would not recommend taking your pet here. We drove 30 minutes there and back. Waste of money and time. My poor cat has been very neglected!

posted: 04/22/2024

The service is provided a la carte, so "affordable" is misleading. Also, my puppy was sent home caked in feces with instructions not to bathe her for two weeks. Not recommended.

posted: 06/24/2024

I’m pretty disappointed in my experience. I created my spay appointment about 2 months in advance, you’re told a drop off time. I showed up 30 minutes early, and there were at least 15 other dogs in front of us already in line. Everyone had the same drop off time. The documents mentioned that since they are a high intake clinic, there’s a possibility that your pet won’t get spayed or neutered on that day. But that morning, they got to a point where they told people to go home that there was no more room. My puppy and I waited in line for an hour, and I was informed that I would be called at 2pm if she wouldn’t be taken care of. I got a call at 4:30pm saying she was not spayed and I could either get a refund or reschedule. I chose to get a refund as they said even if we reschedule, she’s not guaranteed to get spayed, and I didn’t want her to go through that again. She didn’t eat or drink, and was stuck in a loud and stressful environment for over 8 hours for no reason. I was told afterwards that every day dogs get skipped, so this is a very normal occurrence. Ours apparently had 5 dogs that were not gotten to. They also informed me that it is not first come first serve. They first select dogs that are pregnant, and ones with behavioral, nervousness and respiratory issues. So you could get there an hour early, do everything perfectly, and still not be selected for surgery. Seems like a lottery system or maybe whoever selected more add-ons so they could get more money. Most of the employees seemed nice, hence the 2 stars instead of 1. - they also never asked me for my proof of vaccinations or rabies of my dog, so there’s a good chance that other dogs get through with not being vaccinated

posted: 05/04/2024