Escondido Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic

I have had two animals worked on at this clinic. A two year old dog and a 4 month old cat. I can honestly say I wouldn’t trust any other staff they were very clean and professional and made me feel very comfortable all for a very affordable price. This family business is a great service to the working class community around it.

I was a little… no a lot sceptical since the price for my puppy’s spy was only $ 135.00 with pain meds, antibiotics and I.V. during surgery. I was quoted between $ 235.00 and $ 400.00 at other vets, some insisting that we buy a «puppy package» and get locked into some crazy plan. This place seemed too good to be true. When I went there, I was even, more worried, almost turning back, it’s not a fancy place, and not in the best part of town. I decided to go it and check it out. The place was packed with customers, some stating that they had been there before with other pets and were very happy. I watched and listened and eventually went to the car and brought in my family and my puppy to get her all checked in. The people were very friendly and eased my concerns quickly. We dropped our puppy off at 2:00 and picked her up at 6:00 that same day. She came home with a cone which we had requested, included in the $ 135.00. She was a little sedated, but good to go. We haven’t had any problems. She is happy, healthy and had no complications, it’s been a full week. I would recommend this place for low-​cost spay and neutering, and will use them again in the future.

So this place is very basic. They want to get you in and out, which is fine with me. I dropped my pup off at 8 and picked her up at 12:30. It was affordable. Her stitches healed in about two weeks. The only thing is the way they stitched her up is a bit rough almost like they didn’t want to spend the time to do it well. However it doesn’t seem to bother her so I guess we will deal. If you are on a budget and just need to get it done this place is fine.

I should have went with my better judgment here and paid the extra 100 $ and went to my regular vet. My Cat was taken in and all seemed to go well. Like others I received the Ear Mite call and teeth cleaning which I didn’t get conned into. Ear Mite drops are 9 $ at PetCo, upon further investigation I couldn’t see any mites so take warning here, and my cat is never itching her ears. About 2 days after the surgery my cat got an infection from the Spay «Crying in pain and wouldn’t let anyone touch her, not eating or drinking» and she had a fever of 105. I emailed the Low cost Vet and received no return email or call «Thanks!». I rushed my cat up to Pearsons «her regular Vet» over in San Marcos and she remain on the drip for 7 hours with antibiotics and other medicine, this cost me about $ 300 but at least my cat is alive. The reg Vet charge would have been 250 for the Spay, so now with the infection and and the Low Cost spay I’m up to $ 425. We are at day 10 now and her wound has opened up.:(She isn’t in any pain and I have her on Antibiotics, if this doesn’t heal by the time the Antibiotics run out I may have to have her back at the Vet again. On top of this, the cat is still meowing like she may still be in heat so they may have missed some Ovarian tissue. The whole experience was a nightmare from beginning to end.
Do yourself a favor if you can afford it. Pay $ 250 at your regular Vet, its 100 $ more and your animal is not just a number. I screwed up on this one don’t make the same mistake I did.
Thanks

Took my 9 month old Weinmaraner in for a spay. Friendly staff, very professional and inexpensive. Around $ 200 for a 40+ lb pup spay. Dropped her off at 9am, picked her up at 4pm. This vet does a high volume of neuters and spays, but they also do specialized surgeries too. Great alternative to private veterinarians.

This place was great. Note: this is a high volume clinic so if you need hand holding and updates every hour as to how your pet is doing then this is not the place for you but if you are looking for a well done procedure at an affordable price then this place is great.
My regular vet quoted me $ 550 to spay my recent rescue so I took her to Escondido Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic and had it done for $ 160 which included everything (antibiotics, pain meds & e collar). The staff was efficient and friendly. My dog recovered amazingly without any complications. Highly recommend them.

I was told that check-​in time for my puppy’s spay was between 8 – 9 am. I arrived at 8:15 am and they collected her right away. When I called at 12pm to see how she was doing, they told me she has not had the procedure done yet. When I asked what she had been doing for four hours, I was told she was sedated in the kennel. While I think that it’s a good idea to do this to help lessen anxiety, I do not agree that it should be done several hours before the surgery. I would have liked to have been given the option to stay with my puppy in the waiting area until they were actually ready to prep for and initiate the procedure. Needless to say, I was very apprehensive and uncomfortable the entire time she was at this clinic. In hindsight I would have paid the extra money and taken her to her regular vet for her individualized and personal care, and for my peace of mind.
Additional issues:
1. I brought my pups crate in and was informed by an employee at the front desk that «it was not needed. Only for cats.» Interesting as their website states, «Leash or Carrier: Each dog must be brought to the hospital with their own leash or carrier. Cats and rabbits may only be brought in with a carrier. We can only accept one pet per carrier, NO EXCEPTIONS.»
2. My pup was brought to me post-​surgery without the e-​collar that they recommended and therefore I purchased.

Thanks for a great job with neutering our second bunny! We came here a year and half ago to get our first bun neutered and both experiences were excellent. Although they are very busy, everything seems to run like clockwork. We dropped the critter off at 1PM and were immediately escorted off to the side to keep the rabbit from getting spooked by the cats and dogs. We were able to pick him up by 6PM — and the animal was already awake, alert and looking like he was ready to bounce back.
Only taking one star off because the person who checked us out gave us the wrong care instructions for the rabbit. Unlike cats and dogs, rabbits should never be fasted, before or after the procedure. For a first-​time rabbit owner, this might have been quite fatal!
But thankfully someone else caught this and we were all set. I guess this is understandable since they have so many patients at once and only a tiny percentage are rabbits. In any case, all good pet owners should do their research beforehand!

Had to change my appointment time and the receptionist didn’t change it in the computer or send me a confirmation so the doctor pretty much called me a liar and told me to go check my email again. Unprofessional. I diclosed to them all the details about my dog on the phone how she had just had puppies 2 months ago and now that she wasn’t breastfeeding so we wanted to get her fixed so she didn’t have anymore, they failed to mention that this would cause me to have to pay a lot more fees, until I got there of course. I did speak with Kaylin when I was there an she really try to make the situation right, it was just too messed up and I felt to attack by the doctor accusing me of being wrong instead of looking at her new employee who had obviously given me misinformation

This place was very professional and also very nice. They treat your animals nicely and make them feel comfortable through the spay process. They are very cost efficient as well. I got quotes of $ 300 from other vets but had a quote of under $ 200 from this place. If I ever get any more animals that need to be spayed or neutered I will definitely be taking them here.

Dr. T and staff were wonderful with my two dogs. Both are 18 weeks old and I was very nervous to leave my babies for their surgeries. I didn’t have to worry because they were treated well and I was called timely to pick them up. They are recovering well at home and I expect their incisions to heal well. I would highly recommend Escondido Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic. The prices are extremely reasonable (in comparison the other estimates I received) and most importantly my pups are doing well.

Walked in the door and hadn’t even approached the desk before they announced $ 90 in additional fees. Raised the price to within $ 50 of what our own vet charges so we’ll go there thank you very much. My suggestion is to BE HONEST! Thought I accidently walked into a used car lot. Don’t recommend.

I needed to find a vet that I could get a spay for a reasonable price and for a bunny no less. It is usually a difficult task to do but luckily I found Escondido Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic. Everyone was incredibly nice from the person that answered the phone when I had many questions (especially since she allowed my girl to come in at a later time given that they do bunnies last) the sad part is that during the surgery they found my bunny had a large uterus and extremely large ovaries turned out to be uteran cancer. The surgery did cost more than was first quoted do to the extra time needed to remove the over sized uterus and ovaries. I would recommend this clinic to anyone everytime. My second bunny is due to go in later this month.

We went in for the neutering services. They were wonderful! Our pup is rather large and hyperactive and they worked with him perfectly. It’s only been a day after the surgery, but our guy is doing great. I would recommend this place to anyone who can’t afford «normal» vet bills. They are very reasonably priced considering the price of keeping your pets happy and healthy today!

I went in for a spay/​dewclaw removal. And I ended up spending about triple what I expected here, I was quoted 50 – 75 $ for a dewclaw removal over the phone and when I got there it somehow ended up being 275 $. HUGE gap. Fine, I understand I guess?
Also, when you get there they have you weigh your own pet. My dog weighed in at roughly ⁵⁹⁄₆₀ pounds. Well about 2 hours after I left her I got a phone call telling me that my dog actually weighed in at 62 pounds and I would have to pay another 35 $ for the spay because she fell into a different weight category. Absolutely not. I argued that there was no way my dog gained weight in 2 hours and I would not be paying any more money. She told me my dog could’ve been moving around on the scale which caused her weight to be inaccurate. (Why don’t they weigh the pets themselves then?) They said fine they wouldn’t charge me since I was already spending an extra 375 $ (dewclaw removal+hernia they found). At that point it seemed like they were just throwing numbers at me.
They were quick though, they had so many animals there and they were done with my dog within a few hours. Impressive :)
Oh and at the very end my invoice got mixed up with someone else’s and they thought I hadn’t paid my bill which was extremely offensive considering how much I had paid. They took care of it immediately. And a nice gentlemen, wish I had got his name, carried my pup out to my car for me. He seemed to really be interested in making sure she was okay which made me feel good about taking her here.

The first time I went here was with my dog Rambo his leg was broken and required a $ 2500 surgery they set us up with a organization called face that payed for most of his surgery they were awesome except they were afraid of my dog and made me drive back and forth 30 minute drive to medicate him myself. Recently my dog Sable was spayed she was in heat so her vulva was inflamed they charged a extra $ 200 said it was mandatory I later asked another vet they said it was normal and would have went away on its own. I’m torn they do offer affordable services but I’m not sure what that was all about now I’m short $ 200 on rent and It most likely was spent for no reason

Prices on Website are lower than at the Clinic, it ended up being double of what I had calculated, I can only blame humanity.
Arrived at 9:30am on a Sunday, there were four pets before mine, Customer Service Reps seemed to be very young (inexperienced) 30 minutes later about 6 people with pets showed up and were taken in before the 5 pets that have been waiting there for at least 30 mins, who created the chaos? Maybe Clinic needs Numbers so that first come first served?
Microchip cost does not include Registration, they also forgot to give me a medicine I paid for to take home =(
so, be aware, ask a lot of questions, don’t let that happen to you. Shots at a Vet I know are $ 7 here I paid $ 18.

VERY UNPROFESSIONAL! We booked their mobile spay/​neuter clinic 5 weeks ago, gave a $ 3000 deposit and signed their 3 page requirements, just to be let down yesterday, 1 week prior to our HUGE spay/​neuter event. Dr. changed her mind! That means that 80 – 90 animals that were already scheduled on this mobile clinic next week-​end, are now NOT getting spayed/​neutered. Many will end up getting pregnant or run away and continue to contribute to the animal overpopulation crisis. Thank you for backing out 1 week before the event, which makes it impossible to find a replacement. UNPROFESSIONAL, IRRESPONSIBLE and just WRONG.

I’m not sure what the bad reviews are all about. This place offers an amazing service for not only a low cost but for the good of the community. It is indeed a high volume clinic, but it’s clean and efficient. My dog (who is like my child) went through with no problems and I was able to have him neutered for a price I could afford.
Everything is offered individually — antibiotics, the cone etc and it was still an amazing value.
While he was under anesthesia they noticed one of his baby teeth hasn’t fallen out and offered to extract it for only $ 25
I’m very happy with all my services and so is my puppy!