Procedures to ask for spay/neuter assistance:

We are a charity. We are a volunteer group. We do many tasks, but one of our most valuable is financially assisting the public with feline and canine spay/neuter programs to prevent unwanted litters and behavioral problems.

When you visit our facility for this purpose, we ask you to do these things: Come in and sit quietly and state the specific purpose of why you are here. Is it for spay/neuter assistance or regarding a feline health issue? Then sit quietly while I ask you several questions to enable me to find, if possible, the correct program slot for you and describe how it works. Normally 15 or 20 minutes of our time is needed to work through this arrangement. We work with many people and our time is valuable, as well as yours.

Please limit your information to those facts stated above. Do not tell me the "story" behind your cat; do not complain to me about your neighbors; do not jabber-on about anything except being helpful for the information I need to make your arrangements. For those unable to do this, we will decline service.

If you telephone us to ask for information, please understand that we are only able to answer two or three general questions by phone. Everyone who participates in our program is required to come to our facility to meet with me and see if a plan can be worked out to accomplish the spay/neuter. We do not engage in lengthy phone conversations. If we do not answer the phone, it is because we are engaged with another individual or unable to do so. Do not leave a message on our recorder. We are not able to return phone messages.

We normally are here Monday through Thursday from 9:00 to 1:30 to assist the public with spay/neuter. Our hours here are longer than that, but that additional time is dedicated to other important work.

Our facility is closed for a period of one week each month to host our Free Feline Spay Day and we provide no services during that week except for those attending our Spay Day.

If this arrangement is not satisfactory to the public, we encourage them to contact the Klamath Humane Society for spay/neuter assistance.

Thank you. The Management.

In-person interviews must be done a minimum of 3 weeks in advance. Surgery times must be reserved in advance. People cannot sign-up by phone or show up the morning of surgeries without prearranged appointments. We have 55 surgery slots available and most fill up early. We also have a "back-up" list to fill in for last-minute, unexpected openings or cancellations.

Our goal is to sponsor every month a Free Spay Day for notched-ear felines. Your donations help us fund this important program and we are grateful for every dollar you can give to help. Our FREE FELINE SPAY DAYS are costly to host, but worth every penny to save lives. Please be part of the positive solution. Our cost to host each once- monthly Spay Day is $2,000.00, plus $500 for additional materials.

Our beautiful surgery room was created only through the generous donations of those who care greatly about cats!

Qualifications and Instructions for Spay Day Participants:

________________________CATS ARRIVE at FOP the day prior between 8:00 and 1:00 

____________________Tuesday, is when Spay/Neuter occurs. Discharge time____________

Please note:  We reserve the right to decline spay/neuter services to anyone, without notice, and have no obligation to provide a reason.

A. Those who do not qualify:

1. Individuals who are members, employees, volunteers, or associates with any humane society are disqualified.

2. You do not qualify if, after the cat is neutered, you intend to transfer the feline(s) to a different location. Our program is strictly trap/neuter/return-to-same-site program. The cat must be returned to your property and be fed.

3. If you have a negative attitude or tend to be critical of our program, you do not qualify. You will need to find other resources for spay/neuter.

B. Description of felines and their arrival:

1. Both ears must be notched (as shown) for the surgery to be free. Otherwise $15.

2. Do not put bedding inside traps or thick bedding in pet carriers, or things of value.

3. Remove cat collars before arrival. Put your name on your pet carrier.

4. All cats must arrive in secure containers. FOP will loan traps and pet carriers when needed. If more than one feline enters a trap together, FOP will separate the felines after arrival at our shelter. Never open a trap door with a cat inside.

5. All pregnant females, or those in heat (estrus), are encouraged to be spayed.

C. Increased stress and risk of anesthetic and other deaths in felines.

Our goal is to spay/neuter and send every feline back home healthy. But you must understand that stressed, unvaccinated, not de-wormed tame, feral, semi-tame and backyard felines can pose undetectable increased risks that can lead to sudden anesthetic death or unexpected death within days of surgery. Illnesses such as upper respiratory infections and diarrhea can be problematic. 

Please contact FOP immediately if you notice illness within 10 days following surgery.

These predisposed risks can arise from:

1. Not prior de-wormed for roundworms or tapeworms or treated for fleas, if present.

2. Not vaccinated with FeloCell 3 against common viruses.

3. Underlying, undetectable health problems are present, combined with fear from shock of being transported, or fear of being confined within a building.

4. Long-term survival issues faced by feline, such as starvation, lack of shelter, diarrhea, repeat litters by females, FIV or FeLV positive.

****FOP will often, at little or no cost to you, dispense Rx de-wormer and vaccines.*****

D. More Information.

1. We will assume you are guardian of each feline presented upon signing the authorization form.

2. Our veterinary cost to host each Spay Day is $2,000.00. This amount does not include additional expenses of medicines, etc., that can run as high as $500.00.

3. We have gone to great lengths to prevent a “mix-up” during the day, but the responsibility is yours to confirm the identity of your cat(s) prior to taking them home.

4. We have gone to great lengths to perform the safest surgeries for your felines. We are all working hard to make the day successful. We insist that you appreciate our efforts and be respectful of others around you.

What to do when feline arrives back home:

We advise you to simply release the feline from the trap or pet carrier into the environment it is most comfortable. Please provide food, water, warm shelter. Call us if you have concerns about the post-surgical health of your cats. Please refer to our “After-Care Instruction Sheet."