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Spay Neuter Save Network began its mission to provide high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter services to the community in 2022. The plan was to open in Bradford County, but a broken water main at our building on Route 220 in Ulster PA changed our direction.

Thanks to Laura Clarson of the Tioga County Cat Project, we were encouraged to just pack up our equipment and travel to towns such as Wellsboro, Mansfield, and Elkland for cat Trap Neuter Return clinics. We set up surgery in community centers and fire halls and altered cats all day. We still do this twice a month.

Our temporary home in Waverly NY brought us a new following of pet lovers. There, we added dog alterations and non-routine surgeries such as enucleations, mass removals, and many more. We also were able to purchase a dental machine.

October 2023 brought what we had been waiting for - a building in our home-county of Bradford. We are now located in Rome PA. We have more room to work here, allowing us to help even more animals. Two veterinarians and a dedicated medical staff work hard to ensure the safety and health of all animals in our care.

The question we are most often asked is, “How can you offer surgeries at such low prices?” Our fees are reduced compared to private practice vet prices, but that would be comparing apples to oranges. It isn’t that veterinary pricing is outrageously high - Veterinarians must pay their rent and staff like us, but because we are a nonprofit we have access to donation revenue streams, helping us to fund the clinic. We rely on these sources to continue working toward our mission.

Our Mission

The Mission of the Spay Neuter Save Network is to help ensure the best quality of life possible for animals in shelters/rescues, community cats, and pets owned by those with financial hardship in the Twin Tiers region by providing veterinary care tailored for these populations, because no animal should suffer from lack of access to care, and nobody should have to choose to give up their beloved family member because of lack of access to care.

Our clinic is located at:
1355 Main Street
Rome, PA 18837

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Foods That Poison Pets

2 months ago

It’s so cute when cats steal pizza or dogs beg for table scraps but feeding your pet human food is a minefield of hazards. Aside from the fact that human food often causes gastrointestinal upset, vomiting and diarrhea, some human food is toxic (and even fatal) to cats and dogs.

According to the Cornell Feline Health Center, cats cannot tolerate certain foods and those foods may prove deadly to your feline friend. These foods include:

Grapes

Onions

Raisins

Avocados

Anything containing xylitol

Chocolate

These foods are as deadly to dogs as they are to cats. Healthy treats for dogs include apples, pumpkin, and carrots. Dogs may get small amounts of meat as long as it is cooked and not overly seasoned.

Before giving a lick of anything like yogurt or ice cream, check that it is not sweetened with xylitol, an artificial sweetener found in many human foods.

It really is best to stick to treats meant for dogs and cats in order to avoid accidental poisonings. For more information on the subject here are two websites that we like:

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/people-foods-avoid-feeding-your-pets

https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/common-cat-hazards-0

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