The Clinic

To keep your pets safe, happy, and healthy! This procedure helps prevent certain cancers and infections, avoids the high cost of caring for litters. It can help prevent bad behavior like running away from home to look for a mate, marking or spraying indoors and some aggression issues.

Read more about The Case for Spay and Neuter on our blog!

• Animals must be a minimum of 8 weeks and no older than 5 years of age to be eligible for spay or neuter surgery.
• We highly recommend that puppies and kittens are vaccinated for Distemper and Parvo prior to surgery. Please bring your pet’s vaccination records with you at time of drop-off.
• We also highly recommend your adult animal be vaccinated prior to surgery. We can give vaccinations at the time of surgery for a fee. Please bring your pet’s vaccination records with you at time of drop-off.

• We are designed to accept healthy animals for surgeries. If your pet has any underlying health problems, the surgery should be performed at a full-service vet clinic.
• If your pet has been sick lately, it is better to reschedule the appointment than to have the surgery.
• If your pet is currently presenting with symptoms of illness or has been diagnosed with a contagious disease, please do not bring them to the Shelter. Instead, please visit your regular veterinarian.

Call 970-625-8808 to schedule your pet’s appointment.

• A $25 deposit is required to secure a surgery appointment
• The deposit will be applied to the total surgery cost at the end of the appointment.
• If you need to cancel the appointment, you must do so 48 hours prior to the appointment. If you fail to do so or fail to show on the day of the appointment, the deposit will be forfeited.

• If your pet is an ADULT DOG or CAT, no food can be given after 10 pm the night before surgery.
• If your pet is a PUPPY or a KITTEN, no food can be given after 6 am the morning of surgery.
• Pets of any age may have water up until 7 am the morning of surgery.
• You will need to drop off your pet between 7:30 – 8:00 am. If you arrive past 8:30 am, you will be required to reschedule your appointment for another day.
• Pets will go home the same day by 5:00 pm.
  Your total fee is due when you pick up your pet.
• Please have your ID available at that time as well.

Rifle: 

• The Valley Veterinary Hospital
• Plateau Valley Animal Hospital
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Silt: 

• Silt Veterinary Clinic*

New Castle:

• All Dogs and Cats Veterinary Hospital – NC Location

Glenwood Springs:

• All Dogs and Cats Veterinary Hospital – GWS Location
• Glenwood Veterinary Clinic
• Gentle Friends Veterinary Hospital
• Birch Tree Animal Hospital

Meeker:

• There is currently not a veterinarian available in Meeker, CO.

Parachute:

• Parachute Veterinary Clinic

Palisade:

• Palisade Pet Care*

Carbondale:

• Mountain Paws Vet
• Alpine Animal Hospital
• Red Hill Animal Health Center

Basalt/Willits: 

• Willits Veterinary Hospital

Additional offices from Mesa County that have helped JHACC animals in the past:

• Grand View Animal Hospital*
• Sky Canyon Veterinary Hospital*
• Tiara Rado Animal* Hospital

*= This veterinarian has previously offered services to Journey Home Animal Care Center pets.

^= This veterinarian also offers large animal services.

Valley Emergency Pet Care

180 Fiou Lane 101 & 102 

Basalt, CO 81621

Phone: (970) 927-5066

Animal ER of the Western Slope

1660 North Avenue

Grand Junction, CO 81501

Phone: (970) 525-0911