What do spay and neuter usually cost?
Dog and cat spays and neuters are four separate price lines.
This page describes typical costs. It is not a diagnosis and it does not say what your pet needs. Only a veterinarian who has examined your pet can do that.
Typical prices
National figures from de-identified bills. Open a line for cities.
- Dog spay
Spay for a dog.
No typical price yet
- Cat spay
Spay for a cat.
No typical price yet
- Dog neuter
Neuter for a dog.
No typical price yet
- Cat neuter
Neuter for a cat.
No typical price yet
Not a separate price yet
- A spay of a dog who is in heat or pregnant is not its own FairVet price line yet.
- A neuter for an undescended testicle is not its own FairVet price line yet.
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Clinic lists
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What this usually means
A spay or a neuter is surgery that prevents reproduction. Clinics price a dog spay, a cat spay, a dog neuter and a cat neuter separately, because the procedures differ.
Whether to do the surgery and when to do it are decisions for a veterinarian who knows that pet. This page only shows what those four lines typically cost.
Why the bill varies
- A cat neuter is usually a smaller procedure than a dog spay. The four lines are not interchangeable.
- Dog size changes the cost of a dog spay or neuter. In heat, pregnant or cryptorchid surgeries are different procedures and are not broken out here.
Sources
Background reading only. Prices, when a line has enough bills, are FairVet's.