Love Me Fix Me Spay and Neuter Programs

Our voucher program offers low-cost spay and neuter vouchers for qualifying low-income pet owners that live in Santa Rosa or unincorporated Sonoma County. This program aims to remove barriers to spaying and neutering pets and ensure that the community we serve has access to affordable services, which includes surgery, a microchip, and vaccinations. This program is for dogs and cats under 6 years of age. We issue up to two vouchers per household per 12-month period.  If you need additional spay or neuter assistance, please call (707) 565-7100 or send an email to TheAnimalShelter@SonomaCounty.gov to see if you qualify for one of our other programs. 

An application and approval for a voucher is required. Please click below for application requirements.

We are currently working on program improvements. During this time, please expect longer than normal application processing times.

Our LMFM Pit Fix Program helps residents we serve to comply with the County Ordinance requiring all pit bulls, including Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, or American Staffordshire Terriers, and Pit Bull mixes to be spayed or neutered. Appointments are required and dogs must be under 6 years old to qualify. 

How to Qualify

1. Be a resident of Santa Rosa or Unincorporated Sonoma County
2. Have an unaltered that meets the criteria the Pit Bull and Pit Bull mix criteria

How to Apply

Appointments are made on the first of every month, or the first Tuesday of the month if the first falls on a Sunday or Monday. Call (707) 565-7100 during from 9:00am to 5pm to schedule your dog's surgery.

Co-pay Fees:

Spays

• Dogs 2-30 pounds: $163.00
• Dogs 31-75 pounds: $185.00
• Dogs 76+ pounds: $208.00

Neuters

• Dogs 2-30 pounds: $131.00
• Dogs 31-75 pounds: $152.00
• Dogs 76+ pounds: $175.00

The co-pay is due at the time of surgery. Dogs must be licensed by the day of surgery. Cash, check and most credit cards accepted.

Our Mama Fix Program helps Sonoma County residents by offering a free spay surgery to your adult dog or cat when you relinquish your litter of puppies or kittens to Sonoma County Animal Services. We'll provide medical wellness, spay or neuter surgery, and care to the kittens or puppies, making them adoptable to loving homes.  You'll keep the adult cat or dog as your beloved companion. Appointments are required to bring in the litter and to get your mama animal spayed or neutered.

How to Qualify

• Be a resident of Santa Rosa or Unincorporated Sonoma County.
• Have an unaltered dog or cat with a litter of puppies or kittens that are 2 months old or older.
• Be willing to relinquish the litter of puppies or kittens to Sonoma County Animal Services.
• Be able to pay your license fee, which is required for all dogs over four months old

How to Apply

Call (707) 565-7100 during regular shelter hours to make the next available appointment.

There are no fees for this program, except for the dog license, if applicable.

If you found a litter of kittens without a mama, look at our found kittens page for information on next steps.

Community cats are cats without specific caretakers, and generally are not tame and are afraid of people. These cats are also known as feral cats. Our no-cost spay or neuter Community Cats Program for Santa Rosa and Unincorporated Sonoma County residents follows the Trap-Neuter-Release approach to prevent unwanted litters and protect the cats' well-being.

Trap-Neuter-Release, also called TNR, is the most effective and humane way to manage and care for our community cat population and stop the breeding cycle. This approach allows the cats to be spayed or neutered, and then returned to the environment they call home. Returning cats to their territories also eliminates the vacuum effect, which occurs when removing or relocating cats. Removal of the cats invites new unaltered cats to move in or remaining unaltered cats to breed more. Community cats who are friendly will stay with us at Animal Services and become candidates for adoption. 

You’ll know a community cat who has been spayed or neutered already because it will have the tip of its ear removed. This is done by the surgeon while the cat is under anesthesia and is swift, painless, and heals rapidly. A tipped cat ear is a universal sign for a sterilized cat.

What to do if you find a cat without a tipped ear that appears feral:

1. Call us or Forgotten Felines to discuss trapping and spay or neuter options.
2. Bring your community cat for their spay or neuter appointment.
3. Release the cat back into its original environment.

Please note: we only accept three community cats per household per 12-month period.

If you need additional assistance, please see contact Forgotten Felines at (707) 576-7999.