Spay/Neuter Assistance
ARF helps pet owners with the cost of spaying or neutering their pets. The ARF voucher pays approximately 1/2 of the cost of the spay or neuter surgery only with the necessary medications for the surgery.
The amount of the voucher/payment from ARF will vary depending on whether the pet is a dog, cat, male or female.
Cats
- Male -$65
- Female - $105
Dogs
- Male - $85
- Spay - $135
Pet owners should contact the veterinary clinic who they would like to have perform the surgery and get an estimate of the total cost of the procedure. Costs may include any new patient exam fees, vaccination fees or other charges that may be involved. Larger pets will cost more for medications as well as if the pet is in heat or pregnant. Owners should expect that the veterinarian they chose will require proof of current vaccination status and there will be additional incidental costs to having their pet altered.
Once the pet owner has the name of the clinic and scheduled a date for the spay or neuter procedure, they should send an email to ARF requesting the voucher (arf.grangeville@gmail.org). In the email, the pet owner must provide the name of their pet, gender of the pet, name of the clinic and date of the scheduled procedure. The pet owner must also include their telephone number and address.
Once ARF receives the email, the voucher coordinator will contact the pet owner to confirm the information provided and to obtain any additional information if needed.
Spay/Neuter vouchers will be provided only to owners who reside in Idaho or Lewis County with their pet. Proof of residency may be required such as a picture of a drivers license with the name of the pet owner and their address listed.
Spay/Neuter Vouchers will not be issued the day of the surgery or retroactively. If you have not been contacted by the voucher coordinator about the voucher do not assume the voucher will be at the vet clinic. Please make sure you have contacted ARF about a voucher at least two weeks prior to the date of the scheduled appointment and received a confirmation that you have a voucher issued to the vet clinic.
Vouchers from ARF can be combined with financial assistance recieved from other rescues, shelters or organizations. Veterinarians will require payment at the time of the service. You must be ready to pay the entire bill at the time of service.
Veterinarians have missed appointment fees. If a pet owner does not cancel an appointment in the time frame allowed by the veterinarian clinic, there is likely to be a missed fee charge that must be paid prior to them rescheduling the appointment. If an appointment is cancelled and rescheduled within a four month period a new voucher is not necessary. Vouchers will expire four months after the date they are issued.
Clinics which accept ARF vouchers are:
Tolo Veterinary Clinic - 208-494-6262
Ferdinand Veterinary Clinic - 208-962-3300
Riverview Veterinary Clinic in Clarkston - 509-758-5022
Orofino Animal Clinic - 208-476-5995