San Diego Affordable Spay and Neuter Clinic - Escondido, California

R.

The clinic is clean and well organized. However, when a pet is discharged after surgery, the E-collar should be fitted properly. I had to go back twice for this. Mercedes was very helpful with addressing this matter. The first time, the E-collar came apart and I could not figure out how to put it back together. So, I returned and had the E-collar fitted but my dog worked it off and chewed it up. I had the sutures checked also to make sure they were okay. Hopefully with this final visit and better sizing, this second E-collar will stay on for next several days.

Roberto H.

A good option for a cheap, rapid, and short notice spay/neuter. Your pet may be traumatized.

$170 to spay my 40lb dog

$300 for same day blood work, although it's optional if your pet is young enough and only $200 if you get it done in advance

$110 if you get all the vaccines (rabies etc.)

$20 nail trim

Anti-nausea, sedative, and anaesthesia are charged separately as well.

I ended up paying around $700-$800 all things totalled up, which is STILL a fraction of what the vet and urgent care were quoting for a short notice spay. I needed mine short notice, which limited my options. This place got me in the very next day.

The care left a lot to be desired, the check-in and pickup 'vet-techs' seemed young and very busy. There was only 1 working the counter when I arrived and when I came for pickup. They clearly knew what they were doing, were familiar with day to day operations and pricing, but rushed to handle so many clients. So busy in fact, at pickup, me and 3 other clients were briefed on the operations, how to handle aftercare, and given back our animals simultaneously. Not much time was given for any kind of questions.

This alone would be fine for a 4 out of 5 star, but I feel my animal suffered unnecessarily. When we arrived for pickup I could already hear my dog crying non stop. I know I know I know, 'Probably just separation anxiety'. No. It's been hours since we got home and my dog is clearly still in pain. I paid for all the optional amenities so that my dog would be cared for, but they clearly skimped on the pain med or anesthesia. I gave her the aftercare pain med which took forever to kick in.

As it stands, I don't see myself coming back here.

Tay

I had a great experience with the SNAP team. From setting up the appointment to the aftercare of my two cats. I sent my email request in and they got back to me in a day. I listened to all of their directions and I was able to get my two cats in a month later. I dropped them off at 6:30am and picked them up around 1:30pm. The staff were efficient, friendly, and knowledgeable. My two cats healed quickly and perfectly.

Dan L.

The clinic is definitely affordable, which is a major plus, but my experience didn’t quite match the glowing reviews. Check-in was slow—despite being third in line at drop-off, I waited nearly 30 minutes—and the facility felt more like a converted home than a typical veterinary office.

When I returned to pick up my dog after surgery, the vet had already left, and the handoff felt a bit impersonal—not the level of care I was hoping for when it comes to a pet.

There were a few minor upcharges, which wasn’t surprising given how low the base prices are. Honestly, I’d rather see the prices doubled or even tripled if it meant a more streamlined process with clearer check-in and check-out procedures. It would still be more affordable than many other local vets.

If you’re on a tight budget, this clinic might be an option. But based on my experience, I’d recommend looking into other affordable providers in the area.

Tai'Leayah D.

Last week I had my 3 cats spayed & neutered with SNAP. This project is amazing and so helpful to the community. It’s affordable and they provide a lot of other services too. The process of signing our cats up, dropping them off, and picking them up was smoothly done. Brittany even sent us a message a few days later to check on the cats which I thought was nice! Thank you for what you are doing to help out!!

Geri

Incredible service that they're providing for people to take care of their dogs, run by truly caring staff.

They went OUT OF THEIR WAY to help this morning. Quick backstory is we were here last week, and had 2 small dogs to get fixed.

Unfortunately they weren't able to get to them, so we did end up waiting all day and then they told us. They tried, but just ran out of time because it's a high volume clinic. Hey - you get what you pay for. Do you want to save thousands of dollars and wait or not?

Because after a $600 vet visit for both dogs in Orange county, we were then quoted $3700 to take care of getting them fixed. Like what. Three thousand seven hundred dollars? USD not pesos are we serious.

Here it's like 400-600, I don't know the exact price.

All I know is that they were able to get us to come back the following week right when they opened at 7, on a priority list. So we were back with dogs in tow to do it again. I was waiting with the one dog while my finance parked and was going to take the recent street dog we rescued in.

One big problem?

The dog remembered the place. The other big problem? He's a bolter.

So I'm standing up front and I hear my finance screaming my name and am just dumbstruck. Finally the neurons started firing and I took off after our dog, running down the street.

The staff here were so nice that they helped!!! I managed to catch up with him and cajole getting him and was going to do the 3 blocks back. And lo and behold the lady who was going to check us in was there with a waiting car. I hopped in the car and we went back.

Super caring. Super professional. We were back in the afternoon to get them.

If you have a small dog, they go last. Big dogs are first. So it's a luck of a draw if you can get it done the same day, but worth the chance. It's super clean and well run, and my partner and I were able to have two beautiful day dates together in San Diego. Couldn't recommend them more!

Alyssa G.

I brought my 6 month old goldendoodle pup in for a spay. The clinic appeared to be sort of sketchy but the vet techs seemed nice. My pup was in high spirits walking into the clinic and was half dead when they brought her out. They l conducted a hernia repair during her spay. They wouldn’t treat her internal bleed and just sent us to an emergency clinic. They refused to take on the vet charges despite being the cause for her internal bleeding. By the time I was able to take out a loan she ended up dying from the complications. I ended up paying $400 total for the spay and hernia repair. I will never forgive myself for picking this clinic. I contacted them and didn’t even get an apology. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra $ and go to a real vet. RIP Lexi…

sheri W.

We are so grateful to have found Gabby and the services that you offer for our pet, Sashi. The vaccine clinic was so well done and so grateful to have these kinds of services available, everything is so crazy today. Thank you!