Director's Rule

Department:

City of Seattle

Department of Finance and Administrative Services Rule No:

SAS-02 Supersedes:

None

Publication:

02/22/2019

Effective:

03/18/2019

Subject:

Spay and Neuter Surgery Additional Fees Code and Section Reference(s):

SMC 9.26.060.B

Approved:

Division Director

Business Unit Officer

Calvin W. Goings, Department Director

Date

Date

Date

1. Purpose

The purpose of this rule is to set fees for additional services that are medically required to complete a spay or neuter surgery.

2. Rule

The Spay and Neuter Clinic at the Seattle Animal Shelter performs spay and neuter surgeries. During those procedures, the veterinary surgeon may determine that additional conditions warrant additional services to complete the spay or neuter surgery on the animal. Those conditions and the related fees are listed below. These conditions present the need for extended surgery time and supplies due to added medical complexity and cannot be avoided or omitted once discovered. One or more of the following conditions may be present and the associated fee(s) will be applied, in addition to the regular surgery fee, according to the animal's condition at time of surgery.

Minutes Rate/minute Total Fee

In heat 10 $7 $70

Pregnancy 15 $0 $0

Pyometra - under 51lbs 25 $7 $175

Pyometra - 51lbs or more 40 $7 $280

Obese 5 $7 $35

Unilateral cryptorchid 10 $7 $70

Bilateral cryptorchid 20 $7 $140

Umbilical hernia repair 5 $7 $35

Rates are referenced from Table 14.74 of The Veterinary Fee Reference, 10th edition, published by American Animal Hospital Association Press.