Community Cat Spay/Neuter Clinics
What are the Community Cat Clinics?
This is a program that aims to control overpopulation of community cats, meaning outdoor, free-roaming and feral cats through spay and neuter.
The program not only improves the lives and welfare of cats, but also yields meaningful experience for the staff, students and veterinarians who take part in this initiative.
Who can benefit?
- Cornell community cat clinics are only open to clients with a Cornell Net ID (Cornell employees and students).
- Services are only provided for intact community cats 2 months and older — outdoor, free-roaming and feral cats that are un-spayed and un-neutered.
- See what to do for a pet (non-outdoor or free-roaming cat).
How does it work?
- A registration link is posted on our Facebook page about a week prior to each clinic date
- If you have successfully secured a spot, confirmation and instructions will be sent to your Cornell email.
- You will be responsible for dropping-off and picking-up the cat(s) that you registered. Drop off between 7:45 and 8:15am, and pick up about 3:30pm at the Small Animal Community Practice building on the corner of Caldwell Road and Campus Road.
- Exams and surgeries will be performed by Cornell veterinarians and veterinary students under direct supervision.
Upcoming clinics
| Registration opening on Facebook | Clinic dates for 2025 |
|---|---|
| Feb. 25 | Mar. 7 |
| Mar. 24 | Apr. 4 |
| Apr. 21 | May 2 |
| May 27 (due to Memorial Day holiday). | Jun. 6 |
| Jun. 16 | Jun. 27 |
| This clinic is complete. | Aug. 1 |
| This clinic is complete. | Sept. 5 |
| This clinic is complete. | Oct. 3 |
| This clinic is complete | Nov. 21 |
| This clinic is complete. | Dec. 5 (Indoor Only Cats)-due to weather |
| Jan. 5 | Jan. 19 (Indoor Only Cats)-due to weather |
Useful Tips:
Clinic spaces fill up fast! Usually, all spots are reserved in under 1 hour.
We try our best to post the information by 8am EST, but sometimes it takes a bit longer for the link to be live.
We recommend monitoring our Facebook page for notifications and refreshing often.
Policy
- As a Cornell faculty, staff or student, you are responsible for the cats registered.
- All cats must come in carriers or traps that are labeled with both cat and client information.
- Your information (name, phone number and home address) will be used for the rabies certificate.
- We accept a maximum of 4 cats/household.
- No alternate drop-offs or pick-ups will be allowed. If you are unable to drop-off and pick-up your cat(s), please do not register for that specific clinic.
- If you are helping to re-home the cat(s) you bring, please do not conduct the exchange on campus.
