Iowa Humane Alliance

I like to support places where it does not cost an arm and leg to get an animal spayed when you want to be a responsible pet owner and adopt strays who show up.

IHA and their staff are providing much needed low cost spay/​neuter services for people caring for stray and feral cats and for people who have their own cats, dogs and bunnies. They are efficient and informed and go above and beyond. They have a fantastic veterinarian who has incredible skills, experience and compassion. The executive director and front office staff are the face of IHA to the public. They are kind and patient with all callers and clients. They even have traps for loan for TNR. They offer educational programs (eg how to build feral cat shelters). Even if you don’t live in or near Cedar Rapids, it is worth the drive to take advantage of this service! We are SO fortunate to have this clinic. IHA has prevented thousands of unwanted litters in less than a year — their first 10 or so months of operation.

This is one of the few 5 stars I give businesses. We rescued a dog at 6 months old from Pets Playhouse and immediately brought her in to get spayed. We were able to get an appointment quickly. If you have a dog, you will be asked to have the dog wait in the car until you are called in. For dogs, you can go to the clinic at as early as 730am and complete the paperwork but you won’t be called for your dog until 8am or after. Cats are taken in earlier, that is why dogs have to wait in the car. I don’t know about cats, but our dog was given a green tattoo on her belly, close to the incision, to indicate she had been spayed. I was told by staff the incision heals so good, afterwards it is difficult to tell if the dog was spayed. We didn’t have to take her in a second time since the stitches are absorbed into the body. For the female dog spay, it was $ 80 and $ 10 for rabies. Frey Animal Hospital would have been $ 295 for laser spay surgery, $ 350 for laparoscopy spay surgery. We dropped off our puppy about 8am (ish) and picked her up at 430pm. No food after midnight the night before. Staff are very nice. When I got there at 730am, there was a lot of people dropping off cats, stray cats, and feral cats to be spayed/​neutered. Iowa Humane Alliance provides a wonderful community service by providing low cost spay/​neuter for people who otherwise could not afford it. Please support Iowa Humane Alliance with donations, word of mouth, and use of their services.