SOS of Ohio, Low Cost Spay and Neuter Services, Greater Columbus Area

SOS of Ohio Spay and Neuter Clinic, also known as Shelter Outreach Services of Ohio, focuses on the low cost spay and neuter of feral cats, owned cats, and dogs.
It is our goal to affordably provide these high-quality services to low-income Columbus area residents, nonprofit animal rescue groups and humane societies alike.
To see if you qualify for one of SOS of Ohio's Program, go to our program page or please call the clinic at 614-396-8707.

4/12/21 Wellness Covid-19 Operations Update
4/12/21 Wellness Covid-19 Operations Update
Good News!! Effective May 5th, 2021 we will be reopening our walk-in Wellness Wednesday program. This means we will no longer be doing appointment-based wellness beginning in May. Instead, we will be seeing animals on a first-come-first-serve basis between 9 am-3 pm every Wednesday. Please plan on waiting 3 hours or more to be seen by the veterinarians. Expect to see a check-in tent in our entry drive on your arrival, please stop there before parking and talk with our staff so we can get you in line and direct you with further instructions. Weather permitting, you can expect dog exams to be performed outside while cat exams are performed inside. This will limit the number of clients in the lobby and allow for social distancing. As our staff and clients become vaccinated we will revisit returning to indoor walk-in wellness. Just a reminder we moved in March of 2020 and our current address is 3500 E Livingston Ave Columbus OH 43227. Thank you and we can’t wait to see everybody in May!
3/3/21 COVID-19 Wellness Operations Update
Please be aware that as mentioned in the 11/30/20 Operations Update, we are continuing to schedule wellness BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. This is being done to limit the number of people in our lobby in order to keep both our staff and clients safe. Appointments are scheduled in 15-minute intervals between 9:30am-3:30pm every Wednesday, with other days being opened as staffing allows. We will continuously reassess our wellness operations as vaccine availability becomes more widespread and the weather improves, but until informed otherwise, wellness is being performed by appointment only. Thank you for understanding!
COVID-19 Wellness Update
COVID-19 Operations Update
11/30/2020 COVID-19 Operations Update
Due to the significant increase of COVID-19 cases in Central Ohio, SOS of Ohio will be closed for all non-essential procedures beginning December 5th. This closure is expected to last until Jan 6th, 2021 but that date is subject to change as the situation evolves. If you have a sick/injured animal or an outdoor cat you are caring for that needs to be seen please call us as we will continue making appointments for those. In addition, we will continue to see necessary special procedures (such as dental cleanings) as staffing allows. Walk-in wellness will be CLOSED during this time.

What does this mean for you?

If you have a spay/neuter appointment for an owned animal already scheduled in December, you can expect a call from us over the next few days to reschedule that appointment. If for some reason you do not hear from us, please give us a call to reschedule. We will NOT be seeing any general spays/neuters during this time.
If you have a pregnant animal that needs to be spayed during this time, please call us and we will work to get you in right away!

If you are a rescue organization with animals needing spayed/neutered please call us so we can get your animals scheduled, we will continue providing surgery for our rescue partners during this time to help limit any impact COVID-19 changes may be having on your organization’s operations.

If you have an outdoor stray or feral cat in need of spay/neuter surgery, please call us to schedule an appointment. We will continue seeing feral cats during this time. Appointments will still be necessary, but the no-show fee will be waived for the time being. Do NOT trap any outdoor cats for surgery until you have an appointment made and make sure you have a warm place to keep the cat both prior to and following surgery. We will continue scheduling outdoor cats for Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

If you have an animal in need of their vaccines, a sick or injured animal, or an animal in need of end of life care please call us so we can set you up with our soonest available appointment. We will not be accepting walk-ins at this time. Appointments will be scheduled Mon-Thurs from 9:30am-3:30pm.
Holiday Hours
Holiday Hours
The holidays are right around the corner! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. In order to give our staff the chance to celebrate with their families we will be closed the following days:
November 11th, 2020
November 25th-29th, 2020
December 19th-27th, 2020
January 1st, 2021
Feral Cat Policy Updates
Feral Cat Policy Updates

ATTENTION TRAPPING GROUPS and all good citizens bringing free-roaming cats to our clinic. First of all, THANK YOU for all of your hard work. As most of you are aware, we have been struggling with the increased caseload this summer, as some days we have been presented with OVER 100 animals in one day. We have heard your concerns that this has lead to longer drop off AND pick up times for both the general public and our trusted rescue partners. In an effort to better organize the system while also maintaining current COVID-19 operating protocols, the following will take effect. We hope this will cut down on your wait times and better organize the entire process from start to finish. We want to provide you with the fastest but also SAFEST way to get feral cats fixed.

EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUGUST 24, 2020: SOS of Ohio will no longer be accepting feral or free-roaming cats on a “walk-in” basis. We will now be requiring that ALL patients presenting to the hospital have a pre-arranged appointment time. Drop off time for feral and free-roaming cats will remain 7:30a-noon to allow trappers time to trap and present cats to the clinic.

Trapping groups will be able to schedule bulk appointment times, but will be required to pay for all of their scheduled appointment with ONE “grace” appointment. For example- if a trapping group reserves 5 appointments and only traps 4 cats, they will only be charged for 4 cats. However, if a trapping group schedules 5 cats and only bring 3, they will be charged for 4 cats. The default charge for an absent appointment is $40.

We are also working on an online check-in for our rescue partners to eliminate having to wait in line at ALL when dropping off a free-roaming cat. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS!
Spay/Neuter during COVID-19
4/30/20We hope everybody is staying safe! We are resuming our spay/neuter appointments beginning Monday May 4th, 2020. We will altering both our check in and check out procedures in order to keep within new guidelines and to keep both our staff and client's safe. We do expect check-ins and … Learn More...
NEW LOCATION!!!!!
We are so excited to announce that on December 2nd of 2019, we closed on a new property located at 3500 E Livingston Ave Columbus OH 43227. This … Learn More...
Wellness Wednesdays
SOS of Ohio is proud to announce our new Wellness Wednesdays program. Every Wednesday between 9am-3pm we are accepting walk-ins for low cost vaccines, testing, and other preventative care!

Feeding outside cats… and want to do more???
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Shelter Outreach Services of Ohio

We are a low-cost, nonprofit spay and neuter clinic serving low-income families and animal rescue organizations in the greater Columbus area. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of shelter animals and companion animals of low-income families by providing affordable veterinary care and to help reduce the homeless pet population through spay/neuter programs.

SOS of Ohio was established in 2007 by Dr. Melanie deHaan as a mobile mash clinic serving humane societies and area shelters. In February of 2009, SOS of Ohio was re-established in its current form as a Humane Alliance style, high-volume, stationary clinic serving both rescue organizations and the general public.

While our primary focus remains spay and neuter, we also offer other low-cost veterinary services, vaccinations, and treatments at the time of surgery. SOS of Ohio also hosts a comprehensive set of special programs including our Transport Program, Community Outreach, and Events Team, Feral Cat Program, Spay/Neuter Voucher Program, and holds special benefit events open to the community.