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.

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: December 17th-26th, 2021This means there is NO
Schedule Online
Schedule Online
Ready to schedule your pet for their spay/neuter surgery? We now allow online booking! Just click Book Now to get started.

Please note that online booking is only available for basic spay/neuter procedures on healthy animals. If your animal has health concerns or is in need of a different surgical procedure please contact us at 614-396-8707 or info@sosohio.org and we will schedule you for a day where we can accommodate your pet’s needs.

Rescue organizations, feral cat caretakers, and those with pregnant pets should contact us directly to schedule an appointment as we reserve spots just for those animals to ensure they can be seen as soon as possible.
CLOSED 9/8/21
CLOSED 9/8/21
ATTENTION! We will be CLOSED tomorrow due to COVID-19 concerns. This means we will NOT be doing walk-in wellness tomorrow 9/8/21. We apologize for the inconvenience.

We will also be reinstating the requirement for ALL individuals to wear masks regardless of vaccination status.
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!
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!
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...

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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.