The JOY Clinic

Policy Updates:

For the safety of our staff and our community, pet parents will not be allowed to enter the clinic. Instead, we will be offering 'curbside service.'
  • If you need to make a spay/neuter or wellness (1st Friday of every month) appointment, please go to this link and make an appointment online.
  • If you need to access your pet's medical records, please follow this link.
  • If you need instructions for "Free Roaming" friendly or feral cats, please text 615-281-0664 and request these instructions.
  • If you do not text, and MUST have a phone call, please email us and request this, as all communication is done by text. I will set up a phone call with you.
  • If you need to contact the Animal Shelter (adoptions) please call 615-444-1144 or email info@newleashonline.com. They are open Tues - Sat, Noon - 5pm. You can see pets available for adoption here.

***Please note a change in spay/neuter policy***

Starting October 16, 2023, we will be accepting the first 35 feral/community cats for spay/neuter on Mondays only. First come, first serve. We will no longer accept feral/community cats for spay/neuter on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

In 2021, we spayed or neutered 1550 cats through our feral/community cat program at The Joy Clinic. This is great!
But it’s been a lot of wear and tear on our staff of 1 veterinarian and 3 technicians. (The feral/community cat numbers are in addition to our regularly scheduled 10+ dogs and 20+ cats!)

For us to be able to continue this program long-term, we are going to need to decrease these daily numbers. Thank you so much for your understanding and for your help!

What We Do

The JOY Clinic
We are proud to be part of the National Spay/Neuter Response Team! This is a network of spay/neuter clinics that trained at the National Training Center of Humane Alliance, a program of the ASPCA. We follow their established veterinary standards of care in offering quality, affordable spay/neuter services.


Serving Pet Owners Across Middle Tennessee

REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT

 An Appointment is Required!

Spay and neuter services are available to all dogs and cats in need. Services are open to Wilson County pet owners and surrounding counties too. 

Surgery prices are $50 for cats (spay or neuter) and $75 for dogs (spay or neuter). 

Please note: These brachycephalic breeds will not be spayed/neutered at The JOY Clinic. For spay/neuter, please schedule with your personal veterinarian.  

  • Boston Terriers
  • French Bulldogs
  • English Bulldogs
  • Old English Bulldogs
  • Pugs
  • Puggles
  • Pekingese
Brachycephalic dogs are more likely to have complications with surgery recovery post anesthesia. In recovery, their airway can be compromised and cause breathing issues or other medical complications. Because of this, it's recommended that they have pre-surgery bloodwork and radiographs. As a low cost spay/neuter clinic, not a full service veterinary office, we are not able to provide these services.

We do offer additional core vaccines/wellness at the time of surgery for an additional cost.

We also have safe traps if you know of any free roaming cats that need to be fixed. Please text 615-281-0664 for additional Free Roaming cat instructions.

Need to make an appointment? Please click on the link above or here or you can text /call 615-281-0664 leave your contact information. Our scheduler will assist.

We will confirm appointment details for your appointment at time of intake. 

You can also download and save the post-op instructions here (these instructions also list after-hours, emergency vet care contacts in case of emergency) - please click HERE to download post-op instructions.

To access your pet's medical records, please click here.


Spay/Neuter Pricing

Cat Spay or Neuter - $50

Dog Spay or Neuter - $75


Additional Services & Fees

Cones ... $5.00 (to prevent chewing or licking at incision site) 

Complex Surgery Fee ... $10.00 (To cover extra surgical supplies for overweight dogs, dogs in heat, etc.)

Feral Cat Spay/Neuter

We have traps available if needed. Community cats can be brought in on Mondays only from 8am - 9am, and pickup is at 4pm sharp (unless it's a holiday). For more information, please text 615-281-0664 or email fix@newleashonline.com.

History of the 'Spay Station' and The JOY Clinic

We began offering spay/neuter services in April of 2000. The program began with a mobile spay/neuter vehicle that was know as the "Spay Station". The initial program focused on pet owners with qualifiers such as government assistance. 

Fast forward to 2018 and we now have The JOY Clinic. The clinic is built right next to the New Leash Adoption Center and caters to ANY pet owner that needs their pet spayed or neutered. The clinic was build was made possible by a donation from Joy Bishop and the equipment and training for the facility were made possible by a grant from the ASPCA. 

We concentrate our efforts in Wilson County but to date we have provided spay/neuter services for pets in the following counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Sumner, Davidson, Trousdale, Smith, DeKalb, Dickson, Lincoln, Perry, Rutherford, Knox, White, Williamson, Maury, Putnam, Robertson, Jackson, and Cumberland Counties.

To qualify for grant funds, some funders require proof of need (such as WIC, disability, SSI or Medicaid) but other sources of funding are open to any pet owner.

Our goal is to sterilize pets to lessen the pet overpopulation problem which results in suffering and the continued need for euthanasia of healthy animals whose only crime was being born.

Special thanks to the many supporters who regularly donate and supply items from our wish list.

Ongoing Wish List Items include:

  • Paper Towels
  • Bleach
  • Swiffer Pad Refills
  • Laundry Detergent (any brand, any size)
  • Ziploc type bags (any size)
  • Copy Paper
  • Towels
  • Dry Erase Markers

Support The JOY Clinic
Share by: