Lodi pet owners can get low-cost spay and neuter, dental cleanings, and walk-in vaccines at The Pet Advocate, a spay and neuter clinic in Tracy. The drive from Lodi is about 36 to 38 miles, usually 45 to 50 minutes. Most families use us for a planned surgery or dental on a healthy pet, then keep seeing their own veterinarian for everything else.
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Our clinic is set up for planned care on healthy pets, which is why we can post our prices and keep them low. For a Lodi family, that usually means one morning drive for drop-off and one afternoon drive for pickup.
Most owners use us for the planned procedure, then go back to their Lodi veterinarian when a pet is sick.
We do planned spay and neuter, dental cleanings, vaccinations, and a short list of wellness services. We're not an emergency hospital, and we don't treat long-term illness. Staying with that list is how we keep prices posted and include X-rays in the dental fee.
Mike Wesselink, DVM, owns the clinic. He graduated from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. Megan Conlin, DVM, does spay and neuter surgeries with him.
It's a real drive from Lodi, so it helps to get more done in one trip. Some families drop one pet for surgery or dental in the morning, then use the 12:00 to 3:00 PM walk-in window for shots or a microchip on another pet before pickup.
These are our current prices. Pain medication and a recovery collar are recommended, not required. Please confirm the current list on our prices and rates page when you book.
Canine pain tablets are $21, and the E-collar is $18. We can't accept dogs over 100 pounds.
The $700 includes bloodwork before anesthesia, anesthesia, a veterinarian exam, a technician charting each tooth, full-mouth digital X-rays, ultrasonic scaling, polishing, and fluoride. If the X-rays show a tooth that needs to come out, that's extra. We call you first, and you decide.
You can reschedule a spay or neuter up to 72 hours ahead.
Extra fees can apply for pets in heat, pregnant pets, males with an undescended testicle, and obese pets. Pets 5 years and older need bloodwork before anesthesia, which is $100 with a spay or neuter. That bloodwork is already in the dental price.
Listed prices are the cash price. Credit and debit cards add 3%. We take cash and major credit or debit cards. We don't take CareCredit, checks, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
We also don't accept Lodi Animal Services vouchers or Tracy vouchers. The City of Lodi runs a low-income voucher program through Lodi Animal Services, and that program is separate from our clinic. The prices on this page are what you pay when you book with us.
Surgery, dental, and walk-in care all happen at 1973 N. Tracy Blvd., Tracy, CA 95376.
Take Highway 12 (Kettleman Lane) west to I-5 south. Stay on I-5 through Stockton, then take I-205 west toward Tracy. Take Exit 8 (Tracy Boulevard) and head north to the clinic.
Take Highway 99 south to Highway 4 west through Stockton, then I-5 south to I-205 west. Take Exit 8 (Tracy Boulevard) and head north.
Plan on 45 to 50 minutes with light traffic, and more during the morning commute through Stockton. Cats drop off at 8:00, so leaving Lodi by about 7:00 gives you room.
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Surgery and dental visits are by appointment, Monday through Friday. They aren't part of walk-in wellness. Fill out the consent form at home after it arrives by email. Withhold food and water from midnight the night before.
Please wait in your car, and we'll come out to you.
We call when your pet is in recovery and give you a pickup time, usually between 3:00 and 4:00. A technician goes over the discharge instructions before bringing your pet out. A late fee applies after 4:15.
Activity is restricted for 10 days, and the cone stays on for 14 days. There's more on drop-off and pickup on what to expect our page.
The base price covers anesthesia, monitoring, surgery, and going home the same day. Dog prices go by weight, using the table above. See low-cost spay and neuter for what the appointment includes.
Every dental includes bloodwork and full-mouth X-rays. Send the online form with three photos of your pet's teeth so we can tell a routine cleaning from a more involved case before you make the drive. Cats use the same $700 base. See dental cleaning for what the visit includes.
Walk-in only, Monday through Friday, 12:00 to 3:00 PM, with no office exam fee. You can come from Lodi just for shots or add them to a surgery or dental day.
Also available in the 12:00 to 3:00 window:
Please check these limits before you leave Lodi, so you don't make the drive for nothing. If your pet is outside what we can take, your regular veterinarian or a full-service hospital is the better fit. If you're not sure, call us before you drive.
Aggressive dogs are accepted only if you can muzzle your own dog. The full lists are on our surgery requirements and dental requirements pages.
Please keep your Lodi veterinarian. We're not a replacement for a full-service hospital. A local hospital is the place for illness, injury, chronic disease, diagnostics, and ongoing care. Tracy makes sense for a scheduled spay, neuter, or dental on a healthy pet that meets our requirements.
If your pet has an emergency, go to the nearest emergency veterinary hospital. For a pet we recently discharged, you can call Sage Veterinary Centers after hours at (925) 574-7243.
