Medical Services

The adoption fee includes:

• Spay or Neuter: ALL animals are spayed or neutered by our veterinary staff PRIOR to leaving the Animal Center. There are NO exceptions.

• Microchip and Registration

• Preliminary Health Check by our veterinary staff

• Vaccinations: YWAC provides at least one booster (DA2PP for dogs, RCP for Cats) but the animal center does NOT provide a Rabies vaccine. This must be done at your veterinarian under your name. Puppies and kittens may require additional boosters after adoption.

• Treatment for Internal Parasites

• Heartworm Testing for Dogs >6months

• FeLV and FIV Combo Test for all Cats

• Flea Treatment

When you pick up your new family member, you will receive a complete medical record showing what was done while the animal was in our care. We advise that you take this medical record to your veterinarian for the post-adoption exam.

ShelterCare Gift
  • Your shelter has provided you with a 30 day gift of insurance for your newly adopted pet. You can extend your gift coverage to 45 days, or add renter’s coverage at no-cost! Simply call ShelterCare at 1-877-707-7297 within 72 hours of adopting your pet.
  • Protect your new pet with a wide variety of programs available from the ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs and we will apply the value of the ShelterCare Gift ($8.95) toward the plan that’s right for you.
ShelterCare GIFT Coverage Details - Download Policy Terms & Conditions
Incident Coverage Amount
Accident Benefits
 

 

 Foreign Body Ingestion Removal $750 
per policy 

$75 Deductible per policy
Motor Vehicle Accident
Lacerations
Bone Fractures
Insect Bites/Stings
Defined Poison Ingestion
Illness Benefits
 Ear Illnesses
Eye Illnesses
Flea Allergy Dermatitis
Infectious Diseases, including:
Please note, you must activate your ShelterCare Gift policy within 3 days from the adoption date. Your pet’s coverage begins one minute past the second midnight (ST) following activation. This advertisement is only an outline, the actual policy issued terms and conditions will prevail.
“We first took out ShelterCare coverage when we adopted a new puppy, INDY. Just one month later my son brought home a Bulldog puppy named “BK”. Knowing the financial risks that are involved with owning a pet, I suggested that he consider getting pet insurance for “BK”. He chose to get coverage with ShelterCare for “BK”. 

Just a few days after signing up with ShelterCare, “BK” and Indy were playing in the yard together and “BK” began to limp. We just thought “BK” had pulled or sprained his leg. However, when it did not get better, we visited our vet. X-rays revealed that his front leg bones had been dislocated and sent us to see a surgeon. Surgery was required to reset the leg bones, requiring screws to set the bones. Also, the main ligament around these leg bones had been stretched and the surgeon had to replace this ligament with an artificial one to stabilize and support the leg bones.

There was a lot of aftercare required for “BK” including weekly x-rays, cast changes and related recovery expenses as well. We were quite amazed at ShelterCare’s Service. ShelterCare covered a large amount of the costs and we hadn’t even made a single payment yet! This all happened within days of us signing up for the new insurance! Without ShelterCare, my son would have had to take out a loan to cover the surgical expense for “BK”. ”

Client: Lynn Burleson
Pet: “BK”, English Bulldog
Condition: Elbow Luxation
Claim Submitted: $1964.36
Claim Paid: $1914.36