Dog Friendly Recommendations in SW Florida
Dog Friendly Places, Services, and Businesses in SW Florida
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Low Cost Spays, Neuters, and Vaccines
SW Florida Spay Neuter Clinic in Port Charlotte is my favorite for simple, routine spays & neuters. They are very low cost, extremely efficient, friendly, and take excellent care of the babies! My Shih Tzus come home feeling relatively good with the tiniest incisions. They aren’t heavily drugged and they aren’t in excessive discomfort – which would be understandable, considering the surgery they are waking up from, but somehow SW Florida Spay Neuter Clinic uses just enough sedation, pain control, and minimally invasive surgery techniques.
It’s convenient to get updated vaccines and heartworm test at very low cost during their spay or neuter surgery. I normally get rabies , bordatella, DHHP, and heartworm test done with the spays/neuters so the (adult) pup is all set for the next year. At current prices (Jan 2026) I can get all that done for UNDER $200. They also have very affordable umbilical hernia repair $25 and undescended testicle $60.
SW Florida Spay Neuter Clinic also has MOBILE low cost services in the following counties:
Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood is a local shelter with low cost preventative care veterinary services. They offer spays, neuters, vaccines, umbilical hernia repairs, cryptorchid (undescended testicle) removal, bloodwork, heartworm test, microchipping, as well as heartworm & flea prevention for sale.
Petco has a veterinary services with lower cost vaccines ect. I don’t find them to be incredibly low cost, but can be convenient when needed. Locations across the United States.
Pet Supermarket used VIP Pet Care for affordable preventative care services (vaccines, parasite control, ect). Locations across Pet Supermarket locations.
Recommended Veterinarians
Dr. Chris at Englewood Animal Hospital in Englewood FL is another full service, stand alone veterinarian. Prices/affordability varies based on services provided, but he does offer FREE Office Visits – No office visit fee (which can be $100 at some veterinarians). If you only need quick vaccines, heartworm test, or flea/tick/heartworm prevention, it is pretty affordable to walk in (no appointment needed) and get those services done quick.
Loving Paws Animal Hospital in Port Charlotte FL has great prices as well. Their dental cleanings and mass removals are very competitively priced. They are owned by the same team as Islandside Veterinary Care & Surgery Center, offering the same services, but closer for us! I’m excited to try them out soon.
Islandside Veterinary Care & Surgery Center is a popular clinic in Cape Coral. They are too far of a drive for me for routine care, but they so have great prices listed for surgeries and procedures under anesthesia such as spay, neuter, hernia repairs, dental cleanings, and tooth extractions.
Shih Tzu Veterinarians
Dr. Shaw at Choice Veterinary Services in Punta Gorda is my top choice for breed specific or brachycephalic concerns. He is a reproductive specialist with a lot of experience with puppies. All the bully breeders (Frenchies ect) use Dr. Shaw for their reproductive services (artificial insemination, c-sections, and puppy visits) so he has lots of brachy (flat faced, like Shih Tzu) clients and experience. He is extremely knowledgeable, professional, relatively reasonably priced – not rock bottom pricing, but excellent knowledge and care. He is worth whatever he charges and he normally charges less than other clinics in the area. We bring our litters to Dr. Shaw for their 8 week visits due to his vast puppy knowledge.
Dr. Dawn at Myakka River Animal Clinic in Venice is a stand alone, full service veterinary clinic. She isn’t a low cost or nonprofit service, but her prices are very reasonable and competitive. She is an amazing veterinarian that I trust with my toughest cases! She is great for spays, neuters, other surgeries, dental cleanings, and when teeth need removed. She has always been able to get me in real quick if we have a sick puppy or someone scratched an eye. Top notch care and excellent prices.
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