CAWL Spay/Neuter clinic Roswell

03/04/2026

One week out from the last clinic. Again, we received 3 post surgical calls. One received antibiotics, the other two were put on jail rest. All 3 were probably too active or licking.
One dog was contacted to follow up on a previous problem and the owners never responded to us.
Our post surgical complication rate is still almost none. Our vet is very conscientious and makes tiny incisions so recovery is fast and easy. Thank you once again Roswell for taking good care of your recovering pets! Lisa P

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01/28/2026

Good morning Roswell friends! Lisa here.
In an effort to add some more transparency Im adding some post clinic notes for all to read.
We spayed and neutered 267 dogs and cats last week. We had 3 post surgery phone calls. Our next step is to see pictures of concerns.
1 was a perfectly healed spay!
1 was sent to the bathroom for less activity and is now fine. 2 days in jail!
1 was sent antibiotics and is doing well now.
Post surgery complications was 0.011%
This is well below normal for any AHA clinic or vet school.
Hats off to all the owners for an excellent job caring for the pets!!!

01/06/2026

***NOTICE***
Since posting I’ve gotten a lot of calls, texts & messages for requests to be added to the waitlist. Please note that I’m very busy scheduling from the current waitlist for this upcoming clinic. I’ll add you to the waitlist as soon as I get a chance, but it will be for a future clinic as the waitlist is already very long as I mentioned in my post. However, I am scanning each one for any requests for female dogs or male puppies since we have availability at this time. If you’re inquiring about your placement on the waitlist please be patient, I apologize I do not have the time to look through hundreds of names and reply to everyone while I’m in the process of scheduling, you’ll be contacted if I get to your name while we still have availability.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Jan. 5th 2026

I’ve started my scheduling process for our upcoming clinic January 13th - 20th. As of now we have plenty of space for female dogs and male puppies. If you have pet cats or stray/feral cats and have just recently gotten on the waitlist or will soon be on it, you’ll most likely be included in one of our next clinics. I’m working from an extremely long waitlist that’s backed up for a few months. Unfortunately that happens in a town like ours with an overwhelming overpopulation problem. Please understand that when the list gets this long we need to prioritize female cats, so the wait will be longer for males. Once I call and leave a voicemail (if I can) it’s up to you to be sure your voicemail is set up and not full. You can always look for my number in your missed call list also. Sometimes I only text. If it’s returned that it can’t be delivered, I will call instead. I only reach out once, call or text. It’s then up to you to get back to me, I’m dealing with a high volume number of people to contact, so I can’t keep trying. I’ll just keep going down the list until I fill the schedule. If you get back to me too late you’ll go back on the waitlist. Please keep in mind that we’re doing the best that we can, we’re a nonprofit volunteering our time, effort and resources to serve your community.
Please scroll through past posts for more information on our low cost prices and clinic policies.
Thank you
CAWL (Colorado Animal Welfare League)
spay/neuter clinic
Shana
915-549-7575

10/17/2025

Updated info.

Here are some guidelines to help better understand how CAWL spay/neuter clinic is run. As a nonprofit run mostly by volunteers we have to be proactive and lower our risks as much as possible. Our mission is to help control the dog/cat overpopulation by providing low cost spay/neuter to pet owners that really need it. Thank you for understanding our position.

Some things to make note of:
*Owned dogs and cats only. Stray/ferals (community cats) are allowed.
* Owner needs to be present to drop off their pet and sign consent form.
*No purebred or designer bred dogs,bought from a breeder. If you can afford to buy one, you can afford regular vet prices.
*No breeds with airway restrictions. They’re considered high risk and will need veterinarian hospital care.
* We cannot take purebred Dobermans due to the high risk of Von Willebrand a blood disorder.
*We can’t take dogs or cats under 2 pounds in weight or 7 years and over. they don’t do well under anesthesia and are considered high risk.
*Pet cats & stray/tame cats will need a p*e pad or towel in the bottom of a clean carrier, cats in dirty carriers will be refused service.
*Feral/Wild cats must be in a Trap. No carriers or other types of cages.
*Be sure to walk your dog to potty before dropping them off with us.
*All dogs will need to be picked up when I call that they’re ready. Usually sometime between 10am-12pm. We do not/cannot board dogs.
*We prioritize Females when the waitlist gets really long, males are last.
* Cones/E-Collars are not provided.
* Adult male dogs will no longer be accepted. Male puppies under 6 months of age as long as they still have puppy teeth are allowed.
*We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
*We cannot be responsible for your pet after surgery. You must be able to care for your pet properly. No Running,Jumping,Licking,licking or LICKING!

Female Dogs & male puppies under 6 months (up to 80lbs) $100, includes vaccines if needed.
Dogs over 80 lbs. $100 (includes over weight charges tbd), Includes vaccines if needed.
Pet cats $50 includes vaccines if needed.
Stray/feral cats $25 includes vaccines and big left ear tip.

CAWL (Colorado Animal Welfare League)
710 E College blvd
Roswell NM 88201
915-549-7575
Shana

09/14/2025

CAWL clinic has come to the decision to no longer take adult male dogs. Neuter surgery is relatively easy to recover from, but it does take proper time and care at home that we have no control over. It’s become a problem that we no longer wish to deal with.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. We are still taking male puppies, they must still have their puppy teeth. Typically 4-6 months old but can vary by breed.

Shana
915-549-7575

09/12/2025

Good morning and happy Friday.

Unfortunately we will no longer be able to do adult male dogs. While our post surgical complications are very low, and almost all benign, 1%, the calls for adult males are costly and time consuming for us and others. Recovering an adult male dog takes some time and patience which is difficult for many people.

Please see your veterinarian for neuters for adult males. Thank you for understanding our position.

08/28/2025

8/28/25 9:56am

Female pit FREE SPAY day!
FULL
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT BROUGHT YOUR PITTIE GIRLS TO US TODAY!

Shana
CAWL s/n clinic

08/22/2025

Please read completely for important information on how our clinic operates.

Scheduling for our August clinic finished yesterday. If you did not receive a call or text from me then I didn’t make it to your name on the list before we filled up. If you did receive a call/vm or text but didn’t reply back, but still need an appointment. Please contact me again to be put back on the list. The volume in which I’m contacted is too large for me to keep trying to contact those that do not answer or respond to my call/text. When calling to obtain an appointment my outgoing message has all the info you need, leave your info to be added to the waitlist. I clearly state that I won’t be returning calls until scheduling. I cannot/will not be on the phone that much during my “off” time between clinics. AND I receive far too many calls to return any calls made that don’t leave a vm. I don’t know why that’s even expected?
Please keep in mind when added to the waitlist of any monthly clinic does not guarantee that you’ll get a spot for that month’s clinic, nor is it an appointment. There’s been a lot of misconceptions about that lately. We’re a high volume low cost s/n clinic in a town with an overpopulation crisis. We usually always have a waitlist, and depending on the type and gender of pet there may be different wait times depending on what’s already on the waitlist before you. Not everyone on it gets in each month so the list carries over from the last month. It doesn’t restart each month.
The stray/feral issue is really bad here, that list is long and only getting longer because we’ve had to put a pause on our community cat program for the time being because over 30 of our traps are still missing. Please return them to us during our clinic next week August 25-29 (Mon-Thurs)9:30am-4pm & (Fri)8:30am-12pm. Please check your garage, sheds, shops, backyards, etc. We have had some wonderful ladies donate several, but haven’t had a chance to label each one with our info. yet.
We’re a nonprofit run mostly by volunteers, our service to your community is a gift that we choose to give from our hearts because of our love of animals. All of our vet staff travel from Colorado each clinic! That’s extremely generous of them! Imagine that, not their community, but travel hours to help us! Please be kind. I do what I do for our community to help keep them coming back! Let’s work together Roswell!
Thank you to the many past & present clients that understand this and truly appreciate what we do! You all keep us going!
Our last two clinics for 2025 are September 8-11th & October 21-25th. Call or text to get on the waitlist now.

Shana 915-549-7575
CAWL (Colorado Animal Welfare League)
710 E College blvd Roswell Nm

08/17/2025

UPDATE: FULL sorry for any inconvenience. I didn’t get a chance to post sooner.

Attention CHAVES COUNTY FEMALE PIT OWNERS:

FREE FEMALE PIT SPAY DAY!
August 28th only! *drop off and approximate pick up times will be given during scheduling next week!
Text 915-549-7575
Spots are limited, first come, first serve.
*comments will only be checked if I have time. Please keep in mind that I might not be able to see comments from shared posts. TEXT IS BEST!

CAWL nonprofit Low Cost spay/neuter clinic
710 E College Blvd Roswell NM
Shana
915-549-7575

08/13/2025

08/03/2025

Attention Roswell stray/feral cat community:

CAWL nonprofit low cost spay/neuter clinic is still missing a significant amount of our traps for TNR.
We would love to have a free day for feral cats, but most people need to borrow them. We cannot and will not have a free feral day until ours are returned. They’re expensive and we don’t have the funds to replace them. If you have been to CAWL in the last several months for TNR and borrowed our traps please check your garage, sheds and any other place that you might have forgotten about them. Please return at our next clinic August 25-28th 9:30am-5pm & 8:30am-1pm on August 29th.
Thank you
Shana
CAWL
710 E College Blvd

07/12/2025

SCHEDULING IS ENDING TOMORROW for CAWL low cost spay/neuter clinic that will start on Tuesday JULY 15th - Saturday JULY 19th. We still have a few spots open for Dogs and Pet Cats. I’m currently in the process of contacting from the waitlist for stray/feral cats. It’s a very long list and space is limited. Please note that we’re no longer able to loan out any of our traps until we start getting some returned. If you’d like to be added to the waitlist for upcoming clinics August 25-29 & September 8-11 or inquire about availability for this clinic please call or text. 915-549-7575
Thank you