Fix Long Beach, a low cost spay and neuter clinic, has now officially moved to an animal clinic located at 1749 Magnolia Ave. on February 2, 2021.
Fix Long Beach began as a mobile clinic in 2013 and realized in late 2019 – early 2020 that their services needed to be moved to an actual clinic space.
The animal clinic offers spay/neuter, dental, vaccines, bloodwork, and more veterinary services at a low cost.
Sherri Stankewitz, a Fix Long Beach worker, said, “My favorite part about being involved in Fix Long Beach is just helping animals in the community.”
“Something a lot of people don’t know is that dogs need dental care just like we humans do and sometimes it’s not affordable; being able to provide these services at a low cost and being able to see healthy and happy animals in our community,” she said.
With all these great low cost services available, it has been harder to get things going in the middle of the pandemic.
Diana Kliche, another long time Fix Long Beach worker, said, “We have to keep everyone six feet apart and can only have so many people in the lobby.”
“We’ve had to explore other options to go completely paperless and people are having to wait a little longer. It’s just made this whole process a little longer,” she said.
With the hit of the pandemic and the clinic being completely low cost, Fix Long Beach is looking for volunteers to help out in the clinic.
Volunteers can help out with office work, but they would mainly be needed for animal companionship.
“We are fixing around 30 animals per day,” said Kliche, “and we would love people to come in and just help with animal recovery, and making sure that all the animals are tended to and supported in their aftercare recovery.”
“Animals don’t understand what is going on so when they come out of anesthesia; they are in a new environment so it is stressful for them and you’ll hear them howling and crying. We like to have a lot of people come in and sit with them, talk to them, read to them until their parents come and pick them up,” said Kliche.
In addition to volunteering, people can also make monthly or one time donations to help support Fix Long Beach.
Donations can help cover the costs of veterinary services for people who cannot afford it or are homeless.Â
For more information on how to volunteer and donate, visit their website https://fixlongbeachpets.com/ or send them an email at info@fixlongbeachpets.com.