Services
Our excellent veterinary staff is dedicated to the care of our shelter animals. Our animals receive testing, innoculations, spaying or neutering, and when required specialized medical care. Except as noted below, we do not provide veterinary treatment for non-shelter animals.

Low Cost Spaying and Neutering
We require that all our shelter animals be spayed / neutered. All your animals should be spayed / neutered by your regular professional veterinarian. If you cannot afford to do so, we have established a low cost spay and neuter program using the services of the Animal Emergency Clinic.
Click here for information on spaying and neutering

Click here for Low Cost Spay Neuter Form

Microchipping
We recommend that all animals be microchipped. Click here for information about microchipping and costs. Several times a year we offer microchipping to the public. Our next microchip clinic is scheduled for:

Animal Poison Control Hotline
Call 888-426-4435 for emergency information about poisons and your pets.

Bites and Rabies
Bites that break the skin should be examined by a medical doctor. Often a tetnus shot may be recommended. The biting animal must be quarantined; animals may have rabies but not yet exhibiting symptoms. Call 911 if you need help to quarantine an agressive animal

Does your pet need medical treatment?
Take your pet to your veterinarian for examination and treatment with these symptoms:

Physical trauma, such as being hit by vehical or falling out a window.
Loss of consciousness.
Difficulty beathing.
Pale gums.
Sudden collapse.
Seizure activity.
Bloated or enlarged belly.
Nonproductive retching, especially with a bloated or enlarged belly.
Bloody or black/tarry diarhhea.
Inability to walk.
Strainig to urinate, especially in male cats.
Known toxic ingestion, especially of antifreeze, Easter lillies, or rat posison.

Meet our Staff
The York County SPCA has a dedicated veterinary team responsible for overseeing the care of the sick animals within our shelter, spaying/neutering both shelter pets and residents’ animals, and treating injured animals that come to us as strays or part of cruelty investigations.  Pictured left to right are: 

Laura Gilchrist – Laura was born in Huntsville, Alabama.  She started volunteering at an animal shelter in Voorhees, New Jersey at an early age.  She later graduated with an Associates degree as a veterinary technician in 1984 from Tri-County Technical College in Pendleton, South Carolina. In 2000, Laura came to work at the York County SPCA.  She currently holds the title of senior veterinary technician.  Laura and her family own and care for 22 pets of their own in addition to fostering numerous animals for the York County SPCA.

Dr. Kelly Bergman DVM-  Dr. Bergman is a native Yorker who graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State.  She then attended and graduated from Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991.  In 2004 she came to work for the York County SPCA.  She and her husband currently own three cats.

Julie Bertin – Julie was raised in Windsor, New York.  She was employed at an animal shelter in Raleigh, North Carolina for 10 years.  After moving to the York area, Julie found the York County SPCA and was promptly hired as our veterinary technician.  Julie’s many years in an animal sheltering environment make her a great fit for her position.  Julie currently owns 2 dogs and 2 cats.