Sterling Shelter Clinic – Vets in Sterling
Clinic Overview
Sterling Shelter Clinic is located at the Sterling Animal Shelter at 17 Laurelwood Rd in Sterling, Massachusetts. Appointments are offered Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a 7:30 a.m.
Services
- •Spay/neuter for dogs, cats, and some small animals/pocket pets, including pediatric spay/neuter
- •Pyometra spay
- •Vaccinations: rabies, DHPPV, FVRCP, bordetella (kennel cough)
- •Microchipping
- •Feline FIV/FeLV testing
- •Heartworm and tick-borne disease testing (3DX/4DX: Heartworm/Lyme/Ehrlichia/Anaplasma)
- •Feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and ear-tip program
- •Nail trims
- •Fecal testing
- •Deworming for cats and dogs
- •Flea/tick topical treatment
- •Dental cleaning and minor extractions (limited availability; waitlist mentioned)
- •Ocular surgery: cherry eye, entropion, enucleation (eye removal)
- •Emergency services, with out-of-hours referrals mentioned to VCA Animal Hospitals in New England
- •Species listed include dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, mice, feral cats, and small animals/pocket pets
Pricing
The clinic does not publish pricing information.
People
No individual veterinarians or staff members are named in recent reviews.
Reviews
Sterling Shelter Clinic has a 4.7/5 Google rating based on 243 reviews. Recent comments frequently mention an efficient, organized drop-off and pick-up process, courteous staff, and clear explanations around recovery and aftercare; online preregistration is also noted as helpful. One review describes the experience as feeling like an “assembly line” and less personal, with concerns about the practicality of the post-operative confinement instructions, while also describing the price as reasonable.

