Financial Resources For Your Pet In An Emergency

This financial resource is for cats and dogs who can't afford vet bills. Learn more about grants, low-cost vet alternatives, and financing options.

Pawp Support

Updated April 09, 2024 • Published April 09, 2024

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Financial Resources For Your Pet In An Emergency

Paying for your pet's care can be an incredibly stressful situation. That's why the Pawp support team has put together the following list of financial resources for pet parents who may be worried about paying their pet's vet bills. It includes low-cost financing options, link outs to larger resource directories, and information on grants and funds that may help to subsidize costs. Check out the list below or reach out to [email protected] if you have any other questions.

Quick & Easy Financial Options

Care Credit

  • Healthcare financing for you and your family

  • See if you prequalify with no impact to your credit score

  • Promotional financing available

  • Accepted at over 250k locations

  • No annual fee

Scratch Pay

  • Simple patient financing solution

  • Friendly payment plans with no surprises

  • Finding your plan won’t affect your credit score

Wells Fargo Health Advantage Card

  • Credit card with 12.99% APR* and special financing promotions

  • Attractive payment option compared to other higher-cost financing

  • Pay over time, and enjoy more choices for care

Animal Health Foundation

  • Helps food stamp recipients and low income individuals

  • Helps pets in need receive free food

National Resources For Pet Owners In Need

Animal Humane Society of the United States

  • An AHS-approved list of financial or domestic resources to help pay for care

Animal Medical Center

  • An AMC-approved list of individual financial resources as well as condition or disease-specific organizations

American Veterinary Medical Association

  • An AVMA-approved list of financial or domestic resources to help pay for care

Best Friends Animal Humane Society

  • A BFAHS-approved list of financial or domestic resources to help pay for care

The Big Hearts Fund

  • An organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for dogs and cats diagnosed with heart disease

Brown Dog Foundation

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for pets who would likely respond to medical treatment but can't afford it

Companion Bridge

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for companion animals

CorgiAid

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for corgi and corgi-mixes

Fetch a Cure

  • An organization that offers the Companions in Crisis (CIC) fund, which provides financial assistance for pets with cancer

For the Love of Alex, Inc.

  • An organizations that provides financial assistance for emergency veterinary care for pets of low-income households

Frankie's Friends

  • An organization that provides financial and veterinary care assistance for pets with cancer and other life-threatening conditions

Friends of Animals

  • An organization that provides financial assistance and certificates for low-cost spay/neuter programs

HandicappedPets

  • An organization that donates wheelchairs and provides financial assistance for pets with disabilities

Harley's Hope

  • An organization designed to keep pets in their home that offers assistance with services for low-income pet owners, service animals, seniors, and pets living in short-term foster care

Hearts United for Animals

  • An organization dedicated to rescuing pets from breeding mills, providing temporary shelter for families and animals fleeing domestic violence, and offering low-cost spay and neuter programs

Labrador Lifeline

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for purebred labrador retrievers

Land of Pure Gold Foundation

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for working dogs (Assistance, Detection, Search & Rescue, Enforcement, Military and Animal-Assisted Therapy Dogs) who have been diagnosed with cancer

Lucy the Rescue Dog, Inc

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for treatable veterinary emergencies for cats and dogs

Magic Bullet Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for cancer-specific illnesses

The Mosby Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for critically sick, injured, abused and neglected dogs

My Pet Child

  • An organization that provides financial assistance, low-cost veterinary care alternatives, and free pet food and supples to pets in need

The Onyx & Breezy Foundation

  • An organization that provides financial assistance, low-cost medical services and equipment, and spay and neuter coupons (among other things)

Paws 4 A Cure

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for veterinary care

The Perseus Foundation

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for the cost of novel forms of treatment for dogs with cancer

The Pet Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for pets who can't afford the veterinary care they need

Pets of the Homeless

  • An organization that provides pet food and veterinary care assistance for homeless people

Pit Bull Rescue Central

  • A resource for owners and caretakers of American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and any mixes thereof

The Riedel & Cody Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for owners who have a pet diagnosed with cancer and cannot afford to pay for the treatment

RedRover Relief

  • An organization dedicated to rescuing pets from crisis, providing temporary shelter for families and animals fleeing domestic violence or seeking disaster relief, and offering financial assistance for veterinary services

Rose's Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for pets who can't afford the veterinary care they need

Shakespeare Animal Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for pets and families affected by unexpected vet bills

Special Needs Dobermans

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for senior and special needs doberman pinschers

Tipper & Squirt Care for Cushings Fund

  • An organization that provides financial assistance for families struggling to pay medical care costs associated with Cushing’s disease

Top Dog Foundation

  • An organization that provides resources and financial assistance for senior dogs

VetBilling

  • An organization that partners with veterinarians to support them in extending installment payment plans to pet owners who do not qualify for or don’t want to use credit-based financing

Waggle

  • An organization that supports a pet-specific crowdfunding platform for animal medical bills and needs

Active Service & Veteran Pet Financial Help

SPCA Veteran Assistance

  • An organization that provides financial support for emergency medical cases for pets of all military members, including veterans, reservists, active duty, and DOD Contractors

Pets for Patriots

  • An organization that partners with veterinary practices to provide high quality, discounted care to veterans who adopt pets through the program

Operation We Are Here

  • A resource for active and veteran military families as well as military service, therapy, and companion pets

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