Financial Assistance for Veterinary Care:
The Pet Fund
www.thepetfund.com
Assists owners in covering medical costs beyond the normal expenses of vaccination, spay & neuter surgeries, food and routine veterinary care.
Actors and Others For Animals
http://www.actorsandothers.com/
For residents of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange or Ventura counties in California.
Animal Health Foundation
http://www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/mary-edna-boydston-fund.html
Applicants must be 65 years old or permanently disabled, and must demonstrate financial need for assistance in providing veterinary care for pets. Applicant must live in the Los Angeles or Orange County areas.
FACE Foundation
http://face4pets.org/
For emergencies and critical care, residents of San Diego County only
The Birch Bark Foundation
http://www.birchbarkfoundation.org/
Help for residents of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties in California.
Red Rover
http://www.redrover.org/redrover-relief-grants
For urgent veterinary care
Crockett Memorial Fund of Pets in Need
http://www.petsinneed.org/services/programs-resources/
Assistance to those 62 years of age or older to pay for veterinary care, must live in San Mateo or Santa Clara County in California.
Star Fleet Canine Aid Foundation
http://www.starfleetcanineaid.org/aid/eligibility-criteria/
The Acme Foundation
http://www.acmefoundation.org/
For qualified low income senior citizens and the disabled in Lake County, California. Due to limited funds The Acme Foundation works with Clearlake Veterinary Clinic only
San Diego Animal Support Foundation
http://www.sdshelters.com/assistinfo.html
Brown Dog Foundation
http://www.browndogfoundation.org/prequal
The Handicapped Pet Foundation
http://hpets.org/apply-for-help.html
The Magic Bullet Fund
http://themagicbulletfund.org/application-to-the-magic-bullet-fund/
For dogs with cancer
Pet Assistance Inc.
http://www.petassistanceinc.org/#!emergency-aid/c1tyy
The Mosby Foundation
http://themosbyfoundation.org/apply-for-assistance/pre-qualification-app/
Paws 4 a Cure
http://www.paws4acure.org/askforhelp.php
Ozzy Foundation
http://ozzyfoundation.org/
Labrador Harbor
http://www.labradorharbor.org/guidelines.html
For Labrador retrievers only
Labrador Lifeline
http://www.labradorlifeline.org/application1/guidelines1.html
For Labrador retrievers only
Lab Med
http://www.labmed.org/
For Labrador retrievers only
Pet Assistance Foundation
http://www.petassistancefoundation.org/
The San Simon Foundation
http://www.samsimonfoundation.com/surgeryClinic.asp
Voice for the Animals Foundation
http://www.vftafoundation.org/
Special Needs Dobermans
http://www.doberman911.org/
For Dobermans only
Pet Samaritan Fund
http://petsamaritan.org/MedicalAid/
For Salt Lake City Utah and surrounding area
Westie Med
http://www.westiemed.org/
For Westies only.
RUFF
http://www.ruffrescue.org/about_us.php
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
http://www.sfccc.org/veterinary-street-outreach-services-vetsos/
Vet assistance for the homeless in San Francisco
San Francisco Aid for Animals
Sfaidforanimals.org
San Francisco Aid for Animals
http://www.sfaidforanimals.org/whoiseligible.html
Must use a San Francisco Veterinary Medical Association member.
PAWS San Francisco
http://www.pawssf.org/page.aspx?pid=343
San Francisco residents only
The Chester Foundation
http://chesterfound.org/#sthash.oq1mTu6m.dpbs
Sacramento, California area residents.
Animal Assistance League of Orange County
http://www.aaloc.com/pet_aid.html
Saddleback Valley Humane Society and SPCA
http://svhsspca.org/2.html
Orange County SPCA
http://orangecountyspca.org/program/animal-rescue-fund/#The_20Animal_20Rescue_20Fund
The Angel Fund
http://www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/angel-fund.html#aid
The fund assists pet owners in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, with veterinary care when paying for care is challenging or impossible.
Shakespeare Animal Fund
http://shakespeareanimalfund.org/
We help elderly, disabled and those whose total income does not exceed the current poverty guidelines to obtain emergency pet care. We pay the veterinarian directly, reducing out of pocket costs for low income pet owners who need to save their pet's life.
Sammie’s Friends
http://www.sammiesfriends.org/ifpetneedshelp.htm
Nevada County, CA
H.E.L.P. A Home for Every Living Pet
http://helppets12.wix.com/help
Assistance for animals adopted from the Los Angeles City Animal Shelters
Animal Friends of the Valleys
http://www.animalfriendsofthevalleys.com/Smernoff%20Animal%20Care%20Fund.html
For residents of Rriverside and Ssan Bernardino Ccounties 65 years of age or older. For dental care, emergency care, lab work, annual exams, vaccinations, euthanasia services, and temporary fostering due to the hospitalization of the pet owner
Lake Tahoe Humane Society
http://www.laketahoehumanesociety.com/financial-assistance-for-pet-owners.html
The Onyx and Breezy Foundation
http://www.onyxandbreezy.org/requesting-a-grant.html
Pets of the Homeless
http://www.petsofthehomeless.org/
Riedel & Cody Fund
https://www.riedelcody.org/financial-aid
Cancer care.
Rose’s Fund for Animals
http://www.rosesfund.org/
STAR Relief and Pet Assistance
http://starelief.org/aid-a-pet-grant-application/
Banfield Charitable Trust
http://www.banfieldcharitabletrust.org/pet-owners/vet-care-assistance/
Animal Veterinary Charitable Fund
http://www.vccfund.org/about-vccf/
The Veterinary Care Charitable Fund allows veterinarians, at their personal discretion, the opportunity to provide veterinary care for pets whose owners may be disabled or facing financial hardships, including, but not limited to:
• Disabled Veterans Requiring a Service Dog
• Low Income Senior Citizens
• Good Samaritans Who Rescue Domesticated Animals
• Victims of Domestic Violence
• Animals Rescued from Neglect and Abuse
Friends & Vets Foundation
http://friendsandvetshelpingpets.org/
Friends & Vets Helping Pets was founded to assist families with financial limitations to pay for extraordinary veterinary expenses necessary to save a pet’s life.
God’s Creatures Ministry
http://www.all-creatures.org/gcm/help-cf.html
Cody’s Club
http://www.dogdoggiedog.com/pwcAcodysclub.htm
Assistance with radiation therapy for cancer
Diabetic Cats in Need
http://fdmb-cin.blogspot.com/p/our-missionactivitiespeople.html
Feline Veterinary Assistance
http://www.fveap.org/
For vaccine associated sarcoma.
Paws San Diego – a Program of the San Diego Humane Society - 2015 Resource Guide
http://pawssandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/RESOURCE-GUIDE-AUG-2015.pdf
Care Credit
http://www.carecredit.com/
A credit card company for health/veterinary care. Offers a variety of plans and low monthly payments.
Ideas To Help Pay Veterinary Bills
- Ask your Veterinarian about payments over time;
- Ask if the Veterinarian will accept post dated checks;
- Find out what the minimum is that can be done that will solve the problem;
- Get a second opinion re: costs;
- Borrow from family, friends, bank, etc.;
- Use equity in your car, home to obtain funds;
- Cash in or borrow against life insurance policy or stocks;
- Ask for a salary advance from your employer;
- Get a second job or work overtime if available;
- Have a garage sale; sell on eBay, pawn items of value;
- Ask your church for help;
- Consolidate high interest credit debt to get cash;
- Ask local Humane Society or shelter for assistance;
- Trade services or goods with your Veterinarian;
- Contact Veterinary Schools;
- Start a “Pet Emergency Fund” at your bank;
- If you have a specific breed, some clubs for different breeds offer assistance;
- If the animal is not yours, ask the Vet for a “Good Samaritan” discount;
- Ask for a written prescription and fill it at an online pet supply or COSTCO if a human med
- Ask if the Vet has sample medications to give;
- Ask your credit card holder to increase your credit limit;
- If you qualify, ask for a senior discount.