Veterinary FinancialAssistance Resources
Facing unexpected veterinary costs? Hillcrest Veterinary Clinic connects you with organizations that offer financial assistance for veterinary care.
Financial Assistance for Veterinary Bills
By Veterinary Information Network, Inc.
Numerous nonprofit organizations have been created to help pet owners pay for veterinary care they cannot afford. For high-end costs, such as cancer or orthopedic surgery, most of these organizations will contribute a portion of the necessary cost, not all of it. For smaller needs, such as dentals in a diseased mouth, some organizations may foot the entire bill. Some routine care is covered, although most of these funds are for emergency or long-term treatment.
The organizations listed below that are based in the United States are listed at Guide Star as having a 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, unless otherwise noted.
Before applying, be sure to read the organization’s guidelines, and be certain to fill out the entire application.
Disease-Specific Organizations
- Big Hearts Fund — for heart disease
- Canine Cancer Awareness — cancer treatment for dogs
- Cats in Crisis — for cats with kidney, thyroid, neurological, or cardiac disease
- Diabetic Cats in Need — for shelters, rescues, low-income owners
- Dog and Cat Cancer Fund — cancer treatment
- FETCH a Cure — for pets with cancer
- Joshua Lewis Cancer Foundation — pets with cancer
- Magic Bullet Fund — dogs with cancer
- PieFund — focuses on cancer
- Riedel Cody Fund — cancer treatment
- Stymie Canine Cancer Foundation — dogs with cancer
Breed-Specific Organizations
- Corgi Aid — for rescued corgis before adoption
- The Goldstock Fund — emergencies for Golden Retrievers/Golden mixes
- Labrador-L Emergency Medical Assistance (LABMED) — urgent care for abandoned or rescued Labs
- Labrador Lifeline — for Labrador retrievers
National Organizations in the United States
- American Humane Association’s Second Chance Fund — for nonprofits helping homeless victims of abuse or neglect (numerous species)
- Brown Dog Foundation — for sick pets that would likely respond to treatment
- Buddy Care Foundation — for critical medical care
- Cody’s Club (not a 501(c)(3)) — radiation treatment at nonprofits
- Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance — for cats with life-threatening illness or injury
- Frankie’s Friends — for emergency and specialty care
- Handicapped Pets Foundation — provides equipment
- IMOM (In Memory of Magic) — non-routine care for companion animals
- International Association of Assistance Dog Partners — for assistance dogs
- LoveAnimals.org — crowdfunding platform dedicated to helping pets and wildlife
- Mosby Foundation — critically sick, injured, abused, and neglected dogs
- National Equine Resource Network — life-saving surgeries or treatments
- Onyx and Breezy Foundation — medical treatment for hardship
- Paws 4 a Cure — illnesses and injuries
- Pet Fund — medical costs beyond normal expenses
- RedRover/United Animal Nations — grants between $100 and $200 to fill small funding gaps
- Shakespeare Animal Fund — for those meeting federal poverty guidelines
Regional Organizations
- Actors and Others for Animals — for low/fixed income owners in Southern California
- Animal Care and Welfare Inc. — emergencies in Pennsylvania
- Becky’s Gift Equine Relief — for horses in New Hampshire
- Care for the Horses — short-term veterinary care from Animal Protection of New Mexico
- Equine Protection Fund — for horses, donkeys, and mules in New Mexico
- Fairy Tail Endings — pets in Florida’s Sarasota & Manatee counties
- Hearts United Animals — assists in the Midwest
- The Merrick Fund Foundation — for rescues and shelters in central Pennsylvania
- Montana Horse Sanctuary — some veterinary grants in Montana
- New York Save — emergency care in New York City’s five boroughs
- P.A.L.S. (Pets Are Loving Support) — basic veterinary care in Atlanta
- PETS-DC — pets of HIV/AIDS patients in Washington, DC
- Rochester Hope for Pets — primarily for unexpected or emergencies in Rochester, NY
- RIVMA Companion Animal Foundation — Rhode Island
- RUFF (Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends) — Southern California
- San Francisco SPCA — for residents of San Francisco
- Save U.S. Pets Foundation — New Jersey
- Sound Equine Options — emergency care in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington
- STARrelief — urgent and routine care in Connecticut