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Vet Bill Help

If you're struggling to cover medical care costs for your pet, the resources below may be able to help with the cost of veterinary care. While we can’t guarantee funding from any one group, we encourage you to explore these resources and reach out as early as possible. If you’re unsure where to start, feel free to contact us, and we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction.

Several kinds of support are available to help cover veterinary care costs, depending on your situation. Some organizations offer financial assistance or grants, others provide low-cost services, and some offer financing options or crowdfunding tools.

  • Low-Cost Clinics for Discounted Services: Offer veterinary services at reduced rates.

  • Grant Organizations for Emergency & Long-Term Financial Assistance: Provide financial assistance for emergency or urgent veterinary care based on need and eligibility.

  • Crowdfunding Platforms: Let you raise money from friends, family, and the public to cover your pet’s medical bills.

  • Payment Plans & Financing: Help spread out the cost of care over time, usually through third-party services.

If you need help with vet care for an unowned community cat, you can also use Alley Cat Allies' Community Resource Tool to find organizations that may be able to assist.

Humane Rescue Alliance

71 Oglethorpe St NW

Washington, DC 20011

202-723-5730

Brandywine Valley SPCA

1201 New York Ave NE

Washington, DC 20002

202-888-PETS

dcinfo@bvspca.org

Charles County

Paw Prints Animal Hospital

8500 Bensville Road

Waldorf, MD 20603

301-885-0263

Prince George's County

Prince George's SPCA

PO Box 925

Bowie, MD 20718

301-262-5625

pgspcavol@gmail.com

Washington County

Promise Animal League

7728 Old National Pike

Boonsboro, MD 21713

301-465-9473

info@apromise.org 

Arlington County

Animal Welfare League of Arlington

2650 S Arlington Mill Dr

Arlington, VA 22206

703-931-9241

mail@awla.org

Clarke County

Veterinary Community Outreach

101 E Main St, Suite 104

Berryville, VA 22611

veterinarycommunityoutreach@gmail.com 

Fairfax County

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

4101 Eisenhower Ave

Alexandria, VA 22304

703-746-4774 

info@alexandriaanimals.org

Fauquier County

Fauquier SPCA

PO Box 73

Warrenton, VA 20188

540 788-9000  

fspca@fauquierspca.com

Loudon County

Humane Society of Loudon County

PO Box 777

Leesburg, VA 20178

helpanimals@humaneloudoun.org

Prince William County

Anicira

9975 Pennsylvania Avenue

Manassas VA, 20110

571-208-0199

Prince William SPCA

PO Box 6631

Woodbridge, VA 22195

703-792-6465

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Richmond

Helping Hands

1605 Rhoadmiller St.

Richmond, VA 23220

804-355-3500

info@helpinghandsvetVA.com

Rockingham County

Anicira

1992 Medical Avenue

Harrisonburg VA, 22801

540-437-1980

These nonprofit groups may be able to help with emergency or urgent veterinary expenses if you meet their eligibility requirements.

National Financial Assistance & Grants

  • Brown Dog Foundation: Assists with life-sustaining prescription medications and other aid in specific states. 

  • Dylan's Hearts: Aids families struggling to pay for vet care.

  • Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance: Provides emergency financial assistance to cat and kitten guardians who are unable to afford veterinary services to save their companion with Vaccine Associated Sarcoma (VAS), also referred to as Injection Site Sarcoma (ISS).

  • Frankie's Friends: Supports pets with cancer and other life-threatening conditions requiring specialized or emergency care. 

  • Friends & Vets: Assists when you need financial help for "extraordinary" life-saving vet expenses.

  • Harley's Hope Foundation: Provides financial aid for major illnesses and emergency veterinary care.

  • Help-A-Pet: Provides financial assistance to pet owners who can't afford the cost of veterinary services, medicine, or medical supplies for a sick or injured pet.

  • Live Like Roo: Provides support and financial assistance to families whose pet faces a cancer diagnosis.

  • Onyx & Breezy Foundation: Provides funds for animals in need, particularly when financial hardship prevents them from staying in loving homes.

  • Paws 4 A Cure: Aids families with non-routine veterinary care for dogs and cats. 

  • Pet Assistance, Inc.: Helps financially for dogs and cats with urgent veterinary needs.

  • Pet Fund: Assists owners with non-basic or emergency care, including for conditions like cancer and heart disease. 

  • Pet Lifeline Program: One pet owner a month is awarded veterinary bill assistance for non-basic, non-urgent care (cancer treatment, heart disease; chronic conditions, endocrine diseases, diabetes, eye diseases, IBD, etc.)

  • Pets of the Homeless: Provides pet food and veterinary care to people experiencing homelessness.

  • Red Rover Relief: Offers grant money for urgent and emergency veterinary care.

Local Financial Assistance & Grants (for residents in specific areas)

These platforms let you share your pet's story and raise funds from the community.

Companion Bridge: Online space to raise funds for people with either special needs companion animals or animals requiring significant financial medical attention that would otherwise be euthanized.

GoFundMe: A crowdfunding platform that can help raise funds for your pet's veterinary expenses.

Waggle: A crowdfunding platform that can help raise funds for your pet's veterinary expenses, often with matching funds available.

If you can’t pay your vet bill all at once, these options allow you to split costs into more manageable payments, often with quick online applications.

CareCredit: Provides special financing and low monthly payment options to pay for veterinary for routine vet appointments, emergency pet care, and a variety of surgeries and treatments in the CareCredit network; Find out instantly if you are approved and start using your CareCredit credit card immediately.

LendUp: Instant decisions on loans with online applications; upon approval, funds can be deposited into your account by the next business day.

Scratch Pay: Simple, pet-friendly payment plans that you can apply for online. 

VetBilling: Allows you to find a veterinary clinic near you that allows payment plans using their service. (Note: Many other vets also allow payment plans that do not use an intermediary such as VetBilling, so ask your vet before assuming that they will not agree to a payment plan.)

The above lists were last updated in July 2025. We will do our best to keep these updated, but because some organizations may start and stop offering certain assistance programs depending on resources, availability could change throughout the year.