Assistance with veterinary care
Don’t let the cost of regular or emergency veterinary care services be the reason your pet doesn’t stay a part of your family. There are numerous resources for free or low-cost veterinary services.
Affordable medications
Disease and condition specific assistance
Emergency veterinary care
Compassionate end of life care
Spay/Neuter services
Vaccinations
Veterinarians offering low-cost general services
Affordable medications
Discounted prescription medication services are available; however, utilization of these services has to be approved by the veterinarian treating your pet. Ask him/her which ones they recommend.
Disease and condition specific assistance
Cats in Crisis provides grants for owners of cats suffering from kidney or thyroid disease or neurological disorders.
Diabetic Cats in Need helps owners care for their diabetic cat.
Handicapped Pets Foundation donates mobility equipment to pets in need.
Help Your Dog Fight Cancer provides financial assistance for those who cannot afford cancer treatment for their dogs.
Joshua Louis Animal Cancer Foundation offers assistance for pet’s with cancer after Care Credit has been applied.
Magic Bullet Fund provides assistance for first-round canine cancer treatment.
Red Flyer loans mobility equipment to owners of handicapped pets.
Emergency veterinary care
Local resources
ACME Foundation offers assistance to seniors and disabled caregivers, Clear Lake County residents
Placer County SPCA SOS Program, Placer County residents
RedRover Relief Grant, offers financial assistance grants so pet caregivers can care for animals who need urgent veterinary care
Starfleet Canine Aid Foundation provides support for unforeseen illness or injury with a positive prognosis
National resources
Care Credit — Provides pre-approved loans to participating veterinarians to be paid back in monthly payments.
Cats in Crisis — Dedicated to helping provide financial assistance for cats with chronic or emergency medical conditions.
The Mosby Foundation — Provides financial assistance for sick animals.
Onyx & Breezy — Assists animals with financial help for medical treatment when hardship is present. Must apply to Care Credit prior to applying to this program.
Paws for a Cure — Providing non-routine veterinary assistance for dogs and cats.
Pet Assistance, Inc. — Veterinary medical subsidies and interest free loans for pets suffering from conditions with a positive prognosis.
Scratchpay – Provides pre-approved loans to participating veterinarians up to $10,000 to be paid back in monthly payments.
The Pet Fund — Provides assistance to owners of domestic animals who need veterinary care.
Compassionate end of life care
The following veterinary services offer compassionate and caring euthanasia service for pet owners with limited income who are caring for an elderly or terminal pet.
Spay/Neuter services
City of Sacramento Front Street Shelter program
Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation program
Other local programs
Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode
FieldHaven Feline Rescue, cats only
Sacramento Area Animal Coalition
Vintage Park Veterinary Clinic
Vaccinations
City of Sacramento Front Street Shelter
- Low-cost clinic the first Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
- Free clinic for low-income residents the third Sunday of every month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Placer County SPCA held the last Thursday of every month from 6 to 7 p.m.
Reagor Pet Hospital held every Wednesday (does not include exam fee)
Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation held the third Thursday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m.
- Free vaccines offered to pets of seniors at the weekly low-cost clinic held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday.
Yolano Veterinary held in various areas across the region one weekend each month
Veterinarians offering low-cost services
Cirby Sunrise Pet Hospital, Roseville
Family Friends Vet Hospital, Citrus Heights
Petcare, Roseville (916) 791-9599
Sacramento SPCA Wellness Clinic, Sacramento
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In the event these alternative resources don’t address the circumstances you are experiencing with your pet, please review how to personally re-home your pet or how to surrender your pet to a Sacramento-area animal shelter.
