Financial Assistance
The following are resources for possible help with veterinary bills. VCA Veterinary Specialty Center has not had experience with many of these groups and you will need to contact them for the specifics about their program.
American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/
Through the AAHA Helping Pets Fund, veterinary care is possible for sick or injured pets even if they have been abandoned or if their owner is experiencing financial hardship.
Angels 4 Animals
http://Angels4Animals.org
Angels4Animals, a non-profit organization and a program of Inner Voice Community Services, has a mission to serve as the guardian angel of animals whose caretakers find themselves in difficult financial situations.
Brown Dog Foundation
http://www.browndogfoundation.org/home
At Brown Dog Foundation it is our mission to offer pet owners in temporary financial crisis an alternative to euthanasia when their pet faces a treatable life-threatening condition in order to restore the quality of life for pet and owner.
The Budkis Fund
The Budkis Fund has been established to help low-income seniors living in the Puget Sound Community cover their emergency pet care through generous tax deductible donations.
CareCredit
http://www.carecredit.com/vetmed/
CareCredit is a credit card program widely accepted by veterinarians and dentists. You can apply online or often in-person at your veterinary office.
Cats in Crisis
http://www.catsincrisis.org/
Cats in Crisis Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping
individuals and humane organizations care for cats with chronic or emergency medical conditions through financial and fundraising assistance.
Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance (FVEAP)
http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/
The Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that provides financial assistance to cat and kitten guardians who are unable to afford veterinary services to save their companions when life-threatening illness or injury strikes.
God's Creatures Ministry
http://www.all-creatures.org/gcm/help-cf.html
This fund helps pay for veterinarian bills for those who need help.
Help-A-Pet
http://www.help-a-pet.org/
Our efforts focus on serving senior citizens, physically and mentally challenged individuals, and children of the working poor.
IMOM
http://www.imom.org
We are dedicated to insure that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged.
The Mosby Foundation
http://www.themosbyfoundation.org/what.html
The Mosby Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, to assist in the care of sick, injured, abused and neglected dogs through financial support and public education.
The Onyx & Breezy Foundation
http://www.onyxandbreezy.org/index.html
The foundation lends financial support to: funding of equipment for medical facilities, Funding for much needed research, medical treatment for animals where hardship is present, funding of organizations that benefit animals, and other endeavors that benefit the welfare of animals.
The Pet Fund
http://thepetfund.com/
The Pet Fund is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit association that provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent veterinary care.
Piggers' Pals
http://www.piggerspals.org/mission.html
The foundation will accept applications from individuals or families that require financial assistance to provide advanced medical and/or surgical veterinary care that will extend both quantity and quality of life for their pets that would otherwise not be available to them.
Shakespeare Animal Fund
http://www.shakespeareanimalfund.org/
This fund helps pay veterinary costs for unexpected illness or other medical expenses.
United Animal Nations
http://www.uan.org/lifeline/index.html
The mission of LifeLine is to help homeless or recently rescued animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require specific and immediate emergency veterinary care. We strive to serve Good Samaritans and rescue groups who take in sick or injured
animals. In certain cases, LifeLine can also assist senior citizens and low-income families pay for immediate emergency veterinary care.
Other Groups Who are Breed or Illness/Injury Specific:
Cody's Club
http://codysclub.bravehost.com/
Cody's Club provides financial support for those who face radiation treatments on a limited income, and also emotional support services in the form of a hotline and in-person group that meets monthly.
Corgi Aid
http://www.corgiaid.org/
CorgiAid is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to supporting independent rescue of Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh corgis and corgi mixes of either breed worldwide.'�
Special Needs Dobermans
www.doberman911.org
'We are an organization of people with a common goal of helping senior and special needs Dobermans.'�
HandicappedPets.com
http://www.handicappedpets.com/Articles/help/
(click on Financial Forum)
For all financial topics related to handicapped pets, including fundraising, financial aid, affordable equipment, assistance needed, and items to give away. This forum does not give financial assistance. A list of financial aid organizations is provided here.
International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
http://www.iaadp.org/VCP.html
IAADP has established an emergency veterinary fund to provide financial aid to United States IAADP Partner Members whose assistance dogs require high cost veterinary intervention beyond their ability to pay.
Labrador Life Line
http://www.labradorlifeline.org/application1/fund.html
Labrador Life Line provides assistance to dogs who are (a) with an individual, family or life partners but for valid reasons, the family/individual/life partners cannot provide the required help for the dog's condition; (b) currently or will be placed in rescue situations;
(c) are currently at a shelter with which LLL has a current Memorandum of Understanding in force.
LabMed: Rx For Rescued Labs
http://www.labmed.org/aid_main.html
LABMED will provide monetary assistance toward emergency medical expenses for Labrador Retrievers or Lab-mixes who are abandoned or rescued cases and for whom no other funding is available or is insufficient.
The Magic Bullet Fund
Magic Bullet Fund (MBF) provides financial assistance for canine cancer treatment only when the family is financially unable to provide treatment.
