Helping people help pets. To better the lives of sick, injured and abused companion animals. Dedicated to insure that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged.

The following instructions are for general emergency funds (also for cancer). Go to the main page, click on Financial Aid then scroll down to the bottom and click on Getting Started, read all the information there and make sure you copy the intro letter and contact your vet for them to fax their estimate to them, then click on IMOM policies at the bottom and then on the next screen at the bottom click on General Emergency Funds and the application will come up. Please read their qualifications carefully, they may or may not help with chronic illness depending on the situation.

Click here for their website.

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.

"Seniors, People with disabilities, People who have lost their job, Good Samaritans who rescue a cat or kitten - any of these folks may need financial assistance to save a beloved companion. 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." Please read their qualifications carefully, depending on the state of they funding they may or may not have funds to help.

Tim Meeker
FVEAP, 1641 Elizabeth Lane
Yuba City, CA 95993

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You do not have to qualify as being in need - just apply. Your vet may already have the info.

CareCredit, offers interest free loan plans (for a specified time frame) with a low monthly payment for Veterinary Medicine. These plans can be very helpful and are much lower in cost than credit cards, bank loans, etc.

Click here for their website.

Click here for their website.

Dedicated to preserving the humane-animal bond.

Pets Are Wonderful Support [PAWS], is a volunteer-based organization that helps improve the quality of life for persons with aids or other disabling illnesses by offering the emotional and practical support to keep the love and companionship of their pets and by providing information on the benefits and risks of animal companionship.

Click here for their website.

The Humane Society - Article with suggestions to help with sometimes high and unexpected vet care bills.

Care For Animals - This section of the AVMA Web site contains the only official Web list of schools and programs accredited in the field(s) of veterinary medicine by the AVMA COE. The AVMA list is updated biannually. Schools, programs, degrees or other information are listed here only after satisfactory completion of the AVMA COE accreditation process (schools sometimes offer lower fees).