This page includes local and national resources that may be able to help with the cost of veterinary care. Some offer financial assistance or grants, others provide low-cost services, and some offer financing options or crowdfunding tools. 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.

There are several kinds of support available to help cover veterinary care costs, depending on your situation. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll find on this page:

• 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.

Low-Cost Clinics for Discounted Services in the D.C. Region

The organizations listed below may be able to help with low-cost vet services and/or emergency treatment if you’re struggling to afford care for your pet. For affordable spay/neuter options, visit our Low-Cost Spay & Neuter page.

Grant Organizations for Emergency & Long-Term Financial Assistance

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

• 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.

• Anicira (Feline Financial Assistance Fund): Provides financial assistance to pet parents in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County, Virginia, for veterinary care.
• Anicira (Sashi's Fund): Provides financial assistance to pet parents in Manassas, Manassas Park, or Prince William County, Virginia, for medically necessary veterinary care.
• Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) Veterinary Assistance Program: Offers financial help for emergency and chronic conditions for pet owners in Arlington County, Virginia.
• MCPAW Pet Parent Veterinary Assistance Grants: Based on available donated funds, MCPAW provides financial assistance grants (up to $500) for Montgomery County residents for critical care aligned with its mission to end pet suffering and homelessness and to keep pets together with the humans who love them.

Crowd Funding Platforms

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

Payment Plans & Financing

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.

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.

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