Pet resources

A list of resources from the Oregon Humane Society. Text follows:


PLEASE NOTE: OHS HAS NO AFFILIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS LISTED BELOW. This is a curated list of financial resources, including local and national organizations, intended to assist the community with veterinary expenses. Please note that each organization has limited funding and specific eligibility criteria for receiving financial assistance.


Grants for medical expenses

 
• Bow Wow Buddies Foundation distributes grants to families struggling to cover their vet bills for serious ailments.
• Cat Adoption Team's Keeping Cats in Homes program, located in Sherwood, OR, is designed to help cover short-term or one-time expenses that could otherwise cause a cat owner to surrender or rehome their cat. There are limited funds each month for the program.
• Elderly Pet Org is a non-profit focused on ending senior pet abandonment and premature euthanization through education and assistance. They have a grant meant for at-risk senior pets (6+ years) that can provide up to $250. The pet needing assistance

must be insured. Their website also has lots of great resources and information for how to keep your senior pet comfortable and healthy. They also have a pet insurance partner page that lists insurance companies that may insure senior pets, including Healthy Paws, Pumpkin, Trupanion, and Pet First.
• For the Love of Alex: For The Love Of Alex (FTLOA) fundraises to provide urgent and emergency veterinary care for cats and dogs whose owners are from low-income households.
• Frankie's Friends Before applying, you must have: An estimate of the cost of care from a veterinarian that has already seen your pet, a clear diagnosis, and a specific treatment plan with a "good" prognosis as determined by a licensed veterinarian. Grants are not guaranteed, and will not exceed $2000.00 per pet, per household.
• Friends & Vets Helping Pets offers grants to families whose ability to pay is extremely limited. They fund treatment for curable diseases, not routine vet care or diagnostics.
• Help-A-Pet provides financial assistance for several types of veterinary needs. Annual income must be below $20,000 or $40,000 for a family.
• Lucy the Rescue Dog is a group that works to help offset the cost of veterinary emergencies.
• Molly's Hope offers a grant (typically between $300 - $400) for emergency medical treatment with the goal of preventing financially driven euthanasia.
• Violets Friends is a grant for urgent or critical care for pets. This grant is not for emergency or extremely time sensitive needs as screening takes up to a week.


Crowdfunding & Other Resources

• Wile A crowdfunding website & they pay the veterinary clinic directly
• Companions Bridge is kind of like a combination of Waggle and a standard grant program. Folks submit their pets story and vet records and Companion Bridge posts their pets story for 30 days on their website to receive donations. They do not assist with physical therapy, long term treatments (cancer, diabetes, etc.) or genetic hip & knee problems.
• Free Animal Doctor is a non profit crowdfunding website that sends funds directly to a veterinarian. This may help folks donating feel more confident that their donation is going directly where it needs to go and ease fears of fraud.
• Cofund My Pet is similar to Free Animal Doctor where they ensure funds are only used for veterinary care.
• Red Rover also has a Fundraising Tools, Tips, and Resources page

Financial assistance for specific ailments

• Tripawds Amputation Surgery Assistance Program is a grant specifically for people who need financial help related to amputation for their pet.
• Wild Hearts has a grant program for mobility impaired pets, focusing on pets with paralysis, amputation, trauma, neurological or birth defects and other diagnosed ailments. Not for common orthopedic conditions or emergent situations. Also offers additional resources and support.
• Diabetic Cats in Need has an assistance program to provide a glucose testing kit and a few months supply of insulin for those in need. This is meant for folks whose cat has a recent diagnosis and need a supply to hold them over until they can save up for long term costs. Applications can take 1-2 weeks to get processed.

Food resources

Other resources

• Red Rover's Urgent Care grant program provides financial assistance, resources, and emotional support for pet guardians during life-threatening situations. Not for ongoing conditions or diagnostic work. The average grant is around $250. For households whose income is <$60,000/year.
• Onyx and Breezy Foundation offers financial assistance to individuals and Non-Profit Organizations. All grant applications must be returned with the following to be presented for consideration:
• The Peanut Fund is a grant for non-basic, non-urgent care such as cancer treatment or heart disease. Wish to help bridge the funding gap with small dollar grants of $50-$200. Grants are made payable to the veterinarian or animal hospital. No money is granted directly to any individual. An all-volunteer organization, so response time may not be immediate.
• Pet Assistance Inc has a grant that they will send only to independent or privately owned hospitals (no VCA, Banfield, etc.) for emergencies. They will not assist with new or recently acquired pets. As of now they not accepting any new applications until further notice EXCEPT for pyometra, urinary blockage, or exploratory surgery
• Pet of the Homeless is a non-profit org that helps unhoused people across the country with emergency vet care and helping folks to find pet food providers, shelters that allow pets, and wellness clinics. 
• Pit Bulls Against Misinformation has several programs/grants listed on their website.
There isn't a ton of information, but they have a blurb about how their website is very much still in its infancy stage.
• Owner Assistance for basic supplies, temporary boarding/pet sitting costs, and rental deposits.
• Good Samaritan Grant for those who have found a stray that requires immediate medical care or other needs
• Veterinary Care Grant for pitties and pit mixes.
• Pro-Bone-O is a non-profit organization that provides basic pet care to unhoused residents of Lane County (specifically, their clinic is in Eugene.) They provide wellness exams, vaccines, parasite preventatives, treatment for minor illnesses and wounds, spay/neuter vouchers, and distribute pet supplies and food when available.
• Second Chance Companions located in Battleground, WA, have compassion care grants that help prevent suffering and euthanasia by providing financial assistance to families with companion animals in medical crisis.
• STARelief offers a Home for Life Grant that can assist with emergency medical care, spay/neuter, routine medical care, and end of life services.


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