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funding resources for veterinary care
Sudden illness, injuries, cancer... sorting out next steps for treatment or surgery can be daunting enough. And then -- burden of accessing that care when finances are thin. It happens! One can be sailing along fine & have more than enough to take care of things, & then BOOM. The landscape looks really different. Or perhaps vet care expenses are always something that have been a struggle. Maybe something in between. These scenarios are ones that many pet guardians find themselves in, & no one should feel judged. Assistance is available, & the resources below are curated by category.
general financial support for vet care
The Onyx & Breezy Foundation: Offers a variety of funding & support to families unable to afford vet care.
The Brown Dog Foundation: Backs funding for families who cannot afford their pet’s vet care
STARelief: Providing vet care, temporary homes, food & emergency shelter to pets whose guardians are struggling financially,
The Mosby Foundation: Assists with funding of vet care of critically sick or injured pets.
Paws for a Cure: Provides funding for non-routine veterinary financial assistance for dogs and cats
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Spirit's Legacy Fund: Provides funding for curable conditions for pet's who are patients of Compassionate Care Animal Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI)
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Bow Wow Buddies: Limited to dogs
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Friends & Vets Helping Pets: All sick or injured pets
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HEAL Foundation: Limited to dogs
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Lexi's Legacy: Limited to dogs
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Molly's Hope: All sick & injured pets
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Pet Lifeline Program: All sick & injured pets
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Red Rover: All sick & injured pets
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organizations whose focus is funding for vet cancer treatment
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The Riedel & Cody Fund/Waggle: Offers financial & other support for people whose pets are suffering with cancer. Those who are disabled, retired, without family support or in the military are the organization’s focus. Cases that are funded must have a good prognosis for recovery and quality of well being.
Hemangio: Dedicated to serving families whose dogs have been diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma with financial support & guidance
The Perseus Foundation: Monetary support for pets with cancer
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The Pet Fund: Focuses on non-basic, non-urgent cancer care
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Emma's Foundation for Canine Cancer: Provides access to monetary support to pet owners who do not have the financial ability to pay for the canine cancer treatment for their pet. The focus is on sparing or prolonging the life of canine friends by assisting with financial support.
Land of Pure Gold: Focused on to help families with Golden Retrievers who have been diagnosed with cancer. Offers $1000 grants for cancer treatment for working dogs throughout North America. Limited to full-time working dog partners in areas of or animal-assisted therapy, assistance, detection, law enforcement, military, & search & rescue.
The Tuxie Fund: helps provide financial backing for cancer treatment in pets.
organizations with restrictions on funding
The Acme Foundation: Provides funding to qualified low income senior citizens & the disabled in Lake County, California for the treatment of their seriously ill cats & dogs.
Fetch A Cure: The Companions in Crisis fund assists with financial support with life-saving treatments for pets who have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer. Limited to residents of the states of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Frankie's Friends: Financial aid for life threatening illnesses for veterinary patients of Blue Pearl Clinics.
International Association of Assistance Dog Partners: Funding for emergency veterinary care specifically for service dogs and organization must be contacted by attending vet.
The Golden Retriever Foundation (by way of the Zeke Cancer Research Fund)
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additional educational & research-based organizations:
