Pet Help in the Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Area
In Palm Springs and need help now? For an emergency, go to a 24-hour hospital below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs and low-cost clinics. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.
Want what’s closest to you? Search by ZIP code or your location. Nearby: the Inland Empire. San Diego. Santa Barbara and Ventura.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Palm Springs Animal Shelter Community Cat (TNR) Program
4575 E. Mesquite Ave., Palm Springs, CA 92264 · (760) 416-5718
Trap-neuter-return program for community cats run through the Palm Springs Animal Shelter.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Animal Samaritans SPCA Veterinary Clinics
72-120 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 · (760) 343-3477
Nonprofit full-service veterinary clinics in Thousand Palms and Indio offering general care, urgent care by appointment, and spay and neuter, with financial aid for qualifying owners. - Riverside County Animal Services Vaccine and Microchip Clinic (Coachella Valley Animal Campus)
72-040 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 · (760) 343-3644
County-run vaccine and microchip clinic at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, plus mobile wellness clinic events.
Help paying a vet bill
- Animal Samaritans Financial Assistance (Animal Care Fund and Senior Pet Wellness Fund)
72-120 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 · (760) 601-3928
Helps income-qualifying Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin pet owners pay for veterinary care, with a separate fund for seniors 60 and older.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- VEG ER for Pets - Palm Desert
73495 Hwy 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260 · (760) 249-2279
24/7 walk-in emergency and urgent care animal hospital in Palm Desert.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Desert Hot Springs Animal Care and Control
65810 Hacienda Ave., Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 · (760) 329-6411
City animal care and control for Desert Hot Springs that houses city animals, reunites lost pets, and works to place adoptable animals. - Palm Springs Animal Shelter
4575 E. Mesquite Ave., Palm Springs, CA 92264 · (760) 416-5718
City of Palm Springs animal shelter offering adoptions, foster, lost and found help, dog licensing, microchipping, a public vaccine clinic, and pet surrender. - Coachella Valley Animal Campus (Riverside County Animal Shelter)
72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 · (760) 343-3644
County animal shelter in Thousand Palms offering walk-in adoptions, licensing, stray intake, owner redemptions, and foster by appointment. - Riverside County Coachella Valley Animal Campus (Thousand Palms)
72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, CA 92276 · (760) 343-3644
County animal shelter in Thousand Palms.
Paying for a bigger bill
Ask any hospital about payment plans, CareCredit or Scratchpay, and apply to more than one assistance program. Ways to pay a vet bill in California lists the programs that are open now, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet, with a free fundraiser page if you want one.
Common questions about pet help in Palm Springs
Where can I find low-cost vet care in Palm Springs?
Help My Pet lists 2 low-cost clinics, vaccine and spay/neuter programs in Palm Springs, including Animal Samaritans SPCA Veterinary Clinics (Thousand Palms) and Riverside County Animal Services Vaccine and Microchip Clinic (Coachella Valley Animal Campus) (Thousand Palms). Search your ZIP code on Near You to see the closest ones.
How can I get help paying a vet bill in Palm Springs?
Programs that help in Palm Springs include Animal Samaritans Financial Assistance (Animal Care Fund and Senior Pet Wellness Fund) (Thousand Palms). National grants such as RedRover Relief, Frankie’s Friends and The Pet Fund are open to people in every state, and most vets offer payment plans, CareCredit or Scratchpay. Get a free funding plan that matches programs to your pet.