Pet Help in the Salinas and Monterey Area

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In Salinas and Monterey and need help now? For an emergency, go to one of the emergency vets below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs and low-cost clinics. For food, see the pet food programs. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• BluePearl Pet Hospital (Monterey) 24 hours
  2200 Garden Rd. #101, Monterey, CA 93940 · (831) 899-4838
  24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary hospital, formerly known as Pet Specialists of Monterey. The hospital has moved to 2200 Garden Rd. #101.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• SPCA for Monterey County - Veterinary Clinic
  1002 Monterey Salinas Highway, Salinas, CA 93908 · 831-373-2631
  Low-cost spay/neuter surgery, plus vaccinations, microchips and flea/tick control by appointment. Free feral cat spay/neuter surgeries are offered.
• SPCA Monterey County Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuter
  1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway · 831-373-2631
  Free spay and neuter for feral cats in Monterey County, with walk-in or scheduled appointment options for caretakers.
• The Big Fix Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic (Monterey County)
  Monterey County · 831-373-2631
  Extremely low-cost mobile spay/neuter clinics held throughout Monterey County, performed by the SPCA for Monterey County's veterinary team with local partners.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• SPCA Monterey County Low-Cost Vaccines and Free Microchip Clinics
  1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway · 831-373-2631
  Low-cost vaccinations by appointment every weekday with no office fee, plus community events with free microchips and low-cost rabies, FVRCP and DAPPi vaccines and dewormer for cats and dogs 8 weeks and older. Se habla español.

Pet food

• SPCA Monterey County Free Pet Food Bank
  1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway · 831-373-2631
  Free pet food for people in critical need of help keeping their pets fed during difficult times, with litter and canned food when donated. Drive-up distribution past the Adoption Center.

Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss

• Hitchcock Road Animal Services (Monterey County)
  160 Hitchcock Road, Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 769-8850
  County animal shelter and field services: pet adoptions, lost and found pets, stray animal drop-off, owner redemption, dog licensing, animal complaints and animal bite and rabies reports.
• SPCA Monterey County Adoption Center and Animal Shelter
  1002 Monterey-Salinas Highway · 831-373-2631
  Adoption of cats, dogs, small pets, exotics, horses and barn animals, and an animal shelter accepting owner surrenders and stray pets from most jurisdictions, reuniting lost pets with owners, humane euthanasia and emergencies. Also runs a wildlife center.
• SPCA Monterey County Free Behavior Helpline · 831-264-5422
  Free help from a professional behavior team for any pet owner with behavior problems in cats, dogs, kittens or puppies, plus an affordable online Behavior Support Class.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. 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.

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