Pet Help in the New Haven Area
In New Haven 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: Hartford.
Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine - Guilford 24 hours
535 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437 · (203) 533-6444
24/7 emergency care for cats and dogs, no appointment needed. - Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine - North Haven 24 hours
4 Devine Street, North Haven, CT 06473 · (203) 865-0878
24/7 emergency veterinary care and ICU with no appointment needed, a trauma center staffed by emergency-trained veterinarians and an ICU led by board-certified criticalists, plus specialty services. - VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center 24 hours
895 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, CT 06484 · 203-929-8600
Specialty referral and emergency veterinary hospital open 24 hours every day.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Greater New Haven Cat Project - Low Cost Spay/Neuter
Greater New Haven · (203) 782-2287
Low-cost spay/neuter for tame cats (with optional distemper and rabies vaccines, co-pay set when scheduling) for people who took in a stray or can't otherwise afford it, with transportation possible within 15 miles of New Haven; new requests are on a temporary hold. - Nutmeg Spay/Neuter Clinic
626 Surf Ave · (203) 690-1550
Nonprofit clinic offering reduced-cost spay/neuter to all clients (cat prices include the exam; dog prices by size) with discounted add-on vaccine and preventive bundles, wellness care, special pit bull rates and help for feral cats and underserved households.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- ValuePetVet - Monroe
506 Main Street, Monroe, CT 06468 · 203-939-9591
Affordable full-service animal hospital for dogs and cats offering low-cost spay and neuter, wellness exams, vaccines, urgent care, dental care, diagnostics, and general and orthopedic surgery, with posted transparent pricing and same-day appointments available.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Bridgeport Animal Control and Shelter
City of Bridgeport · 203-576-7727
City of Bridgeport Police Department animal control and shelter. Responds to animal complaints and adopts out shelter cats, dogs and exotic animals. - Meriden Animal Control
311 Murdock Avenue, Meriden, CT · 203-235-4179
Police division that enforces animal laws, investigates bites, nuisance, roaming dog and cruelty complaints, cares for sick or injured animals and manages the city Animal Control Facility. Works with the Meriden Humane Society and Connecticut Humane Society. - The Robin I. Kroogman New Haven Animal Shelter
81 Fournier Street, New Haven, CT 06511 · 203-946-8110
Municipal animal shelter run as a division of the New Haven Police Department, with over 60 dog kennels and 30 cat compartments. Handles animal-related calls and investigations and adopts out dogs and cats year-round, plus off-site adoption events. - Waterbury Police Animal Control Division
200 Municipal Road, Waterbury, CT 06702 · 203-574-6909
Waterbury Police Department division that enforces dog and companion animal laws, responds to stray animal calls and sick or injured wildlife, shelters abandoned and unwanted pets and adopts them out.
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 Connecticut 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.