Pet Help in the Lakeland Area

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In Lakeland 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.

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Spay, neuter and vouchers

• SPCA Florida Mom's Last Litter (free spay/neuter for parents of an accidental litter)
  5850 Brannen Road S., Lakeland, FL 33813 · 863-577-4618
  For owned pets with an accidental litter: the owner fosters the puppies or kittens at home until they are old enough for surgery, then brings the whole family to SPCA Florida. The mother and father (if available) get free spay or neuter surgery and rabies vaccines if needed and go back home; the litter stays at SPCA Florida for adoption. A surrender fee applies for the litter.
• TLC PetSnip Spay & Neuter Voucher Program (Polk County)
  1701 E. Gary Road · 863-686-7647
  Voucher program that brings the cost of spay or neuter surgery for owned dogs and cats at TLC PetSnip down to a small fixed amount for eligible low-income Polk County residents. Vaccines, tests and some extras are not included.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• SPCA Florida Veterinary Clinic (Lakeland)
  5850 Brannen Rd S, Lakeland, FL 33813 · 863-646-7722
  Nonprofit full-service veterinary clinic committed to affordable, quality care: preventive care, vaccines, disease and injury treatment, senior wellness and surgery including spay/neuter. Now sees ferrets, reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs and other exotic pets. The Guardian Angel Fund helps pay for lifesaving treatment for owned and homeless pets in need.
• TLC PetSnip (Lakeland)
  1701 E. Gary Road · 863-686-7647
  Nonprofit community veterinary clinic with a high-volume spay and neuter surgery center. Also offers low-cost wellness exams and vaccine packages, sick and injured pet care, digital X-rays, dentals, microchips and other surgery. Prices are posted on the website.

Pet food

• SPCA Florida Ani-Meals (pet food for homebound neighbors)
  5850 Brannen Road S., Lakeland, FL 33813 · 863-577-4600
  SPCA Florida packs pet food twice a month for homebound Polk County residents who get delivered meals; partners Meals on Wheels and YouThrive Florida deliver it alongside the human meals.
• SPCA Florida Food Assistance Program (Lakeland)
  5850 Brannen Rd S, Lakeland, FL 33813 · 863-577-4600
  Monthly drive-up pet food distribution for cats and dogs of Polk County families in need, on the fourth Sunday of every month at the SPCA Florida campus. Brands and quantities vary.

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

• SPCA Florida Adoption Center (Lakeland)
  5850 Brannen Rd S, Lakeland, FL 33813 · (863) 577-4615
  Independent nonprofit no-kill organization founded in 1979, caring for more than 4,000 homeless animals a year, with adoptions, surrender and rehoming help, and the Florida SARC disaster response division for companion animals.
• TLC PetSnip Euthanasia and Cremation (Lakeland)
  1701 E. Gary Road · 863-686-7647
  Low-cost, compassionate euthanasia, with private and communal cremation through Faithful Friends Pet Crematory.
• Polk County Animal Control (Polk County Sheriff's Office, Winter Haven)
  7115 de Castro Road, Winter Haven, FL 33880 · (863) 577-1762
  Sheriff's Office animal control: enforces county animal ordinances and dangerous dog statutes, investigates bites, picks up sick or injured dogs and cats, quarantines animals, sells rabies tags and adopts healthy pets.

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 Florida 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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