Pet Help in the Ocala Area

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In Ocala 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

• Marion County Animal Services Neuter Commuter
  6405 W. Hwy 40 · 352-671-8700
  Mobile lower-cost spay and neuter surgery bus run by Marion County Animal Services. Surgery fees include age-appropriate vaccines, a registered microchip and a Marion County license. Locations rotate and are posted on the event calendar.
• Marion County Animal Services Trap-Neuter-Return
  6405 W. Hwy 40 · 352-671-8700
  Free trap-neuter-return for community cats at Marion County Animal Services. Cats are sterilized and ear-tipped and returned.
• Sheltering Hands (Ocala cat clinic and rescue)
  10397 US Hwy 27 · 352-840-0663
  Nonprofit focused on cats, offering low-cost spay/neuter surgery (over 4,000 a year), vaccination clinics, cat and kitten adoptions through fosters, a senior-cat foster program, and pet food assistance. Serves several Central Florida counties.
• VOCAL Trap-Neuter-Return (Marion County)
  6393 SW 52nd St, Ocala, FL 34474 · 352-289-0800
  VOCAL's TNR team helps trap stray and feral cats living near homes or businesses; cats are spayed or neutered, given a rabies shot and ear tip, sometimes wound treatment, and returned where they were trapped. VOCAL does not lend traps.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Humane Society of Marion County Animal Clinic
  1705 NW 8th Ave, Ocala, FL 34475 · (352) 873-8606
  Nonprofit clinic offering affordable spay/neuter for dogs and cats, feline trap-neuter-return surgeries, core and lifestyle vaccines, microchipping, wellness exams and an online pharmacy. Clinic proceeds support the Humane Society's shelter animals. A deposit is required for appointments.
• VOCAL Community Clinic & Resource Center (Voices of Change Animal League)
  6393 SW 52nd St, Ocala, FL 34474 · 352-640-7387
  Nonprofit community clinic in Ocala offering low-cost spay/neuter, vaccine clinics and low-cost procedures and specialty surgeries, to help keep pets in their homes. It also supports good Samaritans who take in strays.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• OnPoint Veterinary Urgent Care - Ocala
  3415 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL 34470 · (352) 648-0222
  Veterinary urgent care clinic in Ocala open every day, including evenings.
• UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services (Ocala)
  3200 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 101 · (352) 512-0886
  The University of Florida's after-hours emergency clinic for small animals in the Marion County area; walk-ins are seen with no appointment.

Pet food

• Marion County Animal Services CAREs Program (pet pantry and keep-pets-home help)
  6405 W. Hwy 40 · 352-671-8700
  Surrender-prevention help for Marion County pet owners: food from the shelter's pet pantry, minor medical coverage and vaccinations, spay/neuter surgeries, pet supplies and private rehoming resources.
• VOCAL Project FEED Pet Food Bank
  6393 SW 52nd St, Ocala, FL 34474 · 352-289-0800
  Pet food for low-income Marion County families at VOCAL's Project FEED food bank, to keep pets in their homes and out of shelters.

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

• Humane Society of Marion County Shelter
  701 NW 14th Road, Ocala, FL 34475 · 352-873-7387
  Nonprofit animal shelter and adoption center in Ocala run by the Humane Society of Marion County, which also runs a low-cost clinic, humane education and a thrift store that supports the animals.
• Marion County Animal Services (Ocala)
  6405 W. Hwy 40 · 352-671-8700
  County animal shelter and animal control for Marion County. Offers adoptions with no time limits on how long animals can stay, lost and found pet help, pet licenses and microchips, the FIDO Project prison dog-training adoption program, and the Working Whiskers barn-cat program. Owner surrenders are accepted case by case, by appointment, with a long wait.

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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