Pet Help in the Rockford Area

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In Rockford 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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Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals

• Animal Emergency Clinic of Rockford 24 hours
  7145 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL 61107 · 815-229-7791
  24/7 veterinary emergency and critical care hospital, the State Line area's only 24-hour veterinary emergency facility. Staff can help owners decide by phone whether an exam is needed when their regular vet is closed.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Noah's Ark Family Pet & Pit Bull Spay/Neuter
  321 N. 4th Street, Rockford, IL 61104 · 815-489-9800
  Reduced-cost spay/neuter for family dogs and cats at Noah's Ark Animal Clinic, plus a reduced-fee pit bull spay/neuter program for Winnebago County that includes exam, nail trim and post-operation medications. Rabies vaccination is required and is given at surgery if proof is not provided.
• Noah's Ark Trap-Neuter-Return Program
  321 N. 4th Street, Rockford, IL 61104 · 815-489-9800
  Low-cost TNR for feral and barn cats: spay/neuter, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, 30-day flea/tick prevention, ear tip and microchip for a small co-pay. Live traps can be rented from PAWS Humane Society.
• Winnebago County Low Income Spay/Neuter Vouchers
  4517 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103 · 815-319-4100
  Pet Population Low Income Voucher program run by Winnebago County with the Greater Rockford Veterinary Medical Association. Qualifying residents buy a low-cost voucher, and the county Spay/Neuter fund pays the rest of the surgery cost directly to participating area veterinary hospitals. Charges for other medical treatment are not covered.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Noah's Ark Animal Clinic Community Programs
  321 N. 4th Street, Rockford, IL 61104 · 815-489-9800
  Nonprofit veterinary clinic with reduced-cost community programs: a care program for dog and cat owners receiving Social Security or Medicaid benefits, US veterans and first responders, and a low-income vaccine clinic package that includes rabies vaccine and county registration, distemper vaccine, microchip and exam.

Pet food

• Noah's Ark Community Pet Food Pantry
  111 N. 1st Street, Rockford, IL 61107 · (815) 962-2767
  Volunteer-run pet food pantry giving monthly cat or dog food to low-income pet owners in Winnebago County. The pantry closes when volunteers are not available.

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

• Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary
  111 N. 1st Street, Rockford, IL 61107 · (815) 962-2767
  Nonprofit Rockford animal shelter founded in 1978 that houses, treats and adopts out stray, unwanted and abandoned dogs and cats, with a working cat program, lost and found pet reports and surrender information.
• Winnebago County Animal Services
  4517 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103 · (815) 319-4100
  Winnebago County government animal shelter and animal control serving all of Winnebago County: pet adoptions, lost and found pets, pet registration, rabies control, animal welfare and cruelty investigations, and veterinary care for animals in need. Owner surrenders are by appointment under a managed intake model, and staff may offer alternatives to surrender.

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 Illinois 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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