Pet Help in the Springfield Area

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In Springfield 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 Springfield 24 hours
  821 S. Durkin Drive, Springfield, IL 62704 · 217-698-0870
  24/7/365 emergency veterinary hospital with emergency surgery, in-house diagnostics, oxygen therapy, urgent care and end-of-life care, supported by the Springfield veterinary community.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Animal Protective League Feral & Community Cat TNR Program
  2100 Shale Street, Springfield, IL 62703 · 217-789-7729
  Reduced-fee trap-neuter-return for feral and community cats in central Illinois. Cats are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, tattooed and ear-tipped, stay overnight, and are released to their caretakers to return home. Currently operating at limited capacity after tornado damage.
• Animal Protective League Spay/Neuter Clinic
  2100 Shale Street, Springfield, IL 62703 · 217-789-7729
  Nonprofit spay/neuter clinic with tiered pricing, including reduced rates for owners on SNAP/LINK, SSD/SSI or VA disability benefits. After tornado damage to its shelter and clinic, APL is operating at limited capacity by appointment, with cat surgeries in a mobile surgery unit; it is temporarily located at Sangamon County Animal Control and plans to move for winter to 513 W. Main St., Williamsville.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Animal Protective League Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic
  Monthly low-cost vaccine clinic for healthy cats and dogs offering rabies vaccines and registration, canine distemper (DHPP), Bordetella and feline distemper (FVRCP). Proof of prior rabies vaccination is required for 3-year vaccines.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• Animal Protective League Guardian Angel Program (short-term foster)
  1001 Taintor Road, Springfield, IL 62702 · 217-544-7387
  Short-term foster care for up to 30 days for pets whose owners are facing personal hardships, so owner and pet can be reunited when the owner is back on their feet.

Pet food

• Animal Protective League Pet Food Bank (Springfield)
  1001 Taintor Road, Springfield, IL 62702 · 217-544-7387
  Temporary pet food assistance for families experiencing financial hardship, so they can keep their cats and dogs at home. Supplied entirely by community donations.

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

• Animal Protective League Shelter (Springfield)
  1001 Taintor Road, Springfield, IL 62702 · 217-544-7387
  Private nonprofit limited-admission shelter for Springfield and Sangamon County that prioritizes sick, injured, abused and abandoned dogs and cats. All adopted animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. APL also runs a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, foster program, barn cat program, rehoming help and lost-and-found postings.
• Sangamon County Animal Control & Adoption Center
  2100 Shale Street, Springfield, IL 62703 · 217-535-3065
  Sangamon County animal control and adoption center that receives and houses stray animals, helps owners reclaim lost pets, handles dog and cat rabies registration, and adopts out animals that are vaccinated, spayed/neutered and microchipped.

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.

Every listing was checked on the provider’s own website. Know a place we’re missing? Tell us.