Pet Help in the Fort Wayne Area

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In Fort Wayne and need help now? For an emergency, go to one of the emergency vets below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs and low-cost clinics. For food, see the pet food programs. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• Northeast Indiana Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital (NIVES) 24 hours
  5818 Maplecrest Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46835 · (260) 426-1062
  24/7 emergency and specialty hospital for small animals serving Fort Wayne, New Haven, Auburn and surrounding areas, with urgent care, cardiology, internal medicine and surgery.
• Southwest Veterinary Urgent Care (Fort Wayne)
  Fort Wayne and surrounding areas · (260) 271-1711
  Walk-in urgent care for pets in the Fort Wayne area, open evenings and weekends when regular vets are closed. Pets needing overnight hospitalization are directed to an appropriate facility.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Humane Fort Wayne - Community Cat Program (TNR)
  1333 Maycrest Drive, Fort Wayne, IN · 260-440-8699
  Low-cost spay/neuter for free-roaming, unowned community cats through a Community Cat Package that includes spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccine, microchip, pain medication and a mandatory ear tip. Packages are free to Allen County residents while Fort Wayne Feral Fix funding lasts. Trap rentals are available on a limited basis.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Humane Fort Wayne Veterinary Clinics and Pet Promises Assistance
  1333 Maycrest Drive · (260) 420-7729
  Walk-in wellness clinic, high-volume low-cost spay/neuter, and Clinic Plus for ear/skin care, sedated exams and low-cost euthanasia; Pet Promises gives case-by-case financial help with vaccines, spay/neuter or further vet care for qualified owners about once a year (generally not emergencies or chronic illness); no care for sick, injured or emergency pets.

Pet food

• Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry (Humane Fort Wayne)
  4914 S. Hanna Street · (260) 207-4187
  Free pet food at several Fort Wayne-area distribution sites on set days (e.g., every Saturday 9-11am at 4914 S. Hanna St; every Tuesday 4:30-5:30pm at 2501 Church St); no ID required; homebound owners can apply for delivery.

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

• Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control
  3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · 260-427-1244
  City animal shelter and animal control in Fort Wayne offering adoptions, lost and found, owned-pet surrender by appointment, animal control officer assistance, pet registration and microchips.
• Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control End of Life Services
  3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · 260-427-1244 option 1
  Low-cost humane euthanasia for the public's dogs, cats and small animals, with referrals for cremation. Owners are not present in the room, but can request a viewing afterward.
• Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control Pet Help & Rehoming
  3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · 260-427-1244 option 1
  Pet assistance and rehoming specialists help owners keep their pets, with referrals for food, pet-friendly housing, vet care funding, low-cost vet services, spay/neuter and training, or help rehoming a pet without coming to the shelter. Owned pets are accepted by appointment only; surrender is free for Allen County residents.
• Humane Fort Wayne - Pet Surrender and Litter Help (Show Me the Mommy)
  901 St. Francis Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · 260-744-0454
  No-fee owner surrender of adoptable cats and dogs at a no-kill, limited-intake shelter, plus Pet Promises resources such as free pet food to help owners keep pets. For accidental puppy or kitten litters, Show Me the Mommy and Foster to Surrender provide medical care, supplies and food until the litter is 8 weeks old, and the mother is spayed at no cost.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. Ways to pay a vet bill in Indiana 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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