Pet Help in the Lafayette Area

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In Lafayette 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

• West Lafayette Veterinary Care - Pet Urgent Care
  3464 West Bethel Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47906 · 765-374-3880
  Full-service veterinary hospital open 7 days a week with daily pet urgent care hours, plus wellness, diagnostics, dental and surgery services.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• 4 Precious Paws Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic
  1474 Industrial Drive, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-450-6750
  Nonprofit low-cost spay and neuter clinic for dogs and cats, including community cat TNR surgeries with rabies vaccine and ear-tip. Spay/neuter is offered from 8 weeks of age and at least 2 pounds. Heartworm, flea and tick prevention is sold during business hours.
• Almost Home Humane Society Trap-Neuter-Return Program
  1705 S 2nd Street, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-474-5222
  Helps people caring for feral and community cats get them spayed or neutered, ear-tipped, vaccinated and returned. Registers caregivers as Community Caretakers with the City of Lafayette, rents humane traps with a refundable deposit, and provides straw and winter housing for colonies. Young kittens trapped may be socialized for indoor homes.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• 4 Precious Paws Walk-In Vaccine & Wellness Clinic
  1474 Industrial Drive, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-450-6750
  Low-cost walk-in clinic for dog and cat check-ups and vaccinations at the 4 Precious Paws nonprofit clinic.

Pet food

• Almost Home Humane Society Pet Food Pantry
  1705 S 2nd Street, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-474-5222
  Pet food pantry for low-income families. Approved applicants can receive donated pet food once a month; brands vary with donations.
• Natalie's Second Chance Pet Food Bank
  10 S 16th St, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-426-1285
  Free dog food, cat food and sometimes other supplies for community pet owners who need help feeding their pets.

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

• Almost Home Humane Society
  1705 S 2nd Street, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-474-5222
  Private nonprofit humane society serving Greater Lafayette since 1939 (formerly the Tippecanoe County Humane Association), with dog, cat and small animal adoptions, lost and found help, microchipping and owner surrenders by scheduled appointment as capacity allows. It always takes back pets it adopted out.
• Natalie's Second Chance Dog Shelter
  10 S 16th St, Lafayette, IN 47905 · 765-426-1285
  Small no-kill, donation-based dog shelter in Lafayette that accepts owner-surrendered dogs and strays as space allows and works with other shelters and rescues to rehome dogs. Does not discriminate by breed, age or health; some dogs stay as permanent sanctuary residents.

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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