Skip to content

Free help finding care and support for your pet

Pet Help in the Louisville Area

← All help in Kentucky

In Louisville 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.

Want what’s closest to you? Search by ZIP code or your location. Nearby: Lexington.

Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals

  • BluePearl Pet Hospital Louisville 24 hours
    13160 Magisterial Dr., Louisville, KY 40223 · (502) 244-3036
    24/7 emergency and specialty animal hospital in east Louisville serving greater Louisville and nearby Kentucky and Indiana communities, with advanced diagnostics including CT.
  • Jefferson Animal Hospital & Regional Emergency Center 24 hours
    4504 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219 · (502) 900-7387
    Family-owned 24-hour emergency, trauma and critical care hospital on Louisville's Outer Loop, open 365 days a year including holidays with a veterinarian on site at all times. It treats pets from Elizabethtown, Bardstown and the surrounding region and runs a pet blood bank.
  • VEG ER for Pets Louisville 24 hours
    4607 Shelbyville Rd, Suite B, Louisville, KY 40207 · (502) 497-1853
    24-hour emergency vet hospital in Louisville near Mall St. Matthews for dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, guinea pigs and exotic pets, with surgery, radiology and ultrasound on site. Owners can stay with their pet throughout treatment.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

  • Meade County Feral/Stray Cat TNR Program
    526 Hillcrest Drive, Brandenburg, KY 40108 · 270-422-2064
    Spay/neuter for outdoor feral and stray cats, coordinated by the Meade County Animal Shelter and funded by donations to Pets In Need Society. Cats are ear-tipped and returned to their caretakers.
  • Alley Cat Advocates
    Greater Louisville, Kentucky · (502) 634-8777
    Trap-Neuter-Return program for unowned community cats in the greater Louisville area, with a Cat Care Center, volunteer help and guidance for people caring for community cats. The group says it has helped 86,000 cats since 1999.
  • Kentucky Humane Society S.N.I.P. Clinic
    4918 Preston Highway · (502) 636-3491
    High-volume, affordable spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs, with low-cost pit bull surgeries and vouchers accepted, open to the public with a refundable booking deposit.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

  • Kentucky Humane Society CARE-a-van Mobile Vet Clinic
    Louisville and communities statewide (Love 120 initiative) · (502) 366-3355
    Mobile clinic that visits neighborhoods across Kentucky with low-cost vaccines, heartworm tests, microchips, parasite prevention, low-cost exams for minor skin, eye and ear problems, and spay/neuter for cats and smaller dogs (under 50 lb and under 8 years); it is not a full-service clinic and doesn't handle chronic illness or emergencies.
  • Pets4Life Louisville
    Louisville / Jefferson County · 502-309-9303
    Volunteer nonprofit that holds low-cost pop-up vet clinics for cats and dogs in underserved Louisville neighborhoods, gives out pet food and supplies, and runs a 'Snips & Chips' bundle (low-cost spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip and dewormer for Jefferson County residents); it does not fund emergencies or individual vet visits.

Help paying a vet bill

  • Pets In Need Society Low Income Vet Assistance Voucher
    2320-5 Bypass Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108 · 270-422-2010
    Voucher from Pets In Need Society (PINS) that covers the full cost of a cat or dog spay or neuter, exam and pain medication. For a health issue, the voucher pays part of the visit and the owner pays the rest; the pet must be fixed or scheduled to be fixed during that visit unless the vet decides it is unsafe.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

  • Kentucky Humane Society - Safe Haven Program
    Louisville, Kentucky · 502-366-3355
    Temporary foster care for the pets of domestic violence survivors, run with The Center for Women & Families. Pets live in safe, anonymous foster homes and get needed medical attention so survivors can leave without worrying about their animals.

Pet food

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

  • Meade County Animal Control Shelter
    526 Hillcrest Drive, Brandenburg, KY 40108 · 270-422-2064
    County animal control and animal shelter for Meade County in Brandenburg, with dogs and cats available for adoption and a foster program.
  • Oldham County Animal Services
    1345 N Highway 393, La Grange, KY 40031 · (502) 222-7387
    Oldham County's nationally certified animal shelter and animal control, caring for stray animals, enforcing animal laws and investigating neglect, cruelty and bite complaints. Unclaimed dogs and cats are available for adoption, dog licenses are sold at the shelter, and an indigent care program gives free pet food and supplies to people who have lost jobs or fallen on hard times so they can keep their pets.
  • Kentucky Humane Society - Sam Swope Pet TLC (Main Campus Adoptions)
    241 Steedly Drive, Louisville, KY 40214 · (502) 366-3355
    Kentucky Humane Society's main campus for pet adoptions, open seven days a week with no appointment needed.
  • Lap of Love Louisville In-Home Pet Euthanasia and Hospice
    Louisville and surrounding areas · (502) 443-0339
    In-home pet euthanasia, veterinary hospice and telehospice, aftercare and cremation, and pet loss support from veterinarians serving Louisville and surrounding neighborhoods. Payment plans and CareCredit are accepted.
  • Louisville Metro Animal Services
    3528 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40218 · 502-473-7387
    Metro shelter. The separate Animal House Adoption Center is next door at 3516 Newburg Road, open daily 12-6pm (Fridays until 7pm).
  • Bullitt County Animal Control and Shelter
    3993 S. Preston, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 · (502) 543-8686
    Primary sheltering and enforcement agency for dogs and cats in Bullitt County: pet adoptions, help finding lost pets, abuse and neglect investigations, the county pet license program and volunteer opportunities.

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 Kentucky 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.

Get help for my pet