Pet Help in the New Orleans Area
In New Orleans 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
- MedVet New Orleans 24 hours
2315 N. Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA 70001 · 504-835-8508
24-hour emergency, critical care and specialty animal hospital in Metairie. Specialties include cardiology, dermatology, integrative medicine, internal medicine, oncology, radiology, rehabilitation, surgery and urgent care. No appointment is needed for emergencies.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Jefferson SPCA - Free Spay/Neuter for Pit Bulls, Seniors and Military
2701 Lapalco Blvd, Harvey, LA 70058 · 504.349.5111
No co-pay spay/neuter vouchers for pets of qualifying Jefferson Parish residents, used at clinics participating in the Fix-A-Canine, Fix-A-Feline and Fix-A-Rabbit programs. Vouchers are valid for 60 days. - Jefferson SPCA - Fix-A-Canine Spay/Neuter Program
Jefferson Parish residents · 504-733-5878
Low-cost spay/neuter for dogs of any size at participating Jefferson Parish veterinary clinics, funded by Jefferson Parish rabies licenses. The owner pays a set co-payment to the clinic at the appointment. - Jefferson SPCA - Fix-A-Feline Spay/Neuter Program
Jefferson Parish residents and Jefferson Parish community cat caretakers · 504-733-5878
Low-cost spay/neuter for owned cats and free spay/neuter (with rabies vaccine and ear tip) for feral and stray cats brought in a trap, at participating veterinary clinics. Funded by Jefferson Parish rabies licenses. - Jefferson SPCA - Loan-A-Trap Program
4421 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121 · 504-733-8572
Free loan of a humane cat trap to Jefferson Parish residents for trap-neuter-return of community cats only. A refundable security deposit is held on a credit card; traps are due back after 14 days. - Trap Dat Cat
New Orleans
Nonprofit TNR and rescue group in New Orleans that controls community cat overbreeding through trap-neuter-return, educates the public, rescues sick or injured cats, and coordinates kitten foster and adoption. Guides residents to TNR appointments at the LA SPCA, Low Cost Animal Medical Center and Southern Animal Foundation, and offers a trapping request form for those who cannot trap themselves.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Louisiana SPCA Community Clinic
1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. · (504) 368-5191
Nonprofit vet clinic offering affordable wellness exams, vaccines, spay/neuter, heartworm treatment, dental care, skin and ear care, end-of-life care and an on-site pharmacy, open to the public with drop-off and walk-in visits when available; no income test is listed. - Low Cost Animal Medical Center
4300 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125 · 504-444-1124
Nonprofit veterinary clinic providing affordable care and low-cost, high-volume spay/neuter: wellness and preventive care, microchipping, in-house diagnostics, dental care, X-rays, heartworm treatment and prevention, flea and tick prevention, soft tissue surgery, TNR by appointment, and adoptions. Accepts CareCredit. - Southern Animal Foundation (Frances McDonough Memorial Clinic)
1823 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 · (504) 671-8235
Nonprofit full-service veterinary clinic and adoption/rescue agency founded in 1995, one of New Orleans' only low-cost nonprofit veterinary clinics. Offers wellness exams, vaccinations and high-volume spay/neuter in its annex, plus TNR surgery for community cats by appointment.
Help paying a vet bill
- Trap Dat Cat - Medical Care for Community Cats
New Orleans
Limited medical care for sick or injured community cats through Trap Dat Cat's partner veterinarians, depending on severity, prognosis and whether someone can care for the cat. For substantial costs, the requester is asked to start a fundraiser and pay what they can. Not emergency care.
Pet food
- Louisiana SPCA Pet Food Pantry
1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. · (504) 368-5191
Free pet food, litter, leashes and collars for pet owners facing financial hardship, from limited supplies at the New Orleans (Algiers) and Belle Chasse campuses.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO)
160 Brookhollow Esplanade, Elmwood, LA 70123
Volunteer-based nonprofit no-kill shelter founded in 2006 that rescues and aids abandoned and homeless animals in the New Orleans area, including those needing medical care or too old, young, sick or neglected. Promotes foster, adoption, reuniting lost pets with families, and spay/neuter. - Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services (JPAWS)
2701 Lapalco Boulevard, Harvey, LA 70058 · 504-349-5111
Jefferson Parish government animal shelter and animal control, offering adoptions, animal control services and enforcement. - Jefferson SPCA
4421 Jefferson Hwy, Jefferson, LA 70121 · 504-733-5878
Nonprofit that supports Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services, with adoptable cats at its location inside Jefferson Feed and parish-funded low-cost spay/neuter programs for cats, dogs and rabbits, free spay/neuter for pit bulls, seniors and military, TNR resources and a free cat trap loan program. - Louisiana SPCA (New Orleans)
1700 Mardi Gras Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70114 · (504) 368-5191
Animal shelter and adoption center in New Orleans. Visits are by appointment only. - Zeus' Rescues
4601 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70115 · 504-309-2144
All-volunteer New Orleans rescue (not an intake shelter) that pulls dogs and cats from high-kill metro shelters and places them in forever homes, with a focus on community-building and pet education for children and the elderly. Offers pet rehoming help, dog walking volunteering and a pet food bank (dog walking and food bank services resume after the New Year). - SpayMart
8911 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge, LA 70123 · (504) 454-8200
Cat rescue and adoption organization serving Greater New Orleans since 1998, offering adoption, fostering and community support, with a thrift store and adoption center in River Ridge that has an on-site cat habitat.
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 Louisiana 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.