Pet Help in the Ann Arbor Area

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In Ann Arbor 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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Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Humane Society of Huron Valley - Community Cats TNR
  3100 Cherry Hill Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 · (734) 661-3523
  Trap-Neuter-Return for free-roaming community cats. TNR packages include spay/neuter surgery, rabies and FVRCP vaccines and an ear tip, with optional add-ons and injury and illness care. Weekend TNR Extravaganza events are also held. Each cat must arrive in its own live trap.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Humane Society of Huron Valley - Friends for Life Free Vaccine Clinic
  3100 Cherry Hill Rd
  Free community vaccine clinic for dogs and cats, held throughout the year. Dogs: rabies, distemper/parvo combination and leptospirosis; cats: rabies and FVRCP; microchips for both. Vaccines and microchips are first-come, first-served while supplies last.
• Humane Society of Huron Valley - Veterinary Clinic
  3100 Cherry Hill Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 · 734.662.4365
  Affordable full-service veterinary clinic open to the public for cats and dogs, adopted from HSHV or not. Services include spay/neuter and surgery, dental care, microchipping, wellness care, end-of-life services, telehealth for current clients and house calls within a 20-mile radius. Low Cost Vaccine Clinics on select Saturdays and Wednesdays offer dog and cat vaccines, microchips and discounted heartworm, flea and tick preventatives.

Help paying a vet bill

• Humane Society of Huron Valley - Friends for Life Pet Assistance
  3100 Cherry Hill Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 · (734) 661-3550
  HSHV's Friends for Life program helps keep pets in their homes during hardship. It offers veterinary financial assistance at the HSHV clinic, Safe Harbor temporary housing for pets of people in crisis (such as a medical emergency, housing instability or domestic violence), and temporary basic-care help such as dog walks and litter scooping, including for seniors who are struggling to care for a companion animal.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• BluePearl Pet Hospital - Ann Arbor
  4126 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 · 734.971.8774
  Emergency and specialty animal hospital serving Ann Arbor and the western suburbs of Detroit. Emergency service is not around the clock.

Pet food

• Humane Society of Huron Valley - Bountiful Bowls Pet Food Pantry
  3100 Cherry Hill Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
  Free cat and dog food for up to 5 enrolled household pets, given as temporary, supplemental help for up to 6 months, with extensions available if circumstances have not changed. Cat litter is sometimes available.

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

• Humane Society of Huron Valley
  3100 Cherry Hill Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 · 734.662.5585
  Animal shelter and adoption center in Ann Arbor. Also handles animal intake, lost and found, emergency and wildlife rescue, dog training and behavior help, and runs the Tiny Lions cat cafe satellite in west Ann Arbor.
• Humane Society of Huron Valley - End-of-Life Services and Pet Loss Support
  3100 Cherry Hill Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 · (734) 662-4365
  Quality-of-life exams and consultations, humane euthanasia in the clinic or at home by housecall, and group or private cremation options. HSHV and Blue Dog Counseling also host a free pet loss support group, in person in Ann Arbor or by Zoom, open to anyone preparing for or grieving the loss of a pet.

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 Michigan 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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