Pet Help in the Lansing Area

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In Lansing 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 a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• MSU Veterinary Medical Center - Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care (East Lansing) 24 hours
  736 Wilson Rd., East Lansing, MI 48824 · 517-353-5420
  Michigan State University teaching hospital emergency and critical care service, staffed by board-certified emergency and critical care specialists, accepting walk-ins and referrals, with more than 15 specialty services under one roof. Emergency euthanasia requests are considered case by case. Large animal emergencies are also seen.
• Greater Lansing Veterinary Center - 24-Hour Emergency (Williamston) 24 hours
  1290 West Grand River Ave. Suite 500, Williamston, MI 48895 · (517) 708-2525
  24/7/365 emergency and critical care service in mid-Michigan with in-house diagnostics, treating everything from minor ear infections to serious trauma and surgical conditions.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Capital Area Humane Society Community Veterinary Center (Public Spay & Neuter)
  3303 West Saginaw Street, Lansing, MI 48917 · 517-908-0756
  Public spay and neuter clinic run by the Capital Area Humane Society, with licensed veterinarians trained in high-volume surgery. Low-cost vaccines, flea treatment and microchips are available with a spay/neuter appointment. Wellness care is planned for early 2027.
• Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter - Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Voucher Program
  600 Buhl Street, Mason, MI 48854 · (517) 676-8370
  Subsidized spay/neuter vouchers for low-income households' dogs and cats. Vouchers cover the surgery plus rabies and distemper vaccines if needed. Surgeries are done at Lakelands Trail Veterinary Clinic in Stockbridge and the Capital Area Humane Society Spay & Neuter Clinic in Lansing. Vouchers are not currently sold for dogs over 50 pounds, and funding is very limited.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter - Vaccine Clinics
  600 Buhl Street, Mason, MI 48854 · (517) 676-8370
  Vaccination clinics for cats and dogs held several times a year, funded by grants and donations. Drive-through dog clinics provide one- or three-year rabies, distemper and lepto vaccines, currently free of charge; cat clinics provide rabies and distemper vaccines and microchips. Dogs without a current license must buy one at the clinic.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• Michigan State University Veterinary Medical Center - Small Animal Clinic
  736 Wilson Road · (517) 353-5420
  MSU College of Veterinary Medicine's teaching hospital for dogs, cats and other small animals, with emergency phone lines staffed 24 hours; specialty services take referrals from veterinarians, and the page lists no income-based discount.

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

• Capital Area Humane Society
  7095 West Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906 · 517-626-6060
  Shelter that does not euthanize for space or time, taking in dogs, cats and other animals for adoption. Accepts owner surrenders by appointment (there may be a waiting list), offers a barn cat program, lost and found pet help and free pet behavior help from behavior specialists. Does not accept strays; report strays to Ingham, Eaton or Clinton County animal control.
• Capital Area Humane Society End of Life Services
  7095 West Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906 · 517-626-6060
  Euthanasia with general cremation or body returned for home burial for cats, dogs and small animals, plus disposal of remains for any animal and private cremation through Trusted Journey. Does not provide euthanasia for birds, reptiles, fish or amphibians. People with financial difficulties are asked to tell staff when they call.
• Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter
  600 Buhl Street, Mason, MI 48854 · (517) 676-8370
  Ingham County government shelter in Mason providing animal control and sheltering services to Ingham County residents and animals. Handles adoptions, owner surrenders, lost and found animals, dog licensing, animal welfare reports, free vaccine clinics, a low-income spay/neuter voucher program and community cat resources.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. 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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