Pet Care Help in Mississippi
Lower-cost vet care, help with vet bills, spay/neuter and pet food in Mississippi. We checked each listing on the organization’s own website in October 2026. Programs change often, so call or check their page before you go.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
Veterinary school hospitals
- Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine - Animal Health Center
Starkville / Mississippi State (statewide referral hospital) · MSU's 24/7 teaching hospital for companion animals, horses and farm animals, including a Community Veterinary Services (primary care) service; payment is due at time of service and CareCredit is accepted, with no income-based assistance listed.
(662) 325-1351
Official page - Mississippi State University Animal Emergency & Referral Center (Jackson area)
Flowood (Jackson metro) · MSU CVM's 24/7 emergency and specialty hospital for small animals (emergency, surgery, imaging, dermatology, ophthalmology, rehab); the page lists no financial assistance.
(601) 939-8999
Official page
Lower-cost vet care
- Humane Society of South Mississippi - Veterinary Urgent Care
Gulfport / Mississippi Gulf Coast · Walk-in, after-hours urgent care for owned pets with non-life-threatening problems (vomiting, diarrhea, UTIs, ear/eye issues, lacerations, limping, parvo and tick fever outpatient care) plus after-hours exams and vaccines; $95 exam fee, with no income requirement stated.
(228) 863-3354
Official page - Southern Pines Healthy Pet Clinic
Hattiesburg / Pine Belt · Nonprofit clinic of Southern Pines Animal Shelter, open to the public, with flat-rate spay/neuter ($65 cats, $110 dogs, $55 community cats), wellness exams, vaccines, $20 microchips, low-cost dental and heartworm treatment, and euthanasia with cremation options; no income test is listed.
(601) 544-5678
Official page
Spay and neuter
- Humane Society of South Mississippi - Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic
Gulfport / Mississippi Gulf Coast · Low-cost spay/neuter (cats $55, dogs $70-$150 by weight, feral cat package $50) and low-cost wellness care, described by HSSM as the only income-based, sliding-scale clinic on the coast, with free community clinics for Harrison County residents.
(228) 822-3829
Official page - Mississippi Spay & Neuter (MS SPAN) - Big Fix Clinic and Elaine's Basic Care & Wellness Center
Richland (Jackson metro) / Central Mississippi · Nonprofit high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs, with vaccines and microchips at surgery, plus wellness care for pets already spayed/neutered; MS SPAN says it will try to help owners who can't afford its regular fees from limited assistance funds.
(601) 420-2438
Official page
Pet food
- Edwards Street Fellowship Center Pet Food Bank (with Southern Pines Animal Shelter)
Hattiesburg / Pine Belt (7 counties) · Supplemental dog and cat food, once a month, for low-income clients of the Edwards Street food pantry (income-based on Mississippi Food Network guidelines; residents of Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jones, Lamar and Wayne counties); given only when donated food is on hand.
(601) 544-6149
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End of life
- Humane Society of South Mississippi - Owner-Requested Euthanasia
Gulfport / Mississippi Gulf Coast · Low-cost humane euthanasia ($60) for community members' pets, with cremation and memorial services through a partner, by appointment.
(228) 822-3830
Official page
Find a vet
- MS SPAN Locate Services - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Resources by County
Statewide · MS SPAN's county-by-county list of affordable spay/neuter programs across Mississippi, with phone numbers and eligibility notes (for example the Dr. Leslie Tubb Spay/Neuter Project in Yalobusha County, Homeless Animals Relief Project in Senatobia, and a MARL voucher program in the Jackson area for people on public benefits).
(601) 420-2438
Official page
Programs marked Waitlist or Paused said so on their own websites when we checked. For options that work anywhere in the U.S., see Find Veterinary Care and Paying for Care.
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