Pet Help in the Mississippi Gulf Coast

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In the Gulf Coast 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

• Gulf Coast Veterinary Emergency Hospital 24 hours
  Mississippi Gulf Coast · 228-392-7474
  24/7 emergency hospital in Biloxi with surgery for traumatic injuries. Takes CareCredit.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic
  2615 25th Ave. · (228) 822-3829
  Low-cost spay/neuter (cats, dogs by weight, and a feral cat package) 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.
• Spay Neuter Impact Project (SNIPMS) - Vancleave
  7350 Hwy 57, Unit J · (228) 215-0172
  High-volume spay/neuter and wellness clinic in Vancleave. Same-day surgery with drop-off 7am-8am; pets must be 3 months old and weigh 3 pounds. It also offers vaccinations, microchipping, heartworm and FeLV/FIV testing, and accepts feral cats without appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday drop-off mornings in individual traps or hard-shell kennels. Pine Belt shelters list it among their low-cost spay/neuter options.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Veterinary Urgent Care
  2615 25th Ave. · (228) 863-3354
  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, with no income requirement stated.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Pet Resource Center (Pet Retention Programs)
  2615 25th Ave., Gulfport, MS 39501 · (228) 822-3824
  Pet retention programs to help families keep their pets instead of surrendering them: pet food and supply assistance, behavior support for dogs, low-cost veterinary services, secure fencing, crisis animal housing and pet deposit assistance.

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

• Jackson County Animal Shelter
  4400 Audubon Lane, Gautier, MS 39553 · (228) 497-6350
  Jackson County's animal shelter and animal services. Adoptions include a health exam, initial vaccination, worming and spay/neuter (age dependent). Also handles lost and found cats and dogs, microchipping, fostering and the county animal ordinance.
• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Adoption Center
  2615 25th Ave., Gulfport, MS 39501 · (228) 863-3354
  The only open-admission animal shelter in South Mississippi, caring for nearly 6,000 homeless pets a year. Offers adoptions, fostering, lost and found pet services for Biloxi, Gulfport, Pass Christian, D'Iberville, Long Beach and Harrison County, owner surrender by appointment, community rehoming listings and free microchip clinics.
• Humane Society of South Mississippi - Owner-Requested Euthanasia
  2615 25th Ave. · (228) 822-3830
  Low-cost humane euthanasia for community members' pets, with cremation and memorial services through a partner, by appointment.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. Ways to pay a vet bill in Mississippi 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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