Pet Help in the Springfield Area

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In Springfield 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 food, see the pet food programs. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• Emergency Veterinary Clinic of SW Missouri
  400 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65802 · (417) 890-1600
  After-hours emergency and critical care clinic for small animals, founded by area veterinarians, with a full laboratory and x-ray. An emergency veterinarian is on site during all open hours. No payment plans; accepts Cherry and CareCredit.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Humane Society of Southwest Missouri Low-Cost Spay and Neuter
  3161 W. Norton Road, Springfield, MO 65803 · 417-833-2526
  Low-cost spay and neuter surgery for pet owners who cannot afford it at a regular veterinary clinic. Pets must be current on rabies (vaccine can be given the day of surgery). Payment is due when the appointment is scheduled.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Cooper Clinic (Humane Society of Southwest Missouri)
  3161 W. Norton Road, Springfield, MO 65803 · 417-833-2526 ext. 207
  Low-cost wellness clinic inside the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri building, serving dogs and cats since 2022. Offers exams, vaccines, heartworm and feline disease testing, microchips and some surgical procedures. Does not handle emergencies.
• Humane Society of Southwest Missouri Low-Cost Vaccination & Microchip Clinic
  3161 W. Norton Road, Springfield, MO 65803 · 417-833-2526
  Monthly walk-in clinic at the shelter offering low-cost dog and cat vaccines (individual or packages) and microchips. First come, first served, limited to 90 people with up to 3 pets each.
• Rescue One Drive-Thru Vaccine Clinics
  Springfield area
  Drive-thru vaccine clinics for dogs and cats, started because of demand for low-income pet services. Pets stay in the car; a veterinarian gives vaccines at the window. Rescue One also assists with free vaccination clinics and spay/neuter assistance.

Pet food

• Rescue One Pet Food Program
  1927 E. Bennett STE B, Springfield, MO 65804
  Temporary pet food assistance from Rescue One, a foster-based dog rescue, as food is available.

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

• Humane Society of Southwest Missouri
  3161 W. Norton Road, Springfield, MO 65803 · 417-833-2526
  The largest no-kill shelter in Southwest Missouri, an independent nonprofit. Offers adoptions, owner surrender by intake request, lost and found pet listings, dog training classes and low-cost veterinary services.
• Springfield-Greene County Animal Control and Animal Shelter
  4002 N Farmer Ave, Springfield, MO 65803 · 417-833-3592
  Springfield-Greene County Health Department animal control and city animal shelter. In the city it secures loose and aggressive dogs, investigates bites, handles rabies complaints and picks up injured dogs, cats and wildlife. In Greene County it contains aggressive dogs, picks up injured dogs and cats and assists county officers.

Paying for a bigger bill

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

Every listing was checked on the provider’s own website. Know a place we’re missing? Tell us.