Pet Help in the St. Louis Area
In St. Louis 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
- Saint Louis County Free Spay and Neuter Clinics
10521 Baur Boulevard, Olivette, MO 63132
Free monthly spay and neuter clinics at the Saint Louis County Pet Adoption Center. Each appointment includes a quick vet exam, routine vaccinations if needed, a microchip, the surgery, three days of pain medication for dogs and a cone for male patients. - Saint Louis County Spay/Neuter Voucher Program
10521 Baur Boulevard, Olivette, MO 63132 · 314-615-0650
Voucher that lowers the cost of a cat or dog spay or neuter at a participating veterinarian. The owner pays the rest of the vet bill. - Five Acres Animal Shelter Lower-Cost Spay/Neuter and Vaccine Clinics
1099 Pralle Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303 · 636-949-9918
Lower-cost spay and neuter surgery for owned cats and dogs, with add-on vaccines, microchips and basic tests at the time of surgery. Also holds seasonal low-cost vaccine and microchip clinics, and lower-cost surgery for local rescues, shelters and TNR groups. - Animal Medical Center of Mid-America (Humane Society of Missouri) - SNIP Spay/Neuter Incentive Program
1201 Macklind Avenue · (314) 951-1534
Humane Society of Missouri's two AAHA-accredited clinics offer at-cost spay/neuter to anyone, plus donor-subsidized SNIP surgeries for Missouri residents (dog prices by weight; up to 3 pets per household per year; a deposit is required; pets must be at least 4 months old with current rabies and distemper). - Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic
1218 S. Jefferson · (314) 771-7387
Nonprofit low-cost spay/neuter and wellness clinic for dogs and cats, including feral cats arranged by phone or email, with income-based discount programs; no proof of vaccines needed. - St. Charles County Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program
4850 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376 · 636-949-7366
Monthly low-cost spay/neuter at the Pet Adoption Center for qualifying owners. Includes the surgery and a rabies vaccination if needed. - St. Charles County Operation Sterile Feral (TNR)
4850 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376 · 636-229-1220
Volunteer-run monthly spay/neuter day for feral and barn cats at the Pet Adoption Center. Cats are vaccinated for rabies, treated for parasites and altered.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- APA Adoption Center - Pet Partners (Pet Wellness Support)
North St. Louis County · (314) 645-5169
Brings routine veterinary care and pet supplies to homes in North St. Louis County zip codes 63121, 63135, 63136, 63137, 63138 and 63033, with spay/neuter transport case by case and some services available to all St. Louis County residents on request. - APA Adoption Center Wellness Clinic
1705 S Hanley Rd · (314) 645-4611
Affordable appointment-only wellness clinic in Brentwood for vaccines, parasite prevention and minor illness visits (minor ear/skin infections, mild diarrhea, minor respiratory infections), with low-cost wellness packages; no x-ray, bloodwork, surgery or emergencies.
Pet food
- Five Acres AniMeals Pet Food Pantry
1099 Pralle Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303 · 636-949-9918
Supplemental pet food for local families in temporary financial hardship, to help keep pets at home. Up to 4 pets per household; pickup once a month for 6 months, renewable with a new letter of need. - Bi-State Pet Food Pantry
4950 Connecticut St. · (314) 596-2128
Free pet food once a month for families in financial hardship; new clients (or anyone not seen in a year) fill out an application first. - St. Charles County Pet Food Pantry
4850 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376 · 636-949-7387
Free dry dog and cat food for registered families, given out monthly at the Pet Adoption Center on an as-available basis.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Humane Society of Missouri: Best Buddy Pet Center (Maryland Heights)
11660 Administration Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 · 314.647.8800
Humane Society of Missouri pet center in Maryland Heights. - Saint Louis County Animal Care and Control (Pet Adoption Center)
10521 Baur Boulevard, Olivette, MO 63132 · 314-615-0650
St. Louis County Department of Public Health shelter and animal control. Offers adoption, fostering, lost and found pets, owner help, rabies tags, bite reporting and wildlife and bat control. - Five Acres Animal Shelter
1099 Pralle Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303 · 636-949-9918
St. Charles shelter that takes in more than 1,600 cats and dogs a year for adoption, with foster, owner surrender, lost and found and barn cat programs. Pets are microchipped, vaccinated and altered before adoption. - City of St. Louis Animal Care and Control
2801 Clark Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 · 314-657-1500
City of St. Louis Health Department division that enforces pet ordinances, takes reports of stray, injured, abused or dangerous animals and animal bites, runs the city Animal Care Center shelter, and handles pet registration and rabies tags. Adoptions are done through the city's contracted partner, CARE STL. - Humane Society of Missouri: Macklind Avenue Headquarters (St. Louis)
1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 · 314.647.8800
Nonprofit shelter and adoption center in St. Louis, with a veterinary clinic on site. - Stray Rescue of St. Louis
2320 Pine Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 · 314-771-6121
Shelter and rescue that gives medical care to stray dogs and cats and finds them homes through adoption and foster. Holds sponsored mobile events with free spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and microchips for pets whose owners could not otherwise get care, plus TNR days for community cats. - St. Charles County Pet Adoption Center (Division of Humane Services)
4850 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, MO 63376 · 636-949-7387
County open-admission shelter and animal control. Shelters and adopts out animals, reunites lost pets with owners, runs a foster program, enforces the county animal control ordinance and offers walk-in microchipping during business hours.
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 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.