Pet Help in the Billings Area

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In Billings 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

• Animal Clinic of Billings - 24-Hour Emergency Care 24 hours
  Billings and surrounding area · 406-252-9499
  Full-service veterinary hospital providing 24/7/365 emergency care for dogs and cats. A veterinarian is not always on site after regular hours, so callers reach a 24-hour answering service first and the on-call veterinarian meets them if needed. No appointment is required for emergencies.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter - Trap Neuter Return Program
  5056 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 294-7387
  Trap-Neuter-Return program for people caring for unowned community cats. Services provided are spay or neuter, vaccination and ear tipping.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter - Low-Cost Veterinary Services
  5056 Jellison Rd · (406) 294-7387
  Montana's largest shelter offers low-cost spay/neuter, vaccines, a PALS program and end-of-life services as a safety net for Billings-area residents for whom money is a barrier (not meant as a general discount), plus help with pet food to avoid surrender.
• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter - Walk-In Microchipping & ID Tags
  5056 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 294-7387
  Walk-in microchipping with registration included, plus custom engraved ID tags made on site at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter & YWCA Billings - Domestic Violence Pet Foster Program
  5056 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 245-4472
  Free foster care at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter for pets of domestic violence victims who are seeking shelter and services through YWCA Billings. Pets can be fostered for up to 90 days, the foster coordinator checks in with the owner at least every two weeks, and visits at YVAS can be arranged.

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

• City of Billings Animal Control
  1735 Monad Road, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 657-8226
  City of Billings Police Department animal control, with five animal control officers who respond to calls about animal bites, cruelty, neglected or abandoned animals, dangerous animals, noisy animals, small animals at large and wildlife loose in the city. Enforces city animal ordinances and handles dog and cat licensing.
• Help for Homeless Pets
  2910 Hannon Road, Billings, MT · (406) 896-1700
  No-kill animal shelter in Billings serving primarily Yellowstone County since 1998. Houses cats and dogs at the facility or in foster homes until adoption, promotes spay and neuter, and supports Trap-Neuter-Return for feral cats.
• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter
  5056 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 294-7387
  Nonprofit shelter caring for lost and surrendered companion animals in Billings, with dog and cat adoption, lost and found help, microchipping and ID tags, rehoming support, and a shelter diversion program that points owners to pet food, low-cost veterinary care, training advice and rehoming help before surrender.
• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter - End of Life Services
  5056 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 294-7387
  Euthanasia for pets offered to the public by appointment, depending on medical team availability. Communal cremation is included, or the owner may request the pet's body back for burial. Private cremation with ashes returned is coordinated through Pet Passages. Owner-present euthanasia is not offered.
• Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter - Shelter Diversion & Rehoming Support
  5056 Jellison Rd, Billings, MT 59101 · (406) 294-7387
  Guidance for owners thinking about surrendering a pet because of financial hardship, housing challenges or behavior concerns, including help finding pet food, low-cost veterinary care, training advice and rehoming support so pets can stay home or go directly to a new home.

Paying for a bigger bill

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