Pet Help in the Reno Area
In Reno 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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Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- BluePearl Pet Hospital - Reno 24 hours
555 Morrill Ave., Reno, NV 89512 · 775.358.8555
24/7 emergency and specialty animal hospital in central Reno serving northwest Nevada, including Carson City, Reno and Lake Tahoe, with surgery and diagnostic imaging such as ultrasound, MRI and x-rays. Specialty care is by appointment.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Nevada Humane Society - Community Cats Program
Washoe County and Carson City · 775-856-2000 ext. 337
TNR program for Washoe County and Carson City with trap rental, trapping guidance, vaccinations, low-cost spay/neuter for community cats, and a pet pantry for colony caretakers. Also places outdoor cats through a Working Cats Program. - SPCA of Northern Nevada - Affordable Spay/Neuter and Rural Vouchers
4950 Spectrum Blvd · (775) 324-7773
Spay/neuter for income-qualified pet owners (income limits apply; individuals only, not breeders or rescues), at the Reno clinic or by voucher at rural partner vets in 13 northern Nevada counties. - SPCA of Northern Nevada - Jackie's Community Cats
Northern Nevada · 775.324.7773
TNR program for northern Nevada communities: approved volunteers and colony caretakers rent traps, and SPCA of Northern Nevada pays for approved vaccination, spay/neuter and ear-tipping performed by partner Options Veterinary Care. Trappers get supplies, instructions and guidance.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Nevada Humane Society - Community Vaccine Clinics and Low-Cost Spay/Neuter
2825 Longley Lane, Suite B · (775) 856-2000
Public vaccine clinics (low-cost rabies, DHPP and FVRCP vaccines and microchips) in Reno and Carson City, plus low-cost spay/neuter for owned pets that includes needed vaccines and a microchip for Washoe County residents in Reno and once a week in Carson City. - SPCA of Northern Nevada - Vaccination & Microchip Clinic
75 E Moana Ln · (775) 324-7773
Affordable weekend vaccine and microchip clinic for individual pet owners at the SPCA Thrift Store, 75 E Moana Ln, Reno, with up to 15 walk-in slots a day. - Washoe County Regional Animal Services - Low-Cost Vaccination Clinic
2825 Longley Lane Suite A, Reno, NV 89502 · (775) 353-8900
Monthly low-cost vaccination clinic offering rabies, DA2PPV/FVRCP (free through Petco Love), Bordetella, deworming and microchipping (free for Washoe County residents).
Pet food
- Nevada Humane Society - Pet Pantry
2825 Longley Lane, Suite B · (775) 856-2000
Free monthly supplemental pet food for Washoe County and Carson City residents who are struggling, after registering in person or online; community cat caretakers apply through the Community Cats program.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Nevada Humane Society (Reno)
2825 Longley Lane Suite C, Reno, NV 89502 · (775) 856-2000
Reno adoption center with an Animal Help Desk, veterinary services (vaccines, microchips, spay/neuter), a community cats program and a monthly pet pantry. - SPCA of Northern Nevada - Adoption Center
4950 Spectrum Blvd, Reno, NV 89512 · 775.324.7773
Reno nonprofit adoption center that also runs affordable community programs including spay/neuter, vaccine clinics and community cat TNR. - Washoe County Regional Animal Services
2825 Longley Lane Suite A, Reno, NV 89502 · (775) 353-8900
Regional animal services agency and shelter for Washoe County, including Reno and Sparks: lost and found pets, found pet viewing, field services, microchipping and pet licensing.
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 Nevada 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.