Pet Help in the Manchester and Nashua Area

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In Manchester and Nashua 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

• Veterinary Emergency Center of Manchester 24 hours
  2743 Brown Avenue, Manchester, NH 03103 · 603.666.6677
  Emergency and critical care animal hospital founded in 1991 as the Animal Emergency Clinic, staffed every hour of the day with doctors, nurses and support staff, 24/7 and 365 days a year including holidays.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic
  545 Route 101 · (603) 472-3647
  Low-cost spay/neuter for young, healthy dogs, cats and rabbits of New Hampshire residents who need financial help, by online application.
• Manchester Animal Shelter - Feline Quick Fix (Low-Cost Cat Spay/Neuter)
  Manchester · 603-628-3544
  Low-cost cat spay/neuter program coordinated by Manchester Animal Shelter with Animal Rescue Veterinary Services in Londonderry. The visit includes spay or neuter surgery, rabies and distemper vaccines, flea and ear mite treatment if needed, a nail trim and an optional microchip if available.
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua - Spay/Neuter Clinic
  24 Ferry Road · (603) 889-2275
  Low-cost spay/neuter for healthy cats and dogs 4 months and older whose owners otherwise couldn't afford it (honor system, limited by donations and grants); payment is due in full when you book.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Humane Society for Greater Nashua - Community Veterinary Services
  24 Ferry Road · (603) 889-2275
  Donor- and grant-funded low-cost vaccine and wellness clinic (rabies and distemper vaccines, plus flea/tick prevention), run on the honor system for pet owners who otherwise couldn't afford care, booked online up to 2 months ahead; no urgent care.

Pet food

• Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire - Pet Food Pantry
  545 Route 101 · (603) 472-3647
  Dog and cat food for owners who need temporary help feeding their pets.
• Manchester Animal Shelter - Pet Food Pantry
  490 Dunbarton Road, Manchester, NH 03102 · 603-628-3544
  Short-term pet food help for low-income Manchester residents, distributing over 30,000 pounds of pet food a year so pets can stay in their homes during hard times.

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

• Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire - Shelter
  545 Route 101, Bedford, NH 03110 · (603) 472-3647
  Animal shelter in Bedford with a 124-year history, providing shelter, medical care, adoption, foster care, owner surrender, public spay/neuter clinics, a pet food pantry and pet loss support resources.
• Manchester Animal Shelter
  490 Dunbarton Road, Manchester, NH 03102 · 603-628-3544
  Animal shelter serving Manchester since 1996, run by Friends of the Manchester Animal Shelter. More than 1,500 animals pass through each year. It offers adoption, lost and found help, foster care, low-cost spay/neuter programs, Pets for Vets and a pet food pantry.
• Manchester Animal Shelter - Pets for Vets
  490 Dunbarton Road, Manchester, NH 03102 · 603-628-3544
  Approved veterans can adopt a shelter pet with the adoption fee waived. The pet is spayed or neutered with core vaccines before adoption and goes home with starter supplies, including bowls, up to 25 pounds of food, a leash and collar for dogs, waste supplies and toys.
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua - Cremation and Proctor Animal Cemetery
  24 Ferry Road, Nashua, NH 03064 · 603-889-2275
  Private cremation (ashes returned with an urn and certificate, about a two-week turnaround), communal cremation and cold storage, plus burial plots at the Proctor Animal Cemetery on the shelter property. The cemetery is currently closed for burials; cold storage and cremation are still available.
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua - Shelter
  24 Ferry Road, Nashua, NH 03064 · 603.889.2275
  Animal shelter in Nashua offering adoption, animal surrender, lost and found pets and recent stray listings, dog training, community veterinary clinics with online scheduling, spay/neuter clinics and cremation and burial services.

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 New Hampshire 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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