Pet Help in the Cincinnati Area
In Cincinnati 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.
Want what’s closest to you? Search by ZIP code or your location. Nearby: Dayton. Columbus.
Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- Grady Veterinary Hospital (24-Hour) 24 hours
9255 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231 · (513) 931-8675
AAHA-accredited, full-service hospital for dogs and cats that is open and staffed 24 hours a day, providing emergency services, surgery, internal medicine, dental care, sick pet care, wellness care and a pharmacy. - MedVet Cincinnati - Emergency & Specialty Care 24 hours
3964 Red Bank Rd., Fairfax, OH 45227 · 513.561.0069
24/7 emergency hospital with specialty services including critical care, cardiology, dentistry and oral surgery, internal medicine, interventional radiology and oncology. - VEG ER for Pets - West Chester 24 hours
8370 Liberty Way, Suite A, West Chester, OH 45069 · (513) 278-5067
Emergency and urgent care hospital open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles and exotic pets. Services on site include diagnostic testing, endoscopy, overnight hospitalization, surgery, X-rays, ultrasound and end-of-life care. It states that it serves Butler County, Warren County and North Cincinnati, including Mason, Hamilton, Fairfield and Monroe.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Give Them Ten Spay/Neuter Help Line and Neuterville Express
Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana · (833) 448-3836
A cat spay/neuter movement funded by the Joanie Bernard Foundation. Its help line (1-833-GIVE-TEN) points callers to low-cost spay/neuter clinics around Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. The Neuterville Express is a free pick-up and return shuttle: cats ride to surgery from a stop on the route and come back the next day. Appointments are required, booked through Ohio Alleycat Resource (OAR) or UCAN, and cats must travel in a carrier. - Ohio Alleycat Resource (OAR) - Trap-Neuter-Return for Community Cats
5619 Orlando Place, Cincinnati, OH 45227 · 513-871-0185
Spay/neuter, rabies vaccine and ear tip for unowned outdoor community cats trapped by residents, with walk-in availability and humane trap rentals. The site says the program's price is the same for all counties, and that 2026 TNR funding was fully allocated as of 10/19/2026. - Ohio Alleycat Resource (OAR) Spay/Neuter Clinic
5619 Orlando Place, Cincinnati, OH 45227 · 513-871-0185
High-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats in Cincinnati. Make a separate appointment for each cat; the clinic accepts four appointments per household per day. The Neuterville Express transport van takes cats and kittens to and from surgery from stops outside the city, including Animal Friends Humane Society in Hamilton, Oxford Animal Hospital in Oxford, and the Kroger at Towne Mall in Franklin. - UCAN (United Coalition for Animals) Nonprofit Spay/Neuter Clinic
2830 Colerain Avenue · (513) 721-7387
Nonprofit low-cost spay/neuter (owned cats and dogs, free for ear-tipped community cats) plus a Friday low-cost vaccine clinic; financial help is available on request. - UCAN Free Trap-Neuter-Return for Community Cats
2830 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45225 · 513-721-7387
Free spay/neuter surgery and vaccinations for community (unowned outdoor) cats, with a left ear tip. UCAN rents humane traps for a refundable deposit, which can be waived in financial hardship. - Animal Friends Humane Society - SNIP and UCAN Spay/Neuter Programs
1820 Princeton Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011 · 513-867-5727
Two low-cost spay/neuter options for Butler County pets. SNIP is a voucher program for eligible low-income Butler County families, redeemed at participating vet clinics (My Pet's Vet is listed). The UCAN option connects any Butler County resident, regardless of income, with the UCAN low-cost clinic at 2830 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45225; residents provide their own transportation to the clinic.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Cincinnati Animal CARE Community CARE Veterinary Clinic
3949 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223
Scheduled appointments with the shelter veterinarian for ill or injured pets of Hamilton County residents who face barriers to veterinary care, to assess the pet, give treatment recommendations and connect families with resources. Up to 11 appointment slots are available each clinic day. - Cincinnati Animal CARE Thursday Vaccine Clinic
3949 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223 · 513-541-7387
Free and low-cost walk-in vaccine clinic with free dog DHPP and cat FVRCP vaccines through a Petco Love partnership, plus microchips and preventatives. Vaccines are not provided for dogs being bred for sale. - UCAN Friday Vaccine Clinic (Cincinnati)
2830 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45225 · 513-721-7387
Low-cost vaccines, microchips with lifetime registration, heartworm testing for dogs, FeLV/FIV testing for cats, and parasite treatment and prevention. Sick or injured pets are not treated at the vaccine clinic. - Animal Adoption Foundation - Wellness and Spay/Neuter Clinics
2480 Ross Millville Rd., Hamilton, OH 45013 · 513-737-7387
Community clinics run by the Animal Adoption Foundation, a non-profit no-kill shelter in Hamilton: a low-cost wellness clinic and a spay and neuter clinic, each with online registration on the shelter's website.
Pet food
- Animal Friends Humane Society - Pet Food Pantry
1820 Princeton Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011 · 513-867-5727
Free pet food for Butler County households facing financial hardship. Food is available for up to four spayed or neutered pets per household for up to three months; pets that are not yet spayed or neutered receive one month of food along with information about low-cost spay/neuter resources. Food comes from donations, and some bags may be torn.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Cincinnati Animal CARE (Hamilton County Shelter & Animal Control)
3949 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223 · 513-541-7387
Hamilton County's shelter and resource center and sole provider of animal control services, home of the Hamilton County Dog Wardens. Offers dog, cat and small animal adoptions, lost and found pets, dog licensing, microchipping, free dog training, rehoming help and animal control response to stray, injured, abused, neglected or unsafe animals. - Cincinnati Animal CARE - CARE Close to Home (Lost Pet Reunification)
3949 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223 · 513-541-7387
Pet reunification program that helps lost and stray pets get home without entering the shelter: staff check found pets for ID tags, microchips and lost pet reports, and finders are supported with tools, flyers and online listings to hold the pet in its neighborhood for at least 48 hours, with a Finder to Foster option. - SPCA Cincinnati - Over-The-Rhine (OTR)
1312 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 · 513-541-6100
SPCA Cincinnati's downtown Over-The-Rhine location for pet adoptions. - SPCA Cincinnati - Sharonville
11900 Conrey Road, Cincinnati, OH 45249 · 513-541-6100
Local humane society shelter with dog, cat and small animal adoptions, fostering, a Veteran Pet Adoption Program, surrender help, dog licensing and pet resources. Adoption fees are waived for animals 6 years and older.
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 Ohio 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.