Pet Help in Northeast Pennsylvania: Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, the Back Mountain and the Poconos
In Northeast Pennsylvania 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 Referral and Emergency Center (VREC)
318 Northern Boulevard · 570-587-7777
A Clarks Summit emergency animal hospital that sees urgent cases and states its emergency exam fee and payment options in advance. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · Cash, in-state checks, major credit cards and CareCredit are accepted. - Northeast Veterinary Referral Hospital (Plains) 24 hours
242 S River St, Suite 200 · (570) 208-8844
A 24-hour emergency and specialty animal hospital near Wilkes-Barre that treats dogs and cats and posts its payment options. · Ways to pay: CareCredit, Scratchpay · Posted financing page lists CareCredit and Scratchpay. Scratchpay gives an instant decision without a hard credit check. No hardship fund is mentioned, so ask the front desk. - Barton Heights Veterinary Hospital (Emergency and Urgent Care)
117 Terrace Drive · (570) 424-6773
A Stroudsburg animal hospital with an emergency service for dogs, cats and small pets, and payment plans through CareCredit and Scratchpay. · Ways to pay: CareCredit, Scratchpay · Pet insurance is accepted for reimbursement: pay at the visit, then submit the invoice to your insurer. - Animal Emergency Center (Watsontown)
395 Susquehanna Trail · (570) 742-7400
An after-hours emergency animal hospital in the Susquehanna Valley that accepts walk-ins and is the nearest night and weekend option for Williamsport, Lewisburg and Danville. · Ways to pay: CareCredit, Scratchpay · The clinic does not offer its own billing plans. It accepts CareCredit and Scratchpay only for financing. No hardship fund is mentioned.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Dessin Animal Shelter spay/neuter referral list
138 Miller Dr · (570) 253-4037
The shelter's website points Wayne County pet parents to No Nonsense Neutering, St. Cats and Dogs, and E.P.A.A. for low-cost spay/neuter. - No Nonsense Neutering - Plains Clinic
10 Gallagher Dr
A nonprofit low-cost spay and neuter clinic in Plains, near Wilkes-Barre, open to any healthy domestic cat or dog, plus feral cats. · Credit cards accepted. CareCredit, personal checks and payment plans are not accepted. - Hillside SPCA - Spay/Neuter Clinic
51 SPCA Road · 570-622-7769 ext. 1
The Schuylkill County shelter in Pottsville runs a low-cost spay and neuter clinic for family pets and community cats. - Spay Neuter Save Network
1355 Main Street
A nonprofit spay/neuter and dental clinic in Rome, Bradford County, serving community cats and pets of people facing financial hardship. - St. Cats & Dogs - Trap-Neuter-Return (Scranton)
The Zoo at Nay Aug Park, 700 Nay Aug Road · 570-604-4008
A Scranton volunteer rescue that traps, neuters, vaccinates and returns community cats, with trapping guidance for neighbors who feed outdoor cats. - SUN P.E.T.S. - Spay/Neuter Bus
Snyder County, Union County and Northumberland County · 570-523-1135
A low-cost spay and neuter bus that picks up pets in Sunbury or Lewisburg in the morning and returns them that afternoon. - Lycoming County SPCA - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic and TNR
Lycoming County · 570-322-4646
The Williamsport-area SPCA runs its own low-cost spay and neuter clinic and a trap-neuter-return program for outdoor cats.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic at Indraloka (Sliding-Scale Pricing for Households)
336 Oak Drive, Suite 1 · 570-665-9215
A nonprofit veterinary clinic in Dalton, near Scranton, that offers exams, vaccines and spay/neuter with small discounts for lower-income households. · Payment is due at the visit by credit card, cash or check. No payment plans listed. - Pennsylvania SPCA Central PA Center in Danville - Veterinary Clinic and Community Pet Pantry
1467 Bloom Rd · (570) 293-9200 (clinic); (570) 275-0340 (main)
The Danville center of the Pennsylvania SPCA offers an affordable appointment-only vet clinic and a free pet pantry for Central Pennsylvania families. · Clinic lists spay/neuter, vaccines and TNR; no emergency care is described at Danville. - PetVet Vaccination Clinic at Tractor Supply - Pittston
1882 N Township Blvd
A walk-in shot clinic in Pittston township for routine vaccines and wellness packages; it does not treat sick pets. · Accepted payment types are not posted. - PetVet Vaccination Clinic at Tractor Supply - Tunkhannock
420 Tioga West Plz Ste 140
A walk-in shot clinic in Tunkhannock for routine vaccines, parasite tests and microchips; it does not treat sick pets. · Accepted payment types are not posted.
Help paying a vet bill
- Monroe Animal League - Spay/Neuter Vouchers and Emergency Care Help
Monroe County
A Monroe County group that gives lower-income households vouchers for dog and cat spay/neuter, helps with feral cat sterilization, and can give a small amount toward true pet emergencies. - No Nonsense Neutering - Free Spay/Neuter Vouchers for Northeast PA Towns
Luzerne (e.g. Hazleton, Pittston, Kingston, Dallas), Lackawanna (Old Forge, Dunmore, Moosic), Northumberland (Shamokin, Mount Carmel), Columbia (Bloomsburg), Wyoming (Factoryville), Schuylkill (Reilly Twp), Carbon
Many NEPA boroughs and cities pay for or reduce the cost of cat spay/neuter at No Nonsense Neutering, and a TNR fund offers vouchers for outdoor cats. - PA PETS - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program (Columbia and Montour Counties)
203 East 5th Street
A Bloomsburg nonprofit that pays most of the cost to spay or neuter and vaccinate dogs and cats for lower-income households in Columbia and Montour counties. - Animal Care PA - The Last Chance Program
8574 Paxton Street · 717-220-1437
The charity arm of the Pennsylvania veterinary association, which offers veterinary care grants for animals whose owners have little or no money. - SUN P.E.T.S. - Spay/Neuter Vouchers (Snyder, Union, Northumberland)
Snyder County, Union County and Northumberland County (Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Sunbury, Shamokin) · 570-523-1135
A nonprofit that gives lower-income households in Snyder, Union and Northumberland counties a voucher covering part of a dog or cat spay or neuter at partner vets. - PAWsitively for the Animals - Veterinary Assistance Fund and Pet Food Bank
3265 Greenwood Ave · (570) 947-1393
A Scranton-area volunteer nonprofit that takes requests for help with vet bills and pet food on a critical-need, case-by-case basis. · Funds are limited and depend on availability. - Centre County PAWS - Dr. John Thomas VET Fund
Centre County first; residents of surrounding counties (for example Clinton and Union) may be approved as funds allow · (814) 237-8722
A grant fund for dog and cat medical bills open to Central Pennsylvania residents; owners in counties bordering Centre County may be approved as funds allow. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · Funds are paid straight to your vet. A limited number of grants are available each month. - PAWS of NEPA Assistance Program
PO Box 170
A northeastern Pennsylvania nonprofit that gives one-time grants, paid to your vet, for non-urgent treatment of a sick pet. · Ways to pay: CareCredit, Scratchpay · Application asks whether you have applied for CareCredit or Scratchpay; grants are paid straight to the veterinarian.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- Berwick Veterinary Care Center
363 Bowers Road · (570) 759-1441
Local vet clinic in Berwick for routine and sick-pet care. · Ask about payment options when you call. - Bloomsburg Veterinary Hospital
6 Audubon Court · (570) 784-6440
Full-service vet hospital for cats and dogs offering checkups, vaccines, dental care, surgery and spay/neuter. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · Ask the front desk about payment and CareCredit financing before your visit. - Schultzville Animal Hospital
1310 Winola Road, Route 307 · 570-586-9373
A Clarks Summit animal hospital that asks owners to call from the parking lot if a pet must be seen urgently. · Payment options are not posted; ask when you call. - Back Mountain Veterinary Hospital
105 West Center Hill Rd · 570-675-3406
A Dallas animal hospital for dogs and cats that takes appointments by phone and accepts CareCredit. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · CareCredit accepted; call to discuss financing. - Animal Care Center (Danville)
74 Schoolhouse Rd · 570-275-6064
Family vet practice in Danville that offers payment plans and refers after-hours emergencies to the Watsontown emergency center. · Ways to pay: Cherry, CareCredit · Payment plans through Cherry and CareCredit financing are offered; ask when you book. - VCA Dunmore Animal Hospital
1317 East Drinker Street · 570-344-7651
A Dunmore animal hospital with early weekday hours and a Saturday morning; call for urgent problems. · Payment options are not posted on this page; ask when you call. - Hazleton Veterinary Hospital
1094 North Church Street
A Hazleton animal hospital that says it offers veterinary services at affordable costs and takes appointments. · Payment options are not posted; ask when you call. - WestSide Veterinary Hospital
401 3rd Ave · 570-288-8895
A Kingston animal hospital that holds daytime same-day appointments for sick pets when its triage team decides a pet needs to be seen. · Ways to pay: CareCredit, Scratchpay · CareCredit and Scratchpay are shown on the home page; Trupanion direct pay is also accepted. - Mountain Top Animal Hospital
50 S. Mountain Rd · 570-474-5273
A weekday animal hospital in Mountain Top, east of Wilkes-Barre, for dogs and cats. · Payment options are not posted online; ask when you call. - Animal Hospital of Mt. Pocono
3180 PA-940 · 570-839-8116
Vet hospital in Mount Pocono offering exams, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics and urgent care during office hours. - Plains Animal Hospital
Plains, Wilkes-Barre area · 570-829-4030
An animal hospital in Plains, near Wilkes-Barre, that handles medical problems by phone appointment and refers after-hours emergencies to 24-hour hospitals. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · Care Credit is referenced on the site; call to confirm how to apply. - Dr. PAWS Hospital for Companion Animals
375 N 9th Ave · 570-346-7297
A full-service Scranton animal hospital that accepts the CareCredit healthcare credit card for vet bills. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · Accepts cash, checks, major credit cards and CareCredit. No in-house payment plan listed. - Scranton Animal Hospital
911 Providence Road · 570-347-0853
A Scranton animal hospital that lists same-day care and refers true emergencies to 24-hour hospitals after hours. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · CareCredit is described on the clinic's pet insurance page; no billing or payment plans from the clinic itself. - Memorial Veterinary Hospital (Throop Urgent Care and Wellness Center)
100 Dunmore St · 570-483-3315
A Lackawanna County animal hospital whose Throop location treats sick or injured pets the same day during weekday business hours. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · CareCredit is described on the clinic's financing page; no other plan is named. - Endless Mountains Veterinary Center - Tunkhannock
125 East Tioga Street · 570-836-5300
A Tunkhannock animal hospital with evening hours on Tuesday and Thursday and a link to apply for CareCredit. · Ways to pay: CareCredit · The site's Client Corner links to a CareCredit application. - West Hazleton Veterinary Hospital
West Hazleton and Hazleton · 570-455-2580
A West Hazleton animal hospital that sees emergency visits during its weekday hours and lists payment plans. · The site has a Payment Plans page; call to ask which plans are offered.
Pet food
- NEPA Pet Food Pantry
Luzerne County
A community project that gives free pet food to Luzerne County residents who are struggling to feed their pets. - Pocono Pet Pantry
Monroe County · 570-269-7376
A Monroe County pantry that gives free pet food to families going through a temporary money hardship. - SPCA of Luzerne County - Kibble Connection (Emergency Pet Food)
524 E Main St · 570-825-4111
Emergency pet food help from the Luzerne County SPCA for seniors, veterans and families who are struggling to feed their pets.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Lap of Love - Wilkes-Barre and Scranton In-Home Pet Euthanasia
Lackawanna and Luzerne counties and surrounding areas · (570) 215-8431
Veterinarians who come to your home in the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton area for peaceful pet euthanasia, hospice care and aftercare. - Dessin Animal Shelter
138 Miller Dr · (570) 253-4037
Wayne County's animal shelter in Honesdale, offering adoptions, dog licenses, lost and found help, and a list of nearby low-cost spay/neuter options. - SPCA of Luzerne County - Purple Paws Cause (Pet Boarding for Domestic Violence Survivors)
524 E Main St · 1-800-424-5600
Confidential boarding, food and vet care for the pets of domestic violence survivors in Luzerne County while they get to safety. - Humane Society of Wyoming County
Wyoming County, PA (Tunkhannock area) · (570) 836-4745
The Wyoming County humane society, which helps county residents afford spay/neuter, runs low-cost rabies clinics, and points families to places that give out pet food. - Lycoming County SPCA - Euthanasia, Cremation and Pet Cemetery
Lycoming County · 570-322-4646
The Lycoming County SPCA offers pet euthanasia, cremation with ashes returned, and burial in its on-site cemetery.
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 Pennsylvania 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.