Pet Help in the Chattanooga Area
In Chattanooga 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
- VCA Regional Institute for Veterinary Emergencies and Referrals (VCA RIVER) 24 hours
2132 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406 · 423-698-4612
Emergency and specialty referral hospital in Chattanooga with 24-hour hospitalization and intensive care, surgery, internal medicine and physical rehabilitation.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Humane Educational Society (HES) - Community Spay and Neuter Clinic
4155 Randolph Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37406 · 423-624-5302
Low-cost spay and neuter for dogs and cats, open to the community regardless of residence or jurisdiction, with heartworm and FeLV/FIV tests, vaccines and microchips available. - Humane Educational Society (HES) - Free TNR Surgeries
4155 Randolph Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37406 · 423-624-5302
Free trap-neuter-return surgeries and vaccination for community cats, funded by donors. Trap rentals are available with a refundable deposit. - McKamey Animal Center - Community Cat TNR and Trap Loan
4500 N. Access Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37415 · (423) 305-6500
Trap-neuter-return for free-roaming, community and feral cats, which are spayed or neutered, ear-tipped and returned outdoors. Humane traps can be rented with a refundable deposit. TNR drop-off is on Wednesdays. - McKamey Animal Center - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter
4500 N. Access Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37415 · (423) 305-6500
Low-cost spay and neuter surgery for dogs and cats by appointment, with vaccines and microchips available at the time of surgery. Dogs over 75 pounds are not accepted.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Humane Educational Society (HES) - Community Vaccine Clinics
4155 Randolph Circle · (423) 624-5302
First-come, first-served low-cost vaccine clinics (vaccines, microchips, dewormer) for dogs and cats, 1st Wednesday monthly at HES and a monthly Saturday clinic around Hamilton County; HES also runs a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. - McKamey Animal Center - Weekly Vaccine and Microchip Clinic
4500 N. Access Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37415 · (423) 305-6500
Weekly walk-in low-cost vaccine and microchip clinic (rabies, DHPP, FVRCP, Bordetella) and city pet licenses. Free DHPP and FVRCP vaccines for Hamilton County residents through a Petco Love partnership while supplies last. No wellness exams or parasite prevention.
Pet food
- Humane Educational Society (HES) - Pet Food Pantry
4155 Randolph Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37406
Temporary pet food assistance from the pantry inside the HES shelter. - McKamey Animal Center - Pet Food Pantry
4500 N. Access Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37415 · (423) 305-6505
Community pet food pantry for people going through hard times, at the main center and the MAC C.A.R.E.S. Center. Food is given as supply allows.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Humane Educational Society (HES)
4155 Randolph Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37406 · 423-624-5302
Nonprofit animal shelter and animal services for Hamilton County outside Chattanooga and Red Bank. Adoption, pet admissions and surrender, lost and found pets, licenses, foster and volunteer programs. - McKamey Animal Center
4500 N. Access Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37415 · (423) 305-6500
Nonprofit animal center and animal protection services for the cities of Chattanooga, Red Bank and Lakesite. Adoption with walk-in visits, lost and found pets, rehoming help, foster and volunteer programs, city pet licenses and end-of-life care.
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 Tennessee 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.