Pet Help in the Memphis Area
In Memphis 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: Nashville.
Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- Memphis Veterinary Specialists & Emergency 24 hours
555 Trinity Creek Cove, Cordova, TN 38018 · (901) 624-9002
24/7 emergency hospital and referral specialty hospital for cats and dogs in the Greater Memphis area. The ER is currently taking Priority 1 and 2 cases only.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Spay Memphis
3787 Summer Ave., Memphis, TN 38122 · 901-324-3202
Nonprofit high-volume spay and neuter clinic for dogs and cats, with vaccine boosters for its own surgery patients. Donor-funded discounts are offered to pet owners age 65 and older, pet owners who receive government assistance, and owners of pit bull and pit bull mix dogs while funding lasts. - Spay Memphis - Feral and Community Cat Program
3787 Summer Ave., Memphis, TN 38122 · 901-324-3202
Low-cost spay and neuter for outdoor feral and community cats brought in a live humane trap, for cats that will be returned outdoors.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County - Low-Cost Community Vet Clinic
935 Farm Road · (901) 937-3900
Low-cost vaccines, spay/neuter and spay/neuter vouchers for Memphis and Shelby County pet owners who receive income assistance (SNAP, Social Security, disability, unemployment, Medicare, etc.); non-emergency only, appointments required.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- Animal Emergency Center (Memphis)
3767 Summer Ave, Memphis, TN 38122 · (901) 323-4563
After-hours emergency veterinary hospital for cats and dogs, open overnight on weeknights and 24 hours Friday through Monday and holidays.
Pet food
- Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County - Pet Food Pantry
935 Farm Road, Memphis, TN 38134 · (901) 937-3900
Limited amounts of free dog and cat food for pet owners in need. Pet owners receive a punch card good for four pickups each year. - Memphis Animal Services - Pet Resource Center and Pet Food Pantry
2350 Appling City Cove, Memphis, TN 38133 · (901) 636-1416
Pet retention help from Memphis Animal Services: staff contact you to learn about your situation and connect you with community services, and a donation-based pet food pantry for families in need. Supplies depend on donations.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Bartlett Animal Shelter
5220 Shelter Run Lane, Bartlett, TN 38135 · 901-385-6484
City of Bartlett animal shelter serving the animals and residents of Bartlett, with pet adoptions, lost and found pets and volunteer opportunities. - Germantown Animal Shelter
7700 Southern Avenue, Germantown, TN 38138 · (901) 757-7358
City of Germantown animal shelter and animal control. Dog and cat adoption (pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped), foster program, pet surrender for Germantown residents, and stray, welfare and public-safety animal calls. - Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County
935 Farm Road, Memphis, TN 38134 · (901) 937-3900
Nonprofit animal shelter offering dog and cat adoption, owner surrender intake, foster and volunteer programs, dog training and lost and found help. - Memphis Animal Services
2350 Appling City Cove, Memphis, TN 38133 · (901) 636-1416
City of Memphis animal shelter and the only open-intake shelter in Shelby County. Adoption, reclaiming lost pets, stray and owner surrender, foster and volunteer programs, and requests for an animal services officer. - Streetdog Foundation
Memphis
Foster-based nonprofit dog rescue that takes in endangered dogs from the streets and shelters of Memphis and places them with adopters matched for the dog and household. Its website also gives step-by-step guidance for people who find a stray dog.
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.