Pet Help in the Corpus Christi Area

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In Corpus Christi and need help now? For an emergency, go to one of the emergency vets below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the low-cost clinics. For food, see the pet food programs. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• South Texas Veterinary Urgent Care
  4133 Gollihar Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 · (361) 833-6022
  Veterinary urgent and emergency care for trauma, breathing problems, poisoning, wounds and sudden illness, with diagnostics and stabilization.
• VCA Oso Creek Animal Hospital & Emergency Center 24 hours
  7721 S. Staples Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78413 · 361-994-1145
  Animal hospital and emergency center for cats and dogs, open 24 hours every day, with same-day urgent appointments.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Free Microchipping and Pet Registration
  2626 Holly Road
  Free microchipping and pet registration at the City of Corpus Christi's Holly Road shelter; no appointment necessary.
• Gulf Coast Humane Society Low-Cost Drive-Thru Community Clinics
  3118 Cabaniss Parkway · (361) 225-0845
  Weekly drive-thru clinics with low-cost and free services: free canine and feline distemper vaccines for all, low-cost rabies and Bordetella vaccines, heartworm and FIV/FeLV tests, heartworm prevention and flea and tick prevention. No wellness exams, sick visits or diagnostics.

Pet food

• Gulf Coast Humane Society Full Bellies Pet Food Program
  3118 Cabaniss Pkwy · 361-225-0845
  Free pet food for families in need: an on-site pantry with donated dog food, cat food and litter; drive-through food events at the Coastal Bend Food Bank; and free prescription-diet pet food when in stock.

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

• Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Animal Control Requests
  2626 Holly Road · (361) 826-4630
  City animal control help within Corpus Christi city limits: report animal cruelty, bites, barking or nuisance animals, dangerous dogs, roaming animals, injured or sick animals, and request removal of deceased animals.
• Corpus Christi Animal Care Services Shelter
  2626 Holly Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78415 · (361) 826-4630
  City of Corpus Christi shelter. Walk-ins are welcome, and available animals are listed online.
• Gulf Coast Humane Society (Corpus Christi)
  3118 Cabaniss Pkwy · (361) 225-0845
  Non-profit, no-kill animal shelter in South Texas offering dog and cat adoption, foster, lost and found help, a Finder to Foster program, found kitten guidance, surrender and rehoming support, and a resource library.
• Gulf Coast Humane Society Low-Cost Pet Cremation
  3118 Cabaniss Pkwy · (361) 225-0845
  Low-cost individual or communal pet cremation for Coastal Bend families, with ashes returned in every option and optional keepsakes such as paw print impressions. Turnaround is about two weeks; staff call when ashes are ready.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. Ways to pay a vet bill in Texas 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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