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Pet Help in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

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In Dallas-Fort Worth 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

  • MedVet Dallas 24 hours
    11333 N. Central Exwy, Dallas, TX 75243 · 972.994.9110
    Pet ER open around the clock, with urgent care and specialty services.
  • VEG ER for Pets - Dallas 24 hours
    4500 North Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75206 · (972) 544-7311
    24-hour walk-in emergency hospital for pets.
  • Denton County Animal ER 24 hours
    4145 South Interstate 35 E #101, Denton, TX 76210 · 940-271-1200
    24/7 veterinary emergency room for dogs and cats when the regular vet is unavailable: traumatic injuries, toxic exposures, metabolic disease, eye injuries, breathing crises, urinary and neurological problems. Has trauma rooms, digital radiography, ultrasound and ICU units.
  • VEG ER for Pets - Fort Worth (Tehama Ridge) 24 hours
    9001 Tehama Ridge Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177 · (817) 928-5995
    24-hour walk-in emergency hospital for pets in north Fort Worth.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

  • Dallas Animal Services Community Cat Program
    1818 North Westmoreland Road, Dallas, TX 75212
    Free spay/neuter, core vaccines including rabies, microchip and ear tip for community cats in the City of Dallas, delivered with Spay Neuter Network and TCAP.
  • Spay Neuter Network - Community Cat Program (Dallas)
    2247 S Buckner Blvd, Ste 110, Dallas, TX 75227 · (972) 472-3500
    Free surgery, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, microchip and ear tip for feral or un-owned cats of Dallas residents.
  • Spay Neuter Network - Dallas Clinic
    2247 S Buckner Blvd, Ste 110, Dallas, TX 75227 · (972) 472-3500
    Nonprofit clinic providing spay/neuter surgery, vaccines, wellness care, heartworm and parasite prevention and microchips for dogs and cats, including feral and un-owned cats.
  • SPCA of Texas - Myron K. Martin Clinic
    2400 Lone Star Dr, Dallas, TX 75212 · 214-742-7722
    Spay and neuter surgeries and wellness services for dogs and cats at the SPCA of Texas Dallas campus, by appointment.
  • Denton Animal Services - Community Cat TNR Program
    3717 N. Elm St., Denton, TX 76207 · (940) 349-7594
    Free Trap-Neuter-Return for unowned outdoor cats. Residents trap a cat that has no ear tip and bring it to the shelter; after a 72-hour hold the cat is spayed or neutered, given rabies and core vaccines, ear-tipped and returned where it was found. The city also runs a Barn Cat (working cat) program.
  • Denton Animal Support Foundation - Spay & Neuter Assistance
    Denton County
    DASF funds no-cost or low-cost spay and neuter for veterans, seniors, students and low-income families, helps pet owners and rescues pay for surgery, and hosts spay and neuter clinics during the year.
  • TCAP Feral Fix Program (free feral cat spay/neuter)
    713 Sunset Street, Denton, TX 76201 · (940) 566-5551
    Free sterilization of feral cats at all TCAP North Texas clinics, including Denton (feral surgery days Mon-Thu). The first 12 feral cats in line each day from 8 am are fixed free; later cats can be booked at a discounted appointment fee. TCAP also handles colony registration and census for cities that require it, such as Gainesville.
  • Texas Coalition for Animal Protection (TCAP)
    North Texas · 940-566-5551
    Nonprofit providing low-cost spay/neuter plus basic wellness (vaccines, microchips, heartworm testing and prevention, deworming, flea and tick prevention) at clinics and weekend vaccine events across North Texas.
  • City of Fort Worth Community Cat (TNR) Program
    Fort Worth · 817-392-1234
    Fort Worth Animal Care & Control trap-neuter-return by appointment, with occasional free monthly clinics for spay/neuter, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, microchip and ear tip.
  • Spay Neuter Network - Fort Worth Clinic
    3117 E Seminary Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76119 · (972) 472-3500
    Nonprofit clinic offering spay/neuter, vaccines, wellness care, parasite prevention and microchips for dogs and cats, plus monthly free pet food through a partner.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

Pet food

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

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 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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