Pet Help in the Milwaukee Area
In Milwaukee 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
- VEG ER for Pets - Brookfield 24 hours
15455 West Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI 53005 · (262) 267-8240
24-hour walk-in emergency veterinary hospital in Brookfield. No appointment needed. - VCA Milwaukee Emergency Center for Animals 24 hours
3670 South 108th Street, Greenfield, WI 53228 · 414-543-7387
24-hour veterinary hospital in Greenfield providing emergency and critical care. - Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center - Ozaukee 24 hours
12800 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53097 · (262) 546-0249
Combined emergency, trauma and critical care hospital in Mequon that handles walk-in and referral emergencies, staffed 24/7. - Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center - Waukesha 24 hours
W239 N1046 Pewaukee Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 · (262) 542-3241
Combined emergency, trauma and critical care hospital that handles walk-in and referral emergencies, staffed 24/7.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- HAWS Project Guardian (TNR for outdoor cats)
701 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 · 262-542-8852
Trap-neuter-return program for feral, outdoor and barn cats. HAWS spays or neuters each cat, vaccinates for rabies (12 weeks and older) and ear-notches it. Free for Waukesha County residents; reduced-rate TNR appointments for residents outside the county. Weekly trap rentals available. - HAWS SNIP Spay-Neuter Clinic
701 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 · 262-542-8852
HAWS Spay-Neuter Initiative Program (SNIP) clinic provides spay/neuter surgery for dogs and cats owned by members of the general community and by area rescue groups. A current rabies vaccine is required; one is given at the appointment if needed.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- HAWS Wellness Clinic
701 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 · 262-542-8852
Nonprofit wellness clinic at the HAWS shelter offering wellness exams, sick visits, vaccinations, preventatives, microchips, nail trims and dental services for dogs and cats. Additional diagnostics such as bloodwork and x-rays are available. - MADACC Low Cost Vaccine Clinic
3839 West Burnham Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53215 · 414-649-8640
Weekly low-cost rabies and distemper combo (DHPP/FVCRP) vaccines for dogs and cats, with a discount when both are given at one appointment. Pets must be licensed or be licensed at the time of vaccines.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- BluePearl Pet Hospital Glendale
2100 W Silver Spring Dr, Glendale, WI 53209 · 414.540.6710
Emergency and specialty veterinary hospital in Glendale on Milwaukee's north side. - BluePearl Pet Hospital Oak Creek
9472 S 27th St, Oak Creek, WI 53154 · 414.761.6333
Emergency and specialty veterinary hospital in Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, with specialty care and diagnostic imaging by appointment.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Elmbrook Humane Society
20950 Enterprise Avenue, Brookfield, WI 53045 · 262-782-9261
Humane society in Brookfield offering adoption of dogs, cats and small animals, lost and found help, pet surrender, and training and behavior services. - Wisconsin Humane Society Pet Loss and Grief Seminars
4500 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI · 414-264-6257
Free quarterly group Pet Loss and Grief Seminars at the WHS Milwaukee Campus, led by a licensed psychologist volunteer, open to anyone grieving the loss of a companion animal. - Wisconsin Humane Society: Milwaukee Campus
4500 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208 · 414-264-6257
Animal shelter and adoption center in Milwaukee. - Wisconsin Humane Society: Racine Campus
8900 16th St, Mount Pleasant, WI 53177 · 262-554-6699
Wisconsin Humane Society shelter in Mount Pleasant serving the Racine area, offering adoptions, animal surrender and rehoming resources, stray animal holding, and low-cost vaccines and microchips. - HAWS (Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County)
701 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 · 262-542-8851
Humane society and shelter in Waukesha offering adoptions, emergency and animal rescue, lost pet reports, behavior and training help, and humane education. - MADACC (Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission)
3839 West Burnham Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53215 · 414-649-8640
Animal control and community shelter in West Milwaukee. Offers adoptions, lost and found pet listings, pets available directly from owners, rehoming help, dog and cat licensing, and foster programs.
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 Wisconsin 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.