Help My Pet for Pet Professionals & Community Partners

For Pet Professionals & Community Partners

Give your clients a useful next step.

Help My Pet is a free guide to care, costs, food and ongoing pet support. Share it with a client, adopter or family who needs somewhere useful to turn. Resource pages explain who an option serves, important requirements and how to take the next step.

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Free to browse and share. No account or purchase required. Resource pages cite sources and show review dates. Medical guidance stays with the family’s veterinary team.

Find help for a specific client · How we check resources

For veterinary and rehabilitation teams, shelters and rescues, trainers, groomers, sitters, pet-food programs and other community services. Help My Pet is a free, independent guide. See who runs it.

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Add one useful link to what you already send

Choose the moment that fits your work. You can share the general guide or a resource page that matches the family’s situation.

Care and recovery instructionsVeterinary and rehabilitation teams: add the guide to discharge or home-care emails when families need practical support alongside the treatment plan.

Adoption and owner-support packetsShelters and rescues: include a link or the QR handout with adoption materials, food assistance or conversations about keeping a pet at home.

Everyday client follow-upsTrainers, groomers and sitters: share it when a family mentions difficulty finding care, paying costs or keeping up with food and supplies.

Community resource materialsFood programs and community teams: add the short referral line to a handout, welcome email or resource list.

Share the public link; families can explore privately. You do not need to collect or send us their medical records, financial information or contact details.

What does the family need?

Choose a situation, check the resource’s service area and requirements, then share that page with the family. Some programs need the clinic to apply; we call that out before a client tries.

“I’m worried about the cost.” →Payment arrangements, grants and fundraising. Clinic-led programs are identified before a family tries to apply. “We need help with everyday care.” →Food, supplies and local support, starting with assistance rather than shopping. “Where can we find care?” →Practice directories and lower-cost services, with questions about appointments and referrals. “What support is there at the end of life?” →Hospice, in-home services and aftercare, with coverage boundaries and contact guidance. “I’m overwhelmed. What do I ask?” →A question guide for the next care conversation, not a substitute for clinical advice. “I’m looking for something else.” →The full resource index for named organizations and other practical support.

More than a charity list

A long list of organizations can still leave a family doing hours of research during a crisis. Help My Pet tries to put the decision-making information before the link.

Fit

Geography, species, diagnosis, income or other important limits when we can verify them.

Next step

Whether the family applies, the veterinary team acts, or the practice must participate first.

Current context

Review dates, known pauses or availability limits, and unanswered questions instead of assuming every listing is usable today.

We also include payment arrangements, fundraising and practical support because a grant is not always the fastest or most realistic path.

Why the next step matters

Some programs require the veterinary team to apply; others accept pet-owner applications. Help My Pet calls that out before a family spends time on the wrong path. For example, AVMF REACH starts with the veterinary team, while Pet Help Finder is a tool the family can use directly.

Help My Pet does not diagnose, arrange treatment or guarantee funding, appointments or services. Sharing the guide does not imply your organization endorses every resource. For urgent concerns, direct families to their veterinarian or an emergency veterinary hospital. Veterinary teams should follow their usual triage process.

A one-line referral

Need help with pet care, costs or food? Explore the free Help My Pet guide: helpmypet.us/.

A little more context

Copy this into a client email, resource list or adoption packet:

Need practical help for your pet? Help My Pet brings together care options, financial help, food, local services and end-of-life support. Its resource pages explain who an option can help, what is needed and how to take the next step. Free to browse, with no account required. Visit https://helpmypet.us/. Confirm current details with the provider and contact your veterinary team for medical concerns.

A short introduction in conversation

“This can help you find practical support for your pet and check which options fit. Start with the guide that matches what you need, then check the resource’s requirements and next step.”

Client handout

Print this page from your browser. The print layout contains the boxed handout below, including the QR code and a readable link.

Not sure where to turn for your pet?

Find help that fits. Understand the next step.

Veterinary care · Help with costs · Food and supplies
Local services · Hospice and end-of-life support

See who a resource can help, what is needed and who to contact. Free to browse. No account or purchase required.

helpmypet.us/

For urgent concerns, call your veterinarian or an emergency veterinary hospital. This guide does not replace veterinary advice or guarantee assistance.

Help My Pet is a free, independent guide.

What your team can rely on

Detailed resource pages cite sources and show review information. Confirmed limits are distinguished from unanswered questions. Review dates are not live availability guarantees, and a bounced email alone is not treated as proof a provider has closed.

Read our review practices, ownership and limitations →

Directory inclusion is based on usefulness to pet families and the information we can verify. There is no listing fee, and inclusion does not depend on sharing Help My Pet.

Fundraising merchandise is available too

For families with time to run a campaign, Help My Pet can create a free fundraiser page with merchandise featuring their pet, and handles printing and shipping. It is optional and not intended for bills that must be paid immediately. See how Help My Pet fundraiser pages work →

Refer a pet family: message and handout →

Help someone tell their story and ask for support

Share our free pet-care GoFundMe guide for a story template, budget guidance and a first-week promotion plan. You can also help by adapting a sharing message with the organizer's permission.

Corrections and suggestions

Use the contact form and start your message with “Help My Pet Resource Update.” Include the listing, correction, and a source we can check. If we contacted your organization, you can also reply to that message. Please do not send client medical records or payment information.