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Help with pet care costs in Ohio

Free, no account needed. Every program is checked on its own website, with more listed online.

Help paying a vet bill

  • Cleveland APL Project CARE (Community Animal Retention Effort) · (216) 377-1633
    City of Cleveland

Lower-cost vet care

  • Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center - Hummel Trueman Hospital for Companion Animals · (614) 292-3551
    Columbus (statewide referral hospital)
  • Columbus Humane Essential Care Center - Subsidized Veterinary Clinic · (614) 777-7387
    Columbus / Central Ohio

Spay and neuter

  • Angels for Animals - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter · (330) 549-1111
    Youngstown / Mahoning Valley (Canfield)
  • Give Them Ten Spay/Neuter Help Line and Neuterville Express · (833) 448-3836
    Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana

Pet food

  • Columbus Humane Pet Food Pantry · (614) 602-6700
    Columbus / Central Ohio
  • Friends of the Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter - Pet Pantry · (216) 706-9363
    Cuyahoga County (Cleveland)

End of life and pet loss

  • Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center - Honoring the Bond Program · (614) 247-8607
    Columbus (Ohio State VMC clients)

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If your pet may need urgent care, call your veterinarian or nearest emergency hospital now and tell them if cost is a barrier. Programs change; call ahead to confirm who qualifies. Help My Pet is free and doesn’t replace veterinary advice.