My cat needs emergency spay, what can I do?

Hi Jessie,

Sorry about your cat. I just received this list of programs that can help folks with veterinary care if they cannot afford treatment.

Before you check out these links, call your veterinarian and try to work out a payment arrangement. Often they will work with you if it makes the difference between life and death. Ask them if they subscribe to credit care, which is a program that is interest free for the first year. If neither of these options work, here is the list to which I was referring.

• Contact your local animal shelter. Some shelters operate or know of local subsidized

veterinary clinics or veterinary assistance programs.

• Ask your veterinarian (if the hospital is AAHA accredited) to submit an assistance

request to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Helping Pets Fund.

Visit www.aahahelpingpets.org for more details.

• Apply for assistance from one of the following organizations or agencies. Please note

that many of these organizations and agencies have limited funds so you may have to

approach more than one. Some require applications for assistance, some provide very

specific assistance, and some work directly with veterinarians. These organizations are

listed as resources; we cannot guarantee that you will receive assistance.

1. Tails of Hope Foundation. (www.tailsofhopefoundation.org) Under its

Sponsor-A-PetSM Program, Tails of Hope Foundation underwrites the cost of

veterinary care for companion animals suffering from cancer or other lifethreatening

diseases whose owners cannot afford to pay for such care.

2. National Breed Clubs. If you have a specific breed of dog or cat, contact the

National Club for that breed. Sometimes these clubs offer a veterinary

assistance fund.

3. Angels for Animals. (www.angels4animals.org) The mission of Angels for

Animals is to serve as the guardian angel of animals whose caretakers find

themselves in difficult financial situations.

4. Cats in Crisis. (www.catsincrisis.org) Cats in Crisis is dedicated to helping

individuals care for cats with chronic or emergency medical conditions through

financial and fundraising assistance.

5. IMOM (In Memory of Magic). (www.imom.org) IMOM is dedicated to

ensuring that no companion animal is euthanized simply because his or her

caretaker is financially challenged.

6. Help-A-Pet. (www.help-a-pet.org) Help-A-Pet provides financial assistance

to the elderly, the disabled and the working poor who are unable to afford

veterinary care.

7. Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program (FVEAP).

(www.fveap.org) The Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance program

provides financial assistance to cat and kitten guardians who are unable to

afford veterinary services when a life-threatening illness or injury strikes.

8. The Pet Fund. (www.thepetfund.com) The Pet Fund provides financial

assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent veterinary care.

9. United Animal Nations. (www.uan.org) United Animal Nations may assist

senior citizens and low-income families pay for immediate emergency

veterinary care.

10. Shakespeare Animal Fund. (www.shakespeareanimalfund.org) The

Shakespeare Animal Fund offers assistance primarily to those on fixed

incomes or with annual incomes of less than $35,000. Exceptions may be

made and it is always a one-time grant.

Hope one of these options works for you, and all the best of luck with your cat.

Troublesniffer

Owned by cats for over 40 years: and LOVING it.

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Start calling all the vets in the area to ask if they know of a place where you can get your pet spayed for free. Mention the pyrometra... most will probably call back and say humane shelter, but you might also find one who sympathises with you and will either discount or at least come up with an affordable payment plan. Keep calling that humane shelter!

Good luck and best wishes, so sorry you have to be in that situation!

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Sorry, this is not just a cheap spay.This is emergency surgery and the cat can die if not operated on, and can also die in surgery if the infection has affected immune capacity.

Call the vet and set up a payment plan. Or take the cat in to be euthanized if you can't afford the surgery. This is a long, gruesome way to die. At this point, trying to find someone to take responsibility for the cat is wasting precious time.

Do what's right.

Talk with the vet most will have you sign a contract for payments, hold X amounts of checks to hold each for 2 wks and cash them and pay it off as u go.

This is one of the emergencys that comes from not spaying our dogs and cats.

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Talk to your vet and ask if he will set up a payment plan so you can pay over time. Most vets will do this when they know there is a true need, especially if they are familiar with you as a patient.

local humane societies provide cheap spay/neuter. Give them a call.

can you borrow the money from a friend or family member. when you do have the money or better finances look into pet insurance

so sorry and good luck