Help with Veterinary Bills

Routine medical needs

PAWS is frequently contacted when people are having trouble affording veterinary care or their pet is facing a medical emergency. In Washington State, shelters are restricted by law from providing general veterinary services to privately owned animals. However, PAWS and other shelters are allowed to offer spay/neuter, microchipping and vaccine services to clients who qualify as low-income. Learn more about PAWS' veterinary services for privately owned animals.

Area low-cost spay/neuter clinics and mobile vaccination clinics are another resource for getting your pet's common medical needs taken care of at lower fees.
Speak to your veterinarian about pet wellness plans and health insurance policies that may reduce the impact of routine as well as emergency medical costs.
If you are looking for a veterinarian, you can see a list of veterinary clinics that helped with the recent Spay Day. You can also search for a veterinarian in your area on the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association's website or the American Animal Hospital Association's website. As a caring guardian, please undertake full research before entrusting your companion animal to any service provider.

Other resources

PAWS does not have a program to help individuals cover the cost of their pets' veterinary bills. These organizations have useful information about paying for veterinary bills and veterinary assistance funds:

Your veterinarian can submit an assistance request to the American Animal Hospital Association's "Helping Pets Fund." In order to qualify, your animal hospital must be AAHA accredited. To learn more about the program visit the AAHA website. To find an AAHA accredited hospital in your area, search online at www.Pets911.com.

Post-adoption medical needs

PAWS does not have a full-service veterinary center and cannot be responsible for veterinary bills or treatment of an animal after leaving our shelter. If you have questions about the health of an animal you adopted from PAWS, please review the information in your adoption packet, and be sure to take advantage of the free certificate for a veterinary exam. If you have further questions, you can contact us at 425.787.2500 x804.

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