Low-Cost Veterinary Care
Access to Veterinary Care in the East Bay
Veterinary care is expensive, but the clinics and organizations listed here provide low-cost or free services for pet and/or free-roaming cats.
Spay/Neuter
The following organizations provide free or low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for cats.
- Animal Fix Clinic in Richmond provides spay/neuter and other surgeries for cats and dogs at tiered pricing based on income.
- Nine Lives Foundation in Redwood City does spay/neuter for feral and pet cats.
- FOAS PetFix Free Spay/Neuter Program provides spay/neuter vouchers and holds spay/neuter events for cats and dogs from Oakland only.
- East Bay SPCA provides spay/neuter for feral cats.
- Low Cost Spay Neuter Program for Berkeley pet owners is administered by Paw Fund. To qualify, the owner must live in Berkeley and have an annual income of $37,500 or less.
- Spay the Bay is a program at Berkeley Humane that provides low-cost spay/neuter and vaccine clinics for pet cats.
- Ohlone Humane Society offers spay-neuter assistance to residents of Fremont, Newark and Union City.
- Contra Costa Animal Services offers low-cost spay/neuter for feral, homeless, or stray cats in Contra Costa County.
- Paws-in-Need in San Ramon offers financial assistance for spay/neuter of feral or homeless cats.
- ARF in Walnut Creek provides spay/neuter for cats and dogs.
Vaccine Clinics
The clinics and organizations below hold vaccination clinics for pets.
- PetVet Pet Food holds weekly low-cost clinics in Oakland and El Cerrito.
- East Bay SPCA holds weekly low-cost clinics in Oakland and Dublin.
- PALS East Bay holds monthly free vaccine clinics in Oakland.
- Paw Fund holds monthly free vaccine clinics in Berkeley.
Other Veterinary Care
- Vets in Vans is a mobile veterinary clinic that provides comprehensive clinic services to communities in the Bay Area.
- PetVet Pet Food‘s weekly drop-in clinics in Oakland and El Cerrito provide basic veterinary exams and preventive care for pets.
- East Bay SPCA has a full service veterinary clinic providing care to pets.
Emergencies
The East Bay has several 24-hour emergency clinics, which provide excellent care but can be very expensive. Most veterinary clinics can provide emergency care at a lower cost during regular hours if they are not too busy. Animal Fix Clinic can also perform some needed surgeries at a much reduced cost once a diagnosis has been made at a full service clinic.
Help with Costs of Vet Care
- East Bay SPCA Humane Advocate
- ARF Emergency Medical Fund
- Marin Humane Society
- Ohlone Humane Society – for residents of Union City, Newark, and Fremont, CA
- Pet Assistance, Inc.
- Paws 4 A Cure
- Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
- The Pet Fund
- Red Rover
- Rose’s Fund for Animals
- San Francisco Aid for Animals
- Shakespeare Animal Fund
- The Humane Society of the United States: Are You Having Trouble Affording Your Pet? (state by state list)