Resources to Help Pay Vet Bills

House Rabbit Society cannot provide funds to help guardians who can’t afford to pay their veterinary bills.

Pet Insurance

One way to ensure that you won’t be caught without funds to pay for your rabbit’s health care is to purchase a pet insurance policy before your rabbit becomes sick/injured. There is one company in the US which offers veterinary insurance for rabbits: Nationwide Pet Insurance.  (Learn more about pet insurance.)

Local Low-Cost Options

Check with your local municipal animal shelter or humane society to see if there are low cost services in your area.

Financing

Care Credit lets you finance veterinary care (or other medical care) at offices that are Care Credit members, and make payments over time. If the Care Credit bill is paid in full by a pre-determined time, there is no interest charged.

Scratchpay lets you finance veterinary care (or other medical care) at offices that are Scratchpay members, and make payments over time.

Crowd-Funding

You can also fundraise for yourself through a crowd-funding website:
Waggle
GoFundMe
YouCaring

Vet Bill Help

These organizations may be able to help guardians with veterinary bills. HRS cannot vouch for these organizations, nor can we guarantee that they will help you.

The Pet Fund
Red Rover – Relief program
Brown Dog Foundation

Location-Specific Programs

Frankie’s Friends
Provides grants in Florida, New York, Georgia, Washington, Kansas, Minnesota, Kentucky and Missouri. They work with BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Care hospitals

Southern California

Actors and Others for Animals
Guardian must be a resident of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange or Ventura County, California

Animal Health Foundation – Angel Fund
Guardian must be a resident of Los Angeles or Orange County, California. The treatment must be done at a Southern California Veterinary Medical Association (SCVMA) member vet hospital.

More Resources

Other organizations have lists of places to look for support:
Best Friends
Humane Society of the United States
The Simple Dollar