Free & Cheap Veterinary Care in Portland, Oregon area!

Low income pet owners in Multnomah County, Oregon, are heartbroken when faced with the high costs of veterinary care, especially when emergency strikes or a pet is diagnosed with a serious illness. Fortunately, there are compassionate organizations that provide help for just this sort of thing.

See our list of nationwide free and cheap veterinary care agencies by clicking here!

Spay & Neuter

Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP)

ASAP offers $10 spay and neuter services for cats only to qualified low-income residents. If you receive government assistance (EBT, Medicaid, WIC, SSI, etc) and reside in either Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark counties, you can call (503) 802-6755 for help!

Burlingame Vet Clinic

Burlingame Vet Clinic offers low-cost spay surgical services to cats and dogs. Services start at just $14.50! You can find their prices and details on their website.

Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon

Found a feral cat? Get it fixed with the FCCO’s trap-neuter-return program! These services are provided for a suggested donation of $30 per cat.

Oregon Spay/Neuter Fund

This non-profit seeks to curb animal overpopulation by providing coupons to local vet clinics. Visit their websites to find coupons for clinics in the Portland Metro, Willamette Valley, Oregon Coast and Bend area!

Vaccinations & General Care

Companion Pet Clinic

Companion Pet clinic provides affordable services including vaccination programs, diagnosing exams, pet surgeries, pet dental cleanings and more. Click here to browse their services!

Good Neighbor Vet

Good Neighbor Vet provides micro-chipping, parasite prevention and health care packages for a low cost. Payment arrangements may be available on health care packages. Click here to learn more.

Luv My Pet

Visit an affordable clinic at your local Petco or Unleashed location. You can save on services including vaccinations, micro-chipping, heartworm, lyme disease and more. Find your local clinic here.

PAW Team

This agency provides assistance with vaccinations, parasite control, prescriptions, food, supplies, pet licensing, micro-chipping, medical grooming, spay/neuter services and other major services (as determined by the Paws Team Medical Director).

A $5 co-payment is requested but no one who qualifies is turned away due to inability to pay. You may qualify if you meet one of the following: (1) you are homeless, (2) you are living in transitional housing or (3) you can provide proof of income below the federal poverty line, you may qualify for services from the PAW Team.

Pixie Project

The Pixie Project may offer low cost medical and surgical services, including spay/neuter, in some cases. You’ll need to send an email to [email protected] for more information.

Dental Care

Companion Pet Clinic

Companion Pet clinic provides affordable services including vaccination programs, diagnosing exams, pet surgeries, pet dental cleanings and more. Call them today at (503) 546-1044.

Forever Pet Dental

For just $195, your pet can receive a physical exam, oral exam, IV catheter and fluids, dental cleaning, anesthetic monitoring, antibiotic injection (if needed), sedation, gas anesthesia, dental X-rays, day hospitalization and a nail trim! This is far lower than many other veterinary clinics.

From the Forever Pet Dental website:

If you ask any other veterinary clinic how much it will cost to get your pet’s teeth cleaned you will not get a simple answer.  You will get questions:  “What’s his age?  Species?  Weight?”  Then you will get a price range that usually goes something like, “Well the cleaning would start at $350 but could go as high as $800 or more depending on if the veterinarian has to take x-rays or if any teeth need to be extracted.  Oh and he’ll need a $42 exam first.”

At Forever Pet Dental we have one simple answer:  Our veterinary dental cleaning packages are always $195.

Just call (360) 859-3790 to get started! Please note that Forever Pet Dental is located in Vancouver, WA.

Emergency Care

Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital

Dove Lewis provides 24/7 emergency and critical care services to companion animals. Through the Velvet Assistance Fund, owners who have a financial need may be able to receive up to $750 in assistance toward the cost of their animal’s care. To qualify, the patient must have a fair to good prognosis and be in an emergency situation. Please call (503) 228-7281 prior to visiting the hospital to see if funds are available.

End-of-Life Care

Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital

Dove Lewis providesdonation-only euthanasia services for very sick and declining elderly animals. Free communal cremation services are available but the ashes cannot be returned to you. Please call (503) 228-7281 for more information.

Family Animal Services 

FAS provides cremation services for $20 per pet for pets up to 35 pounds. Cremation for animals weighing more than 35 pounds will cost $0.50 per pound. Ashes will not be returned to you. Call them at (503) 665-8300.

Oregon Humane Society

Euthanasia and cremation services are offered for $40-$200 depending on the pet’s weight. Call (503) 285-7722 for more information.

Nicole Thelin

Nicole is the founder and lead researcher of Low Income Relief. After a personal experience with poverty and homelessness following her husband's sudden medical discharge from the U.S. Army, Nicole discovered the life-changing impact of community resources. This experience ignited her passion for empowering others to navigate similar crises. Nicole launched her writing career at age 16, working for various newspapers and publications. Her commitment to in-depth research and accessible content has been recognized by Google for Publishers and other industry leaders. For over 20 years, she has applied her investigative skills to uncover the most helpful, up-to-date information on benefits programs and community resources, ensuring Low Income Relief maintains the most extensive resource databases available.