Get Help Now: Low Cost Vets in Delaware, Free Pet Food & More

Finding low cost vets in Delaware can be crucial for pet owners on a budget. Fortunately, there are options available! Here’s a guide to low-cost clinics and financial assistance programs to help keep your pet healthy.

Of course, we also have a list of nationwide veterinary care grant providers who can help you connect with completely free veterinary care for low income families if you need additional assistance.

Spay/Neuter Services

An important part of pet health is spaying and neutering, but these operations can be very expensive. The State of Delaware believes in the importance of spaying and neutering and there are multiple charities and low cost vets that can assist with this service.

Brandywine Valley SPCA (Georgetown, New Castle, and Dover)

Brandywine Valley SPCA is a nonprofit with three locations in Georgetown, New Castle, and Dover. Spay/Neuter services at Brandywine Valley range from $70-$80 for cats and $160-$320 for dogs depending on gender and weight. Appointments are required and can be booked on Brandywine Valley SPCA’s website.

Delaware Health and Social Services

Delawareans who receive state or federal assistance may be eligible to receive a $20 Spay/Neuter Certificate from the office of Delaware Health and Social Services. Pet owners are only eligible for one certificate per fiscal year (July 1st-June 30th). Eligibility is limited to pet owners who receive TANF, Food Stamps, WIC, Medicare, DE medical assistance, or general assistance. To apply, please complete Delaware’s Fixed and Fabulous application. Please note, the certificates are first come, first served and depend on funding.

Humane Animal Partners (Wilmington, Newark, and Rehoboth Beach)

Humane Animal Partners (Formerly Delaware Humane Association and Delaware SPCA) provide low cost spay/neuter services to all residents of Delaware in their two New Castle County locations. Spay/Neuter services are offered at their Newark location every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and at their Wilmington location every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Spay/neuter services range from $65-80 for cats and $150-$325 for dogs depending on gender and weight. You can request an appointment on Humane Animal Partner’s website.

Faithful Friends Animal Society (New Castle)

Faithful Friends Animal Society offers low cost spay/neuter services Tuesday-Friday from 9am-3pm. Spay/neuter services range from $70 for cats and $160-$240 for dogs. Please note, dogs over 7 will also need an exam for an additional cost. Appointments are requried and can be booked on Faithful Friends Animal Society’s website.

Spay Neuter Clinic (Dover)

Spay Neuter Clinic offers low cost spay/neuter services to anyone regardless of income or residency. Their spay/neuter services range from $49-$74 for cats and $93-$163 for dogs depending on gender and weight. Appointments are required and can be made by calling their office. Please visit Spay Neuter Clinic’s website for their phone number and more information.

Forgotten Cats (Wilmington Area)

Forgotten Cats main focus is TNVR (trap, neuter, vaccinate, return) and they serve Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. Forgotten Cats also offers low cost spay/neuter services for pet cats. Forgotten cats offers neuter services for $50 and spay services for $60. A discount is applied if spay/neuter services are bundled with vaccines. You can request an appointment on Forgotten Cats’s website.

Vaccines and Testing

Spay and neutering is, unfortunately, the easy part. Pets require continued care that can easily add up. Many of the organizations that offer spay/neuter services also offer low cost vet services like vaccines, testing, and sometimes medications.

Humane Animal Partners (Wilmington, Newark, and Rehoboth Beach)

Humane Animal Partners offer multiple options for free and low cost pet care. They operate a low cost wellness clinic a few days a week at both their Wilmington and Newark locations. Each exam is $50 and a full list of vaccine and testing prices can be found online. In addition to their wellness clinic, Humane Animal Partners host vaccination clinics monthly. These clinics do not charge an exam fee and often some of the vaccines are free. You can find a full list of their clinic dates on their Vaccination Clinic page. Additionally, keep an eye on Humane Animal Partners’s events page for more free vaccine events.

Faithful Friends Animal Society (New Castle)

Faithful Friends Animal Society offers two low cost ways for your pet to receive care. Faithful Friends operates a wellness clinic Tuesday-Friday from 9am-5pm. Exams cost $50 and prices for vaccines and other services are listed on Faithful Friends Animal Society’s website. In addition to their wellness clinic, Faithful Friends hosts vaccination clinics a few times a month. These clinics do not include an exam and are strictly for low cost vaccines. You can find their clinic dates on their website.

First State SPCA (Camden)

First State SPCA hosts regularly scheduled low cost vaccine clinics. Not much information is given on their website, but according to their Facebook events page they are first come, first served.

Pet Food

Feeding our furry friends can become a financial burden. Thankfully, multiple organizations in Delaware recognize the expensive of pet food and host pet food pantries.

First State SPCA (Camden)

First State SPCA regularly hosts drive-thru pet food distributions. Not much information is given online, but their website indicates that interested pet owners should call them for more information. Their phone number can be found on First State SPCA’s website.

Humane Animal Partners (Wilmington, Newark, and Rehoboth Beach)

Humane Animal Partners operates a pet food pantry at each of their locations. For assistance, visit their location in Wilmington, Newark, or Rehoboth Beach during business hours. Additionally, they recommend keeping an eye on their events and social media for additional information.

Faithful Friends Animal Society

Faithful Friends Animal Society not only operates a pet food pantry at their shelter, they also offer pet food at The Warehouse, Bellevue Community Center, Child, Inc., and New Castle County Hope Center. Additionally, they offer a pet food delivery service to those who are unable to travel due to health or transportation issues. Pet food is delivered on the first Saturday of the month and interested pet owners must register monthly. There are only 32 spots available each month and you can sign up starting the Tuesday after the first Saturday of the month.

Brandywine Valley SPCA (Georgetown, New Castle, and Dover)

Brandywine Valley SPCA operates a pet food pantry at all of their locations. Most of their locations are open Tuesday-Friday 12pm-7pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm. You can find the address and business hours of all their locations on Brandywine Valley’s website.

Relief Recap

It is hard to imagine a world without pets, but sometimes it is also hard to imagine how to afford their care. Multiple organizations in Delaware understand the financial strain pet care expenses can cause and provide services to ease the strain. Hopefully one of these free and low cost vets in Delaware will be able to help you!

Marie McCollum

Marie McCollum has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Georgia. She is currently the Director of Programs for a non-profit in Decatur, Georgia.