[Dailydrool] Fw: Organizations that help fund catastrophic vet bills

[Val Brewer]

I don't know how to "cut and paste" on the internet, so I am using the "Forward" option to re-submit a posting I had on the Drool back in October. I had done a Web search for organizations which help fund catastrophic vet bills, both for individuals, and also for rescue organizations. I know nothing about any of these organizations, really, but all have the mission of providing funding to save animals which might otherwise be euthanized or die because the owner/organization could not afford the vet bills. I seem to recall there may even have been a few more organizations which were specifically for seniors or persons below a certain income level. Last Drool there were two postings about catastrophic vet bills needing help, and I know various rescues also post when in need. So, please, anyone needing help check out these sites. The feline diabetes site provides brief descriptions of the services offered by each organization. Val


--- On Thu, 10/23/08, Val Brewer <vlbzwick at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Val Brewer <vlbzwick at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Organizations that help fund catastrophic vet bills
> To: dailydrool at dailydrool.org
> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 10:38 AM
> There are a number of foundations which help with
> catastrophic vet bills.  I pulled this list off of the site
> www.felinediabetes.com/vetbills.htm (this was the best site
> that came up when I googled "financial assistance for
> veterinary bills".  
>  
> The list and contacts is as follows (I've left off the
> cat-only and senior citizen-only ones):
> 1. IMOM (www.imom.org)
> 2. American Animal Hospital Association
> (www.aahahelpingpets.org)
> 3. Angels4Animals (www.angels4animals.org)
> 4. Care Credit (www.carecredit.com)
> 5. Shakespeare Animal Fund (www.shakespeareanimalfund.com)
> 6. The Pet Fund (thepetfund.com)
> 7. United Animal Nations (www.uan.org)
>  
> The mission statements of each of these organizations is
> summarized on the feline diabetes site.  Almost all have
> the mission of saving rescuable injured or sick animals from
> euthanasia if the cost of veterinary care is the only thing
> standing between the animal and recovery.  Number 7 looks
> like it is specifically for cases like Susan's.
>  
> Good luck.  Val