REQUIREMENTS BEFORE YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REVIEWED:

• You must apply for care credit at the vet office or www.carecredit.com.
• If denied, please apply for Scratchpay : www.scratchpay.com
• We urge that all dogs and cats in the family be spayed or neutered.  If not altered , we encourage that they are spayed/neutered whenever they are cleared medically, at the expense of the owner, if not able to be done during assistance by our fund. 
• C-Section emergencies that we assist will be spayed at the time of the surgery. Male dogs with testicular issues we will also require be neutered. 
• Use of the fund is limited to helping one individual or family to ONE time only assistance - recovery complications or follow-up treatment may be covered.
• Your pet must have a favorable prognosis for us to contribute or fund the surgery.
• Our Fund budget does not allow for us to fund advanced diagnostics such testing as MRI and CT scans.
• For diabetes and Cushing's /Addison's, thyroid disease or pancreatic insufficiency, we may be able to help with the testing and provide initial medication. The family will be responsible for the future tests and medication refills.
• Heartworm treatment may be provided to newly adopted dogs to assist shelter dogs finding and thriving in their new homes.
• For pets with poor prognosis or suffering: funding may be available for compassionate euthanasia and cremation.
• This fund is not to be used for routine care, as well as not to be taken advantage of because a pet owner simply does not want to use their own money.  this includes, annual vaccinations, nail trims, grooming, etc.

There are low cost surgery and dental clinics for many procedures. PLEASE check with one of the following :

• Deer Park Animal Hospital PADS program Newport News 757 595- 9720 http://www.newportnewsvet.com/pads.html
• Helping Hands Richmond 804-355-3500  https://www.helpinghandsvetva.com/procedures-pricing/
• Norfolk Spca (they do not do orthopedic work at this time) 757 622- 3319
• Virginia Beach SPCA.  757 427 0070
• York Vet in Yorktown- 757-898-3700

Other funding suggestions:

• Animal Resources of Tidewater (ART) https://artanimals.org/medical-assistance
• Tou Strong Hospice Fund- available through ART https://artanimals.org/tou-strong-fund
•  https://redrover.org/relief/   For surgeries that are scheduled out, not emergency situations as they take a while to respond
• http://www.themosbyfoundation.org/
• http://themagicbulletfund.org/ (canines with cancer)
• Low interest bank loan/ or credit card.
• Ask friends, family to contribute
• Set up Go Fund Me account
• carecredit.com
• scratchpay.com

PLEASE note, application responses may take up to 12-24 hours for a response. Please seek immediate assistance if your pet's condition is urgent!