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Central Ohio Pit Savers (COPS)

Assistance program · Columbus, OH 43229

Checked Nov 1, 2026 on the program's website · How we check

The short version

Emergency vet bill help for Franklin County dog owners. Can't fund parvo or long-term conditions. Apply online.

  • Appointment only, no walk-ins
  • Not for everyone: check who qualifies below
  • No prices on their site: ask when you call

Who can use it

Franklin County, OH residents; explicitly cannot fund chronic/degenerative disease treatment or parvo treatment; "100% funded by donations"

  • Cannot fund chronic or degenerative disease treatment
  • Cannot fund parvo treatment

How to get in

online assistance-application form linked from the site; email copitsavers@gmail.com

Email: copitsavers@gmail.com

When

No hours or schedule on their site.

Franklin County residents

What it costs

They don't post prices. Ask for the total when you call.

  • Vouchers: provides direct financial assistance rather than a voucher instrument per se

What they do

  • emergency veterinary financial assistance (dogs)
  • spay/neuter cost assistance
  • shelter redemption-fee assistance at Franklin County Dog Shelter
  • HOPE low-cost vaccine clinics (run jointly with Rascal Unit)
  • referrals to low-cost/emergency vets

For dogs.

Good to know

All-volunteer, donation-funded; assistance is capped by available funds and explicitly excludes chronic/degenerative conditions and parvo. No published cap amount, no published turnaround time, no published income threshold -- pet owner has to apply blind.

We read this on the provider's own website on Nov 1, 2026: centralohiopitsavers.org, centralohiopitsavers.org/assistance-1. Spot a mistake?

If this one is full

Walk-in OKOpen to everyone

Columbus Humane Essential Care Center

Nonprofit clinic · 3772 South High Street, Columbus

Cat spay/neuter $75

Walk in Fridays for a wellness visit, Mondays if your pet is sick, 8am to 3pm. Cat exam with shots is $50, dog exam with shots is $75. Surgery is by appointment; new spots open Mondays at 9am.

Checked Nov 1, 2026 on the clinic's website

Walk-in OKRules apply

CO-PAW

Nonprofit clinic · 2584 Billingsley Rd, Columbus

Cat spay/neuter from $98.67

Full-service nonprofit clinic with online booking and walk-in urgent care. Cat spay is $107.25 and rabies shots are $22. Takes Scratchpay and payment plans, not CareCredit.

Checked Nov 1, 2026 on the clinic's website

By appointmentCheck if you qualify

Cat Welfare Association Low-Cost Altering Fund

Assistance program · Columbus

Cat spay/neuter from $65

Vouchers that bring a cat spay to $75 and a neuter to $65 at a partner vet, in seven counties. Apply online. Every cat is ear-tipped.

Checked Nov 1, 2026 on the program's website

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