Financial Aid & Other Resources

GGBR cannot guarantee that any resources listed here are up to date/current. Nor do we endorse any specific services or companies mentioned.

There are lots of resources out there to serve the Basset community. Here are some to start with:

Everyone should start with the Basset Hound Club of America and, especially if you are interested in the improvement of the breed and maybe showing or attending basset shows and field trial events, the Northern California Basset Hound Club.

 

Online support groups

Info Pages

Can animals help with addiction? https://addictionresource.com/pets-and-substance-abuse-prevention/

How does smoking/vaping affect your pets? https://vapingdaily.com/support/healthy-pets/

Health problems - resources to help with veterinary costs

Here is a new (to us) resource if you are facing financial challenges in caring for your pet. Waggle, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to keeping companion animals and their families together. They strive to ensure that the lives of family pets are not cut short because pet guardians lack the necessary funds to cover the cost of vital veterinary treatment, whether for an emergency or ongoing care. It's a crowd-funding platform that includes the possibility that you may get a grant or matching donations to the donations you gather for yourself. It will work with your veterinary clinic to pay them directly:
Waggle

Someone sent this information to us, and it is (hopefully) more up-to-date than many of the links on this page!
Pet Financial Aid

Here is a useful guide to pet insurance options that may be available to you:
Pet Insurance Guide

If you live in Marin County, the Marin Humane Society helps people who have pets but are in need of help with medical issues. It is called the Share program, and maybe your local shelter has that also.

You can also check with UC Davis and see if they have something that might help since it is a vet school, and they may help as a research case study. 

You can apply for Care Credit which can be used at most vets and offers low or no interest. It's a credit card basically that is used for medical/vet care.

Also, try searching Facebook or Yahoo groups for your dog's condition; you may find a group.  You can join Natural Basset and K9Kitchen Yahoo groups, and I'm sure they may have a Facebook page as well.  Both are groups that can help with feeding your hound.  K9 Kitchen can help with special dietary needs and supplements that may be helpful if your hound is suffering from an illness.

Here are some other websites to try - some may have restrictions on locality or extent of need, but they could also be the difference between life and death for your hound or between keeping him/her and having to surrender your dog to GGBR: 

The inclusion of a service, organization, or program in this listing is NOT an endorsement or recommendation. We have no affiliation with any of the organizations or programs listed.  We strongly suggest you evaluate each group and review their policies and requirements carefully before applying. Please also note that some of these programs require that the request be made prior to the animal being treated and that most programs are limited in the amount they can grant for a specific request. Generally, grants are between $25 – 500, so it’s important to check with several sources and also to try to raise funds yourself.

http://www.thepetfund.com/ 

Care Credit is a personal line of credit for healthcare treatments and procedures for your entire family, including your pets.

www.carecredit.com

Ozzy Foundation helps pet guardians with the financial costs of veterinarian bills and provides a supportive place for those caring for a chronically-ill pet.

http://ozzyfoundation.org

Brown Dog Foundation is dedicated to helping families who find themselves in a temporary financial crisis at the same time their pet requires life-saving treatment or life-sustaining medications.

http://www.browndogfoundation.org/home

The Mosby Foundation assists in the care of critically sick, injured, abused, and neglected dogs through financial support and public education.

http://www.themosbyfoundation.org/who.html

Magic Bullet Fund (Cancer)  helps people who have made room in their homes and hearts for a canine companion but do not have the financial resources to provide cancer treatment.

http://www.themagicbulletfund.org/ 

Help-A-Pet is a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance for the medical care of pets whose owners are unable to afford the expense. 

http://www.help-a-pet.org

Phone: 630-986-9504

Riley Rolph Animal Rescue Foundation provides financial assistance to existing, reputable animal rescues and raises awareness for animal welfare through its information resource network.  

www.rileysrescue.org

The Pet Fund 
May not be able to approve emergency care funding prior to treatment due to time delay in processing requests.

http://www.thepetfund.com/ 

Phone: 916-443-6007

Animal Rescue Foundation of Dana Point (ARF) (services may be limited to spay/neuter assistance)

http://www.petprojectfoundation.org/

Phone: 949-240-2899 

Four-Legged Friends Foundation's Sunny Day Fund provides veterinary assistance for low-income people in Los Angeles.

http://www.flff.org/sunnyday.html

Phone: 310-441-2888

Mercy Crusade Mercy Crusade's Spay & Neuter Clinic of Ventura County is dedicated to ending pet overpopulation.

http://dogcatfix.com

Phone: 818-597-2926 or 805-278-4433

Pet Assistance Foundation Spay and neuter services in Southern California.

http://petassistancefoundation.org

Phone: 877-772-9738 
 
Holiday Humane Society (private hospital, offers some of the lowest cost services in LA, covers basic procedures only)

Phone: 818-765-8196 

Pet Orphans of Southern California - program for individual rescuers, helps primarily with spay/neuter, vaccinations, and adoption events. It also has a “Good Samaritan Fund” to assist with medical emergencies, as funds are available.
http://www.petorphans.org

Phone: 818-901-0190

Voice for the Animals Foundation Helping Friends Program helps seniors, people with disabilities, terminal illnesses or fixed incomes take care of their pets.

http://www.vftafoundation.org/

Phone: 310-392-5153

Labrador Lifeline aids purebred Labrador Retrievers in need of urgent medical care or other assistance in order to live a full and productive life.

www.labradorlifeline.org

LabMed helps rescued Labradors in need of medical attention.

http://www.labmed.org/   (Rescue Only)

HandicappedPets.com

www.handicappedpets.com

Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance provides financial assistance to cat and kitten guardians who are unable to afford veterinary services in life-threatening situations.

www.fveap.org

Lost your dog?

If it's a basset hound, we can create a web page for you featuring your dog and alert our contact list of over 1400 basset people across the state.  I can also create a pdf Lost Pet poster for you.  Contact me (Addy) at addydawes@ggbassetrescue.org.  Of course, we also watch the shelters and humane societies and occasionally have people contact us having found a basset hound.

There are lots of resources on the internet.