General Requirements

• Your pet is a canine or feline (dog or cat)
• You and your pet must live in Monterey County, California
• When your program requires a match, that portion may come from you, friends, other animal organizations, credit. 
• You must be able to prove financial need
• You cannot delay the appropriate and necessary care of your pet while waiting for processing of your application for a pet health care grant. 
• If over $500, treating veterinarian must provide a professional opinion that  a positive outcome is likely for your pet if a pet health care grant is provided.

What types of injury/illness are not eligible for support? These may still be eligible for diagnostic fund support.

• Dental Issues arising from neglect. Trauma, Genetic or Illness-related dental issues are eligible to apply
• Preventive and Routine care: Vaccination, spay or neuter, routine dental cleaning or dental exams/extractions/treatment required arising from dental neglect.
• Treatment for conditions that could have been avoided with spay/neuter/vaccination, e.g. Pyometra, C=sections, Prostate infection, Testicular cancer, Parvo or Distemper unless due to vaccine failure, Heartworm disease unless due to preventative failure
• Most prostate diseases

Regardless of other eligibility criteria, the Foundation will not provide assistance if any of the following circumstances apply:

• The condition being treated could have been prevented through routine vaccination, routine dental care, or more timely veterinary evaluation, such as Parvo.
• Injury or illness is a result of neglect or abuse
• Evaluation and treatment has already been completed
• We have already supported one pet/one situation/one family in the prior year