Low-cost vet clinics in California

197 clinics in California that run on a cheaper model, or say so in their own name. 148 of them publish prices on their own website, shown on their card. Prices change, so call before you go.

What low-cost clinics in California publish

The lowest and highest price each service is listed at, on the clinics’ own websites. A chain with one price list across the state counts once.

Exam
$35 to $78 (11 clinics)
Vaccines
$10 to $66 (20 clinics)
Spay or neuter
$50 to $625 (28 clinics)
Dental cleaning
$550 (1 clinic)
Microchip
$10 to $41 (12 clinics)
Euthanasia
$80 to $90 (2 clinics)

Humane societies and rescues (9)

Nonprofits. Most run clinics at or below cost, and many have income-based pricing. Ask what they need from you to qualify.

San Francisco SPCA

Belmont

SPCA of Monterey County

Carmel

Spca Small Animal Hospital

Fresno

  • Spay or neuter $75

Woods Humane Society - North County

Grover Beach

Golden State Humane Society

Long Beach

San Francisco SPCA

Oakland

San Francisco SPCA

San Francisco

San Francisco SPCA Community Veterinary Clinic

San Francisco

San Francisco SPCA Veterinary Hospital

San Francisco

Spay and neuter clinics (17)

High-volume clinics that do one operation and do it cheaply. Usually appointment-only, often with a waiting list.

Animal Spay & Neuter

Auburn

Non Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic

Bakersfield

Humboldt Spay/Neuter Clinic

Eureka

  • Exam $68
  • Spay or neuter $82 to $410

For Paws Spay and Neuter Clinic

Fremont

Animal Hospital Spay Clinic

Hacienda Heights

Dog & Cat Spay-Neuter Clinic

Los Angeles

Modesto Spay & Neuter Clinic

Modesto

AM PM Spay & Neuter Clinic

Norwalk

  • Vaccines $10
  • Spay or neuter $115 to $340

Mercy Crusade Spay, Neuter & Wellness Clinic

Oxnard

  • Vaccines $21 to $39
  • Spay or neuter $95 to $105

Community Spay Neuter Clinic

Sacramento

San Diego Affordable Spay And Neuter Clinic (north Park)

San Diego

Low Cost Spay/neuter Clinic

Santa Rosa

Simi Valley Non-Profit Spay and Neuter Clinic

Simi Valley

ACT Spay Neuter Clinic

Stockton

Turlock Spay and Neuter Clinic

Turlock

  • Spay or neuter $90 to $115

Fowas, Friends Of The Watsonville Animal Shelter Spay + Neuter

Watsonville

  • Spay or neuter $89 to $349

The Spay And Neuter Clinic Of Pajaro Valley

Watsonville

  • Vaccines $20

Vaccination clinics (153)

Shots, microchips and basic preventive care, without a full exam. Walk-in hours are common and change week to week, so call first.

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Alameda

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Anaheim

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Antelope

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Arroyo Grande

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Atwater

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Auburn

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Bakersfield

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Beaumont

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Bell Gardens

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Big Bear Lake

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Brea

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Brentwood

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Buena Park

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Burbank

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Camarillo

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Cameron Park

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Canoga Park

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Carlsbad

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Castro Valley

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Cerritos

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Chico

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Chino

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Chula Vista

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Citrus Heights

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Claremont

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Clovis

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Concord

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Corona

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Costa Mesa

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Culver City

  • Vaccines $45 to $66
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Davis

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Del Mar

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Downey

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Dublin

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

El Cajon

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

El Centro

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

El Cerrito

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

PetVet Vaccination Clinic

El Dorado Hills

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

El Monte

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Elk Grove

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Encinitas

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Encino

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Escondido

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Fair Oaks

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Fairfield

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Folsom

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Fontana

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Fresno

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Glendale

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Granada Hills

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Grass Valley

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Hemet

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Hesperia

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Huntington Beach

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Huntington Park

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Indio

  • Vaccines $39
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Irvine

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Jackson

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

La Habra

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

La Mesa

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

La Quinta

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Lake Elsinore

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Lakewood

  • Vaccines $45
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Livermore

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Lodi

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Long Beach

  • Vaccines $45 to $66
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Los Angeles

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Los Banos

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Madera

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Manteca

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Marina del Rey

  • Vaccines $45 to $66
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Martinez

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Merced

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Mira Loma

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Mission Viejo

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Modesto

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Monrovia

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Montclair

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Montebello

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Monterey

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Morgan Hill

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Mountain View

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Murrieta

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Napa

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

National City

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

North Hollywood

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Novato

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Oakland

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Oceanside

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Orange

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Oroville

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Palm Desert

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Palm Springs

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Palmdale

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Pasadena

  • Vaccines $43
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Petaluma

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Placerville

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Port Hueneme

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Porter Ranch

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Poway

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Redding

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Redlands

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Redondo Beach

  • Vaccines $45
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Redwood City

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Riverbank

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Riverside

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Rolling Hills Estates

  • Vaccines $45 to $66
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Roseville

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Sacramento

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Bruno

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Diego

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Dimas

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Francisco

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Jose

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Marcos

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Mateo

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Pedro

  • Vaccines $45 to $66
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Rafael

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

San Ramon

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santa Ana

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santa Barbara

  • Vaccines $43
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santa Clara

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santa Maria

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santa Monica

  • Vaccines $45 to $66
  • Microchip $41

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santa Rosa

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Santee

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Saugus

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Simi Valley

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

South Gate

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Spring Valley

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Stockton

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Studio City

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Sunnyvale

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Temecula

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Thousand Oaks

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Torrance

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Turlock

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Tustin

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Union City

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Vacaville

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Vallejo

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Van Nuys

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Ventura

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Visalia

  • Vaccines $39 to $60
  • Microchip $36

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Vista

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Walnut Creek

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

West Covina

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

West Sacramento

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Westminster

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Whittier

  • Vaccines $43
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Woodland Hills

  • Vaccines $43 to $64
  • Microchip $40

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Yuba City

  • Vaccines $41 to $62
  • Microchip $38

Vetco Vaccination Clinic

Yucca Valley

Low-cost practices (18)

Full-service practices whose own name says low cost or affordable. That is their description, not ours.

Affordable Animal Hospital

Anaheim

Affordable Animal Clinic

Compton

Affordable Animal Compton

Compton

Affordable Animal Hospital Covina

Covina

Desert Community Animal Center

Desert Hot Springs

  • Exam $78
  • Vaccines $20 to $25
  • Euthanasia $90

AAA Affordable Veterinary Care

Indio

Affordable Animal Hospital

Los Angeles

Affordable Animal Hospital Silver Lake

Los Angeles

Community Animal Medicine Project

Los Angeles

Low Cost Pet Vaccines of Silver Lake, California

Los Angeles

Affordable Veterinary Clinic

Newhall

Park Community Animal Hospital

Pico Rivera

Affordable Vet Care - Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita

Community Animal Medicine Project (CAMP)

Sherman Oaks

Affordable Pet Vet Clinic

Tracy

Happy Tails Veterinary Hospital (Low cost vaccines)

Tracy

Leave No Paws Behind Low Cost Veterinary Clinic

West Covina

Affordable Animal Hospital Whittier

Whittier

Low-cost clinic or full-service practice

Across the US, the median price low-cost and nonprofit clinics publish, against the median at full-service practices, for the five services both publish. Updated October 28, 2026 from prices on the clinics’ and practices’ own websites.

Low-cost clinic or full-service practice
  • Exam$45 vs $75
  • Rabies vaccine$20 vs $35
  • Microchip$25 vs $53
  • Cat spay$115 vs $335
  • Dog spay$212 vs $450
Low-cost clinic medianFull-service practice median

What helps, in order

  1. 1

    Call first

    Describe what you are seeing to a clinic or an emergency hospital. Most will tell you for free whether it needs seeing tonight.

  2. 2

    Ask to pay over time

    Ask the practice to split the bill before the appointment. If it can't, most accept at least one payment plan.

  3. 3

    Ask about charity help

    Some charities pay part of a bill, usually once a vet has given you a diagnosis and a written estimate.

  4. 4

    Try a low-cost clinic

    Humane society and nonprofit clinics charge a median of $45 for an exam, against $75.

Common questions

How many low-cost vet clinics are there in California?

PawsRx lists 197 in California: 9 humane societies and rescues, 17 spay and neuter clinics, 153 vaccination clinics and 18 low-cost practices. Each is listed under what it calls itself.

Where are the low-cost vet clinics in California?

The most are in Los Angeles (6), San Francisco (4), Anaheim (2) and Auburn (2). Every clinic is listed below with its town.

What do low-cost vet clinics in California charge?

From the prices they publish on their own websites: exam $35 to $78 (11 clinics), vaccines $10 to $66 (20 clinics), spay or neuter $50 to $625 (28 clinics), dental cleaning $550 (1 clinic), microchip $10 to $41 (12 clinics) and euthanasia $80 to $90 (2 clinics). Prices change, so call to confirm before you go.

None of these near you?

Every practice in California takes a request through PawsRx, and plenty that do not advertise a low-cost clinic will still talk about payment over time. Ask before you decide it is out of reach. What vet care costs in California shows what practices and low-cost clinics here publish.

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Vaccination clinics in particular keep hours that change week to week, and a clinic that runs out of a shop or a van may not be there every day. Ring ahead.