E
Emancipet
Making veterinary care accessible and affordable for all pets and their families.
4.2(5 reviews)
Business
$
Making veterinary care accessible and affordable for all pets and their families.
Emancipet is a nonprofit veterinary clinic in Austin dedicated to providing high-quality, low-cost pet care to ensure no pet goes without essential medical services. We offer spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, wellness exams, and preventive care on a sliding scale fee basis, making veterinary services accessible to low-income families, homeless pet owners, and all community members. Our compassionate team is committed to animal welfare with efficiency and care, supported by positive community feedback and affordable pricing.
No photos available
Affordable sterilization procedures to help control pet populations and promote health.
Core vaccinations for pets to prevent common diseases, available at low cost.
Comprehensive check-ups to monitor pet health and catch issues early.
Basic grooming service to maintain pet comfort and hygiene.
Services like flea/tick prevention and dental checks to keep pets healthy.
Income-based pricing to ensure affordability for all pet owners, including low-income and homeless clients.
I wanted to thank this team for the easy and affordable service for spaying my little baby. She’s my first and i could not thank you guys enough. I have been so anxious if i should spay her or not cause of the process of surgery and the prices are crazy but you guys made it happen. I paid under $160, her Vet qouted me $500 plus and some adds on. Im so happy I was able to find this website on facebook. Thank you so much!
I was late for my appt and they were still able to accommodate me that day. Everyone was very nice, very organized, and communicated well. They even clipped my dog's nails during her surgery - I didn't ask them to, but they saw that it needed to be done and didn't even charge me for it. This exhausted twin mom THANKS YOU!
Emancipet spayed my cat, Bootz, a rescue who had just come into heat. The price was more than fair, the staff was compassionate and efficient. I highly recommend them.
This place is amazing. The staff is genuine and shows real care and concern for animals. They have low or no cost for homeless or low income. As well as sliding scale fees. Highly recommend!
Usually not one to be a Karen about anything at all honestly but I truly had a horrible experience at this location today. I brought my cat for a nail trim and asked if they had time. I've been to this emancipet several times before and only had very good experiences, the techs always clip my fur babys nails quickly with no issues. We waited an hour which was what we were told it would be, but when we did get seen the male vet tech was pretty rude and dismissive. when I asked about getting my cats shots updated in addition to the nail trim, he just said "well i don't have his records" -- okay, I think it would make more sense to give me more information about that process or how to send my cats records to get his shots done later, but hey i get it, it seems like a tough job and its the end of the day. I am generally very empathetic to any client facing workers wherever i go. I can get his shots updated at the regular vet, no biggie. But then in the office this tech totally manhandled my cat and grabbed the back of his neck in a way that was obviously triggering to him. I said i could hold my cat if that would help, so that he wouldn't be so resistant, and the tech says that's a liability issue, do you want us to stop? I said okay I understand the liability issue and that i can't hold him while you do it, but I think my cat really doesn't like the way you are holding his neck. The tech said "I'm not scruffing him, do you want us to stop." I never said he was scruffing him BTW, just that my cat was obviously scared! I said okay, let's try to get through it but the tech did not adjust the way he was holding my cat down at all so my cat started hissing and I said okay, let's stop now! I was still going to pay and thought they could at least tell me which nails they had trimmed, but the tech just said "okay yall can leave now!" Once we were out in the hallway he sarcastically shouted "y'all have a good one!" The Other tech who had been assisting the male tech looked like she was also uncomfortable. Now I feel uncomfortable to return to this emancipet which sucks because I AM an individual with low income who needs affordable vet services. It's really special when people make the decision to work in services for low income/at risk populations and then choose to act like this. I think a lot of things about this situation were really weird and crappy. Obviously it's disappointing to put my cat through the car ride and the wait and then not be able to get a basic service completed that my cat normally has no issues with. My cat has never reacted like this for a nail trim and I also have not ever seen any techs hold any of my animals like this while trimming their nails at any clinic. It seems like he could have easily tried repositioning my cat and I'm genuinely concerned that the way he was holding my animal was hurting him. And it seems like a pretty alarming display of lack of empathy or compassion for the animal on the vet techs part. His response to me telling him the way he was holding my cat was triggering him, was just to continue restraining him in the same way. I was with a friend who came back with us and also found the techs behavior weird and alarming. I walked away feeling so bad for making my poor cat sit in an office for an hour and go through that. He could have explained why he was continuing to hold my cat that way or given my cat a moment to calm down. The service was rushed, he didn't propose ANY alternative to help my cat get through the procedure other than holding his neck down tightly. The whole thing felt incredibly weird and bad! Emancipet seems like a busy and challenging environment. As a social worker, I know that working in community services is often difficult and doesnt pay enough, but it also is a responsibility that you take on when you make the CHOICE to work at a place that provides a crucial public service like Emancipet does. If you can't handle the heat without causing harm or being rude to your clients, you absolutely need to get out of the proverbial kitchen.
Claim Emancipet to update business info, respond to reviews, and access analytics.
