Helping a pet stay in a loving home
A long-term health condition can make walking a dog or arranging a veterinary visit difficult. Leicester Animal Aid’s Community Pet Support Scheme, or CPSS, offers free practical help for people facing these difficulties. The aim is to keep existing pets with their people and reduce avoidable moves into rescue, while regular contact also helps address isolation.
Who the home-care scheme serves
The published service area covers Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth, and Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire. CPSS is for people with long-term physical or mental health conditions who need help caring for an existing pet. It does not help people acquire a new animal. Each client has a care plan based on the needs of both person and pet.
What the assistance looks like
Animal Care Assistants can help with dog walking, grooming, feeding, medication support and transport to veterinary appointments. Temporary boarding may also be arranged when needed, for example during a hospital stay. Normally one or two assistants are assigned to each client. That continuity gives people and their animals a chance to become familiar with those providing the care.
Different needs have different forms of support
The organisation also offers advice to cat and dog owners, including people who adopted elsewhere, and lists a pet food bank. Its Veterinary Support Scheme covers veterinary costs for animals leaving its centre with a known medical condition. Pet SOS addresses another concern: arranging care for a cat or dog if their owner dies before them.
Starting a conversation about help
People in the CPSS area can contact the centre themselves, or a professional such as a social worker or housing officer can refer them. The official scheme page gives the contact details. Use AnimalProtech’s map to locate Leicester Animal Aid, then discuss the household’s circumstances directly with its team.
Frequently asked questions
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