GUIDE
Have an emergency vet plan before you need one
The worst time to look up an after-hours vet is at the moment you need one. Do it now, while nothing is wrong.
Find your nearest after-hours clinic now
Your regular vet is usually closed at the moment things go wrong. Search this site for Emergency vet in your postcode and save the closest one into your phone today.
Save two numbers, not one
Save your regular clinic and the emergency clinic. Your regular vet often has a recorded message naming who covers them after hours, which is not always the closest clinic to you.
Phone before you drive
Emergency clinics triage, and some do not take every species. A two-minute call tells you whether to come in and means they are expecting you.
Know what an emergency visit costs
After-hours consultations cost substantially more than a daytime appointment, before any treatment. Ask your clinic what their after-hours consult fee is so the number is not a surprise on the night.
Keep the paperwork somewhere you can reach it
Microchip number, vaccination record, current medications and your insurance policy number, photographed and in your phone. It saves time when you cannot think straight.