River Ridge Animal Hospital
River Ridge Animal Hospital is a veterinary practice in Nelson, IL. Its website lists boarding, dentistry, surgery and spay & neuter, plus 1 other service shown below. It names CareCredit among its payment options. It gives 1939 as the year it was established.
Contact & location
- Address
- 273 IL Route 2, Nelson, IL 61021
- Phone
- (815) 288-3394
- Hours
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday 07:30-17:30; Saturday 07:30-12:30
What River Ridge Animal Hospital says it offers
From their own website, read September 18, 2026. Not listed doesn't mean not offered — confirm when you call.
Services listed
- Dentistry
- Surgery
- Spay & neuter
- Pharmacy
- Boarding
- Payment
- CareCreditOther ways to cover a bill
- Established
- 1939
Data status: Compiled from public sources on 2026-07-27; not independently verified.Spot an error? Report a correction.
If River Ridge Animal Hospital is closed
General practice, not an emergency hospital. Posted hours show it closed on Sunday. For anything that cannot wait, use one of the emergency hospitals below.
Nearest 24-hour emergency hospitals
- Animal Emergency Clinic of Rockford — Rockford, ~40 miles away, roughly a 53 min drive · (815) 229-7791
- VCA Aurora Animal Hospital — Prestbury, ~62 miles away, roughly a 1 hr 14 min drive · (630) 301-6100
Drive times are straight-line estimates.
Other vets near Nelson, IL
Ordered by distance.
- White Oaks Veterinary ServiceDixon · ~4 miles · 🚗 ~13 min
- Advanced Animal Health CenterRock Falls · ~7 miles · 🚗 ~13 min
- Vango ArabiansAmboy · ~11 miles · 🚗 ~20 min
- Milledgeville Veterinary ClinicMilledgeville · ~14 miles · 🚗 ~26 min
- AMBOY VETERINARY CLINICAmboy · ~15 miles · 🚗 ~27 min
- Pines Meadow Veterinary ClinicOregon · ~17 miles · 🚗 ~23 min
Suspected poisoning: call ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 (24/7, consultation fee applies) on the way in.