Emergency vets in Northern Territory
2 clinics in Northern Territory advertise emergency or 24-hour services. Pick a city below, or scan the full list. Call before you drive — availability changes without notice.
Red markers = emergency clinics. Click a marker for details.
By city
Cities with dedicated emergency listings are marked; every city page also shows the nearest emergency hospitals and all local vets.
All emergency listings in Northern Territory
Litchfield Veterinary Hospital (Darwin/Coolalinga)
Shop 1-2, 452 Stuart Highway, Coolalinga, Northern Territory 0839
Hours: GP Mo-Fr 07:00-18:30, Sa 08:00-14:00, Su 09:00-14:00; 24h on-call emergency
Verified 2026-08-10
The Ark Animal Hospital Palmerston (Darwin)
56 Georgina Crescent, Palmerston, Northern Territory 0830
Hours: GP Mo-Fr 07:30-18:30, Sa 08:00-14:00; 24h on-call emergency
Verified 2026-08-10
More emergency cover near Northern Territory
Northern Territory has limited cover, so it is worth knowing what sits just outside it — particularly if you are closer to the boundary than to your own region's hospital.
- Cairns Emergency Vets 24/7 — Manunda, Queensland · ~1048 km · 🚗 ~13 hr 1 min · open 24h · 07 4015 3459
- NQ Care Townsville — Currajong, Queensland · ~1246 km · 🚗 ~15 hr 28 min · open 24h · 07 4457 2000
- JCU Vet — Douglas, Queensland · ~1247 km · 🚗 ~15 hr 30 min · open 24h · 1300 528 838
- Longreach Veterinary Services — Longreach, Queensland · ~1333 km · 🚗 ~16 hr 34 min · open 24h · (07) 4658 3838
- CQ Animal Emergency Rockhampton — Kawana, Queensland · ~1808 km · 🚗 ~22 hr 27 min · 07 4863 6515
Straight-line distance from Alyangula; drive times are estimates, not live traffic. Phone before setting out on a long drive — hospitals divert when they are full.
Suspected poisoning: Animal Poisons Helpline on 1300 869 738 (free call) can start treatment advice immediately — often while you are still deciding whether the drive is necessary.