Emergency vets in Arroyo Grande, CA
1 clinic in Arroyo Grande advertise emergency or 24-hour care. Call first: ER availability and wait times change by the hour.
Red markers = emergency clinics. Click a marker for details.
Central Coast Pet Emergency
1558 West Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Verified 2026-07-27
Nearest emergency hospitals outside Arroyo Grande
~10 miles away · 🚗 ~18 min drive · in San Luis Obispo
Cerro Alto Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital
2640 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-09:00
Verified 2026-07-27
~23 miles away · 🚗 ~31 min drive · in Atascadero
~71 miles away · 🚗 ~1 hr 26 min drive · in Santa Barbara
VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital
301 East Haley Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hours: off
Verified 2026-07-27
~117 miles away · 🚗 ~2 hr 20 min drive · in Thousand Oaks
Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Thousand Oaks
2967 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA
Verified 2026-07-27
~123 miles away · 🚗 ~2 hr 27 min drive · in Monterey
BluePearl Pet Hospital - Monterey
2200 Garden Rd, Ste 101, Monterey, CA 93940
Verified 2026-07-28
~124 miles away · 🚗 ~2 hr 28 min drive · in Santa Susana
Simi Valley Animal Urgent Care
5105 East Los Angeles Avenue, Santa Susana, CA
Hours: 16:00-23:00
Verified 2026-07-27
Emergency cover in Arroyo Grande, explained
One practice in Arroyo Grande offers emergency services, though none post 24-hour hours, so cover depends on when your emergency happens. Phone before you set off in every case. Hospitals divert when their ICU is full, overnight staffing changes, and posted hours are the first thing to go stale in any directory — including this one.
Before you drive: what "emergency", "24-hour" and "out-of-hours" actually mean, the symptom triage list, and what happens when you arrive.
Not an emergency? See all 4 vet clinics in Arroyo Grande →
General-practice vets often take same-day urgent appointments during business hours, and most can refer you to an after-hours ER.
Suspected poisoning: ASPCA Animal Poison Control (888) 426-4435 (24/7, consultation fee applies). Call on the way in — they can start treatment advice before you arrive.