Emergency vets in Santa Barbara, CA
1 clinic in Santa Barbara 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.
VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital
301 East Haley Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hours: off
Verified 2026-07-27
Nearest emergency hospitals outside Santa Barbara
~49 miles away · 🚗 ~59 min drive · in Thousand Oaks
Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Thousand Oaks
2967 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, CA
Verified 2026-07-27
~58 miles away · 🚗 ~1 hr 9 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
~71 miles away · 🚗 ~1 hr 26 min drive · in Arroyo Grande
Central Coast Pet Emergency
1558 West Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Verified 2026-07-27
~74 miles away · 🚗 ~1 hr 29 min drive · in Santa Monica
Veterinary Emergency Group - Santa Monica
2700 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Verified 2026-07-28
~76 miles away · 🚗 ~1 hr 31 min drive · in Los Angeles
~76 miles away · 🚗 ~1 hr 31 min drive · in Los Angeles
Emergency cover in Santa Barbara, explained
One practice in Santa Barbara 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 9 vet clinics in Santa Barbara →
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.