Emergency vets in Baton Rouge, LA
3 clinics in Baton Rouge 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.
Baton Rouge Pet Emergency Hospital
1514 Cottondale Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Verified 2026-07-28
LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Corner of River Road and Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Verified 2026-07-28
Sherwood South Animal Hospital
3803 South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Emergency cover in Baton Rouge, explained
3 practices in Baton Rouge offer emergency services, and 3 post 24-hour hours. 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.
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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.