Emergency vets in Lincoln, NE
1 clinic in Lincoln 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.
Veterinary Emergency Services of Lincoln
3700 South 9th Street, Suite L, Lincoln, NE 68502
Hours: 6pm-7am weekdays; 12pm-7am weekends; 24/7 Sunday
Verified 2026-07-28
Nearest emergency hospitals outside Lincoln
~44 miles away · 🚗 ~53 min drive · in Omaha
VCA MidWest Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center
9706 Mockingbird Drive, Omaha, NE 68127
Hours: Emergency 4pm Sunday - 6am Friday only
Verified 2026-07-28
~45 miles away · 🚗 ~53 min drive · in Papillion
Urgent Pet Care of Papillion
8455 South 73rd Plaza, Papillion, NE 68046
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 08:00-22:00
Verified 2026-07-27
~46 miles away · 🚗 ~56 min drive · in Omaha
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) Omaha
13110 Birch Drive, Suite 180, Omaha, NE 68164
Verified 2026-07-28
~110 miles away · 🚗 ~2 hr 12 min drive · in Manhattan
Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center
1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan, KS 66506
Verified 2026-07-28
~133 miles away · 🚗 ~2 hr 39 min drive · in Topeka
Emergency Animal Clinic of Topeka
5501 Southwest 29th Street, Topeka, KS 66614
Verified 2026-07-27
~159 miles away · 🚗 ~3 hr 11 min drive · in West Des Moines
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) West Des Moines
6840 EP True Parkway, Suite 101, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Verified 2026-07-28
Emergency cover in Lincoln, explained
One practice in Lincoln 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 16 vet clinics in Lincoln →
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.