Emergency vets in Rhode Island
2 clinics in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island
Ocean State Veterinary Specialists
1480 South County Trail, Warwick, RI
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
More emergency cover near Rhode Island
Rhode Island 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.
- Bolton Veterinary Hospital — Bolton, Connecticut · ~50 miles · 🚗 ~1 hr 1 min · open 24h · (860) 646-6134
- East of the River Veterinary Emergency — Bolton, Connecticut · ~51 miles · 🚗 ~1 hr 1 min · open 24h · (860) 646-6134
- Pieper Veterinary Emergency & Specialty — Middletown, Connecticut · ~53 miles · 🚗 ~1 hr 3 min · open 24h · (860) 347-8387
- Tuffs Veterinary Emergency Services — Walpole, Massachusetts · ~55 miles · 🚗 ~1 hr 6 min · open 24h · (508) 668-5454
- Vet for Pet Wellness & Emergency Animal Hospital — East Hartford, Connecticut · ~58 miles · 🚗 ~1 hr 10 min · (860) 519-1519
Straight-line distance from Charlestown; drive times are estimates, not live traffic. Phone before setting out on a long drive — hospitals divert when they are full.
Suspected poisoning: ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 (24/7, consultation fee applies) can start treatment advice immediately — often while you are still deciding whether the drive is necessary.