Emergency vet access in Montana
Of 79 listed veterinary practices in Montana,6 post verified around-the-clock hours across 4 cities, and 1 more offer emergency services without overnight staffing. 1 emergency provider is verified to treat exotic pets. 9 practices treat farm animals or horses.
Updated 2026-09-09. Free to cite with a link. Methodology and limits below.
Every verified 24/7 hospital in Montana
| Hospital | City | Phone | Exotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarity Animal Hospital | Billings | (406) 651-5615 | |
| Moore Lane Veterinary Hospital | Billings | (406) 252-4159 | ✓ verified |
| Bridger Veterinary Specialists | Bozeman | (406) 548-4226 | |
| Best Friends Animal Hospital and Urgent Care Center | Lockwood | (406) 255-0500 | |
| Pet Emergency Center | Missoula | (406) 829-9300 | |
| Sentinel Veterinary Specialists & Emergency | Missoula | (406) 218-2800 |
Towns farthest from overnight care
Among Montana towns with at least four listed practices but no 24/7 hospital of their own, the longest hauls to verified overnight care:
- Great Falls — nearest 24/7 hospital is Bridger Veterinary Specialists in Bozeman, 125 mi straight-line (roughly a 2 hr 30 min drive)
- Kalispell — nearest 24/7 hospital is Sentinel Veterinary Specialists & Emergency in Missoula, 96 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 56 min drive)
- Helena — nearest 24/7 hospital is Bridger Veterinary Specialists in Bozeman, 76 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 32 min drive)
Methodology & honest limits
"24/7" means the hospital's own posted hours say so — on-call and emergency-line arrangements do not count, and we audit the claims. Distances are straight-line between town coordinates, not road miles; drive times are estimates, not routing. Our dataset (OpenStreetMap and GeoNames base, plus our own verification and reader corrections) is extensive but not a census: a town can look underserved here because a hospital lacks any web presence. Corrections are verified and applied — report one.
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