Emergency vet access in Vermont
Of 109 listed veterinary practices in Vermont,2 post verified around-the-clock hours across 2 cities, and 0 more offer emergency services without overnight staffing. 1 emergency provider is verified to treat exotic pets. 9 practices treat farm animals or horses.
Updated 2026-09-27. Free to cite with a link. Methodology and limits below.
Every verified 24/7 hospital in Vermont
| Hospital | City | Phone | Exotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEG ER for Pets - South Burlington | South Burlington | (802) 255-4032 | ✓ verified |
| Burlington Emergency Veterinary Specialists | Williston | (802) 863-2387 |
Towns farthest from overnight care
Among Vermont towns with at least four listed practices but no 24/7 hospital of their own, the longest hauls to verified overnight care:
- Rutland — nearest 24/7 hospital is Burlington Emergency Veterinary Specialists in Williston, 59 mi straight-line (roughly a 1 hr 11 min drive)
- Shelburne — nearest 24/7 hospital is VEG ER for Pets - South Burlington in South Burlington, 6 mi straight-line (roughly a 11 min drive)
- Colchester — nearest 24/7 hospital is VEG ER for Pets - South Burlington in South Burlington, 5 mi straight-line (roughly a 10 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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