Vets in Nelson, BC
🚨 Emergency care3 vet clinics in Nelson. Call ahead for same-day availability; for after-hours crises, hit the red button.
Red markers = emergency clinics. Click a marker for details.
Cottonwood Falls Animal Clinic
501 Carbonate St, Nelson, BC V1L 4P4
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Nelson Animal Hospital
111 McDonald Dr, Nelson, BC V1L 6B9
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Selkirk Veterinary Hospital
614 Railway St, Nelson, BC V1L 1H4
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Emergency and after-hours cover in Nelson
None of the 3 practices we list in Nelson advertise emergency services — at 2am you are driving, so know where before you need to. Why most towns have no emergency hospital.
Nearest emergency hospitals outside Nelson
- Fairfield Animal Hospital — Kelowna, ~162 km away, roughly a 2 hr drive, open 24h
- Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital — West End, ~254 km away, roughly a 3 hr 9 min drive, open 24h
- Fish Creek 24hr Pet Hospital — Midnapore, ~279 km away, roughly a 3 hr 28 min drive
- Trinity Hills 24hr Pet Hospital — Cougar Ridge, ~282 km away, roughly a 3 hr 30 min drive, open 24h
Distances are straight-line from Nelson; drive times are estimates, not live traffic.
For a suspected poisoning, Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661 (24/7, consultation fee applies) can give you treatment advice immediately — often while you are still deciding whether to drive anywhere.
About this list
Ordering is objective — 24/7 first, then emergency services, then alphabetical — and no clinic can pay for placement. Across Canada, an emergency exam typically runs C$150–C$300 and an overnight emergency C$1,000–C$3,500 — full cost breakdown · if you cannot pay.