Vets in San Diego, CA
🚨 Emergency care30 vet clinics in San Diego — including 4 with emergency services (marked in red). Call ahead for same-day availability; for after-hours crises, hit the red button.
Red markers = emergency clinics. Click a marker for details.
Veterinary Emergency Group - San Diego
980 Camino De La Reina, Suite C, San Diego, CA 92108
Verified 2026-07-28
Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego
10435 Sorrento Valley Rd, San Diego, CA 92121
Verified 2026-07-28
Stitch Veterinary Urgent Care and Surgery
10755 Scripps Poway Parkway, San Diego, CA 92131
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa-Su 08:00-20:00
Verified 2026-07-27
Urgent Care Pet Clinic
8915 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 92122
Hours: Mo-Sa 17:00-23:00
Verified 2026-07-27
8135 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92126
Hours: Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr 08:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-13:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Animal Hospital
13161 Black Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92129
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
San Diego, CA
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-11:30, 13:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-12:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
San Diego, CA
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-15:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92115
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
9025 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92126
Hours: Th,We,Tu,Mo 07:30-21:00; Fr 07:30-19:00; Sa 08:30-19:00; Su 08:30-17:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
5530 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
7748 Regents Road, San Diego, CA 92122
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-14:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
10449 Reserve Drive, San Diego, CA 92127
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa,Su 08:00-17:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
San Diego, CA
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
3994 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92103
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-12:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Lifetime Animal Care Center
4250 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92117
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
7740 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92111
Hours: Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr 08:30-16:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
5980 Village Way, San Diego, CA 92130
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 08:00-17:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Paradise Veterinary Hospital
9363 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, We 08:00-19:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
16495 Bernardo Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92128
Hours: Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday: Closed ✔ Emergency cases accepted during business hours ✔ Same-day appointments available
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
7850 Golfcrest Drive, San Diego, CA 92119
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00, Sa 08:00-17:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
8618 Lake Murray Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92119
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
3681 Sports Arena Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92110
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
San Diego, CA
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
9353 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92123
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
13350 Camino del Sur, San Diego, CA 92129
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
4653 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92130
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:30
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Towne Centre Animal Hospital
San Diego, CA
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-13:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Turquoise Animal Hospital
950 Turquoise Street, San Diego, CA 92109
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
5775 Chesapeake Court, San Diego, CA 92123
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Emergency and after-hours cover in San Diego
2 practices in San Diego post 24-hour hours and 4 offer emergency services — call before setting off; overnight staffing changes and full ICUs divert cases.
Nearest emergency hospitals outside San Diego
- Pet Emergency & Specialty Center-East County — La Mesa, ~8 miles away, roughly a 15 min drive, open 24h
- Pet Emergency & Specialty Center - South County — Chula Vista, ~12 miles away, roughly a 22 min drive, open 24h
- Veterinary Emergency Group - Otay Ranch — Chula Vista, ~15 miles away, roughly a 27 min drive, open 24h
- Papaya Veterinary Emergency - Encinitas — Encinitas, ~20 miles away, roughly a 27 min drive, open 24h
Distances are straight-line from San Diego; drive times are estimates, not live traffic.
For a suspected poisoning, ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 (24/7, consultation fee applies) can give you treatment advice immediately — often while you are still deciding whether to drive anywhere.
What vets in San Diego say they offer
Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 22 of the 30 listed here. A practice missing from a row hasn't said so on its site; that is not the same as not offering it, so call to check.
- Walk-ins welcome (1)
- Urgent Care Pet Clinic
- Same-day appointments (1)
- Urgent Care Pet Clinic
- Accepting new patients (5)
- American Animal Hospital, Lifetime Animal Care Center, Paradise Veterinary Hospital, The Pet Hospital of Tierrasanta, Torrey Hills Pet Hospital
- Payment plans or financing (7)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego, American Animal Hospital, Ark Animal Hospital, Balboa Veterinary Hospital, Center Veterinary Clinic, Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic, Towne Centre Animal Hospital
- House calls (2)
- Paradise Veterinary Hospital, Rancho Bernardo Pet Hospital
- Telemedicine (2)
- Center Veterinary Clinic, Veterinary Dental Specialties
- Boarding (2)
- Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic, Turquoise Animal Hospital
- Grooming (4)
- Ark Animal Hospital, Del Norte Animal Hospital, The Pet Hospital of Tierrasanta, Turquoise Animal Hospital
- Ultrasound (7)
- Urgent Care Pet Clinic, Colina Veterinary Hospital, Del Norte Animal Hospital, Paradise Veterinary Hospital, Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic, Towne Centre Animal Hospital, Turquoise Animal Hospital
- Orthopedic surgery (4)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego, Colina Veterinary Hospital, Towne Centre Animal Hospital, Turquoise Animal Hospital
- Cardiology (1)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego
- Oncology (1)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego
- Dermatology (2)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego, Balboa Veterinary Hospital
- End-of-life care & euthanasia (4)
- Ark Animal Hospital, Center Veterinary Clinic, Paradise Veterinary Hospital, Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic
- AAHA-accredited (4)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego, Center Veterinary Clinic, Lifetime Animal Care Center, Veterinary Dental Specialties
- Fear Free certified staff (1)
- Rancho Bernardo Pet Hospital
- Cat Friendly Practice (1)
- Center Veterinary Clinic
About this list
Ordering is objective — 24/7 first, then emergency services, then alphabetical — and no clinic can pay for placement. We have verified phone numbers for 29 of the 30 practices; the rest show addresses only. Across United States, an emergency exam typically runs $100–$250 and an overnight emergency $800–$3,000 — full cost breakdown · if you cannot pay.