Vets in San Marcos, CA
🚨 Emergency care18 vet clinics in San Marcos. Call ahead for same-day availability; for after-hours crises, hit the red button.
Red markers = emergency clinics. Click a marker for details.
330 Rancheros Dr Ste 102, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
1691 Melrose Dr, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
407 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Dermatology for Animals
1903 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Discovery Valley Animal Hospital
997 West San Marcos Boulevard, San Marcos, CA 92078
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30, Sa 09:00-16:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
750 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078-3935
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Eye Care for Animals - San Marcos
1903 W San Marcos Blvd #140, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
630 Nordahl Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Rubio's
1158 E San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
1202 Calle Maria, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
1217 San Elijo Rd S Ste 103, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
997 W San Marcos Blvd #102a, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
145 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
727 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078-1244
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
100 N Rancho Santa Fe Rd Ste 133, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
314 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd #118, San Marcos, CA 92078
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Vetco Total Care Animal Hospital
141 S Las Posas Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078-2419
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Veterinary Specialty Hospital - North County
2055 Montiel Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Emergency and after-hours cover in San Marcos
None of the 18 practices we list in San Marcos 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 San Marcos
- Veterinary Emergency Group — Encinitas, ~9 miles away, roughly a 15 min drive, open 24h
- Papaya Veterinary Emergency - Encinitas — Encinitas, ~10 miles away, roughly a 18 min drive, open 24h
- Stitch Veterinary Urgent Care and Surgery — San Diego, ~14 miles away, roughly a 26 min drive
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego — San Diego, ~17 miles away, roughly a 23 min drive, open 24h
Distances are straight-line from San Marcos; 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 Marcos say they offer
Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 13 of the 18 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.
- Same-day appointments (2)
- Advanced Veterinary Care of San Elijo, East & West Animal Hospital
- Accepting new patients (2)
- Discovery Valley Animal Hospital, San Elijo Hills Veterinary Clinic
- Payment plans or financing (1)
- San Marcos Veterinary Clinic
- House calls (1)
- San Marcos Veterinary Clinic
- Grooming (1)
- Amazing Pet Wellness Center
- Ultrasound (5)
- ABC Veterinary Hospital, Advanced Veterinary Care of San Elijo, East & West Animal Hospital, Nordahl Pet Clinic, Seacoast Animal Health Center
- Orthopedic surgery (5)
- ABC Veterinary Hospital, San Dieguito Equine Group, San Marcos Boulevard Veterinary Hospital, San Marcos Veterinary Clinic, Seacoast Animal Health Center
- Acupuncture (2)
- East & West Animal Hospital, San Marcos Veterinary Clinic
- Cardiology (2)
- Nordahl Pet Clinic, Seacoast Animal Health Center
- Dermatology (3)
- Discovery Valley Animal Hospital, San Marcos Veterinary Clinic, Seacoast Animal Health Center
- End-of-life care & euthanasia (4)
- ABC Veterinary Hospital, Amazing Pet Wellness Center, San Marcos Veterinary Clinic, Seacoast Animal Health Center
- AAHA-accredited (1)
- Seacoast Animal Health Center
About this list
Ordering is objective — 24/7 first, then emergency services, then alphabetical — and no clinic can pay for placement. Across United States, an emergency exam typically runs $100–$250 and an overnight emergency $800–$3,000 — full cost breakdown · if you cannot pay.