Vets in Grimes, IA

None of the 4 practices we list in Grimes 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 Grimes

Iowa Veterinary Referral Center — Windsor Heights, ~5 miles away, roughly a 10 min drive, open 24h
BluePearl Pet Hospital - Des Moines — Des Moines, ~5 miles away, roughly a 10 min drive, open 24h
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) West Des Moines — West Des Moines, ~8 miles away, roughly a 15 min drive, open 24h
UrgentVet — West Des Moines, ~9 miles away, roughly a 16 min drive

Distances are straight-line from Grimes; 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 Grimes say they offer

Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 4 of the 4 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): St. Francis Veterinary Care
Accepting new patients (1): Prairie View Animal Hospital
Payment plans or financing (1): St. Francis Veterinary Care
Grooming (1): St. Francis Veterinary Care
Ultrasound (2): Prairie View Animal Hospital, St. Francis Veterinary Care
Orthopedic surgery (1): Prairie View Animal Hospital
Dermatology (1): St. Francis Veterinary Care
End-of-life care & euthanasia (1): St. Francis Veterinary Care

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.