Vets in West Des Moines, IA
🚨 Emergency care9 vet clinics in West Des Moines — including 2 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 (VEG) West Des Moines
6840 EP True Parkway, Suite 101, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Verified 2026-09-26
UrgentVet
5045 Bentley Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa-Su 12:00-20:00
Verified 2026-07-27
2900 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Hours: Mo-Th 07:00-19:00, Fr 07:00-18:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Animal Doctors Veterinary Clinic
4800 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00, Sa 08:00-12:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Family Pet Veterinary Center
1215 Prospect Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Hours: Mo,Fr 07:30-17:30, Tu,Th 07:30-19:00, We 07:30-17:30, Sa 08:00-14:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
1209 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
312 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
3401 E P True Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
6805 Mills Civic Pkwy Ste 140, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Emergency and after-hours cover in West Des Moines
One practice in West Des Moines post 24-hour hours and 2 offer emergency services — call before setting off; overnight staffing changes and full ICUs divert cases.
Nearest emergency hospitals outside West Des Moines
- BluePearl Pet Hospital - Des Moines — Des Moines, ~8 miles away, roughly a 15 min drive, open 24h
- Iowa Veterinary Referral Center — Windsor Heights, ~8 miles away, roughly a 15 min drive, open 24h
- Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (Iowa State University) — Ames, ~32 miles away, roughly a 42 min drive
- Eastern Iowa Veterinary Specialty Center — Cedar Rapids, ~114 miles away, roughly a 2 hr 17 min drive, open 24h
Distances are straight-line from West Des Moines; 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 West Des Moines say they offer
Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 7 of the 9 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)
- UrgentVet
- Same-day appointments (1)
- UrgentVet
- Payment plans or financing (3)
- UrgentVet, Family Pet Veterinary Center, Grand Avenue Veterinary Hospital
- Boarding (2)
- Family Pet Veterinary Center, Jordan Creek Animal Hospital
- Ultrasound (4)
- UrgentVet, Animal Doctors Veterinary Clinic, Family Pet Veterinary Center, Jordan Creek Animal Hospital
- Acupuncture (1)
- Family Pet Veterinary Center
- Cardiology (1)
- Family Pet Veterinary Center
- End-of-life care & euthanasia (2)
- UrgentVet, Family Pet Veterinary Center
- AAHA-accredited (1)
- Animal Care Center
- Fear Free certified staff (3)
- UrgentVet, Animal Care Center, Family Pet Veterinary Center
- Cat Friendly Practice (2)
- Animal Care Center, Animal Doctors Veterinary Clinic
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.