Vets in Kensington, MD
🚨 Emergency care3 vet clinics in Kensington. Call ahead for same-day availability; for after-hours crises, hit the red button.
Red markers = emergency clinics. Click a marker for details.
Banfield Pet Hospital
5154 Nicholson Ln, Kensington, MD 20895-1046
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
10505 Metropolitan Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
Hours: "by appointment"
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Wheaton Animal Hospital
2929 University Boulevard West, Kensington, MD 20895
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00
Unverified listing — call ahead to confirm hours and availability.
Emergency and after-hours cover in Kensington
None of the 3 practices we list in Kensington 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 Kensington
- Metropolitan Animal Emergency and Specialty Center — Rockville, ~3 miles away, roughly a 10 min drive, open 24h
- BluePearl — Rockville, ~4 miles away, roughly a 11 min drive
- VEG ER for Pets - Georgetown — Washington, ~10 miles away, roughly a 18 min drive, open 24h
- Veterinary Emergency Group — Falls Church, ~11 miles away, roughly a 20 min drive, open 24h
Distances are straight-line from Kensington; 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 Kensington say they offer
Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 2 of the 3 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.
- Payment plans or financing (1)
- Wheaton Animal Hospital
- Ultrasound (1)
- Wheaton Animal Hospital
- Dermatology (1)
- Silver Spring Animal Hospital
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.