Vets in Bristol, TN

None of the 4 practices we list in Bristol 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 Bristol

Southwest Virginia Veterinary Services — Lebanon, ~22 miles away, roughly a 30 min drive, open 24h
Animal Emergency Clinic of the High Country — Boone, ~40 miles away, roughly a 53 min drive, open 24h
Carolina Animal Specialty & Emergency — Long View, ~75 miles away, roughly a 1 hr 30 min drive, open 24h
MedVet Asheville — Asheville, ~77 miles away, roughly a 1 hr 32 min drive, open 24h

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

Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 1 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.

Accepting new patients (1): Animal Medical Clinic
Payment plans or financing (1): Animal Medical Clinic
Boarding (1): Animal Medical Clinic
Grooming (1): Animal Medical Clinic
Ultrasound (1): Animal Medical Clinic
Dermatology (1): Animal Medical Clinic
End-of-life care & euthanasia (1): Animal Medical 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.