Emergency Pet Services

Emergency / Referral Hospitals

If you need emergency or after-hours care, or if you cannot wait for a return call, you should take your pet to a 24-hour emergency hospital:

Waltham: BluePearl Specialty & Emergency Hospital
Natick: BostonWest Veterinary Emergency and Specialty (Effective 7/6/2021: emergency service closed from 10pm to 7:30am)
Newton: Veterinary Emergency Group
Boston/Bay Village: Veterinary Emergency Group
Boston/Charlestown: BluePearl Specialty & Emergency Hospital
Boston/Jamaica Plain: Angell Animal Medical Center
Woburn: Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital
Grafton: Tufts University Foster Hospital

Poison Control Hotline

If your pet ate something potentially poisonous, time is of the essence. You can reach the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center’s 24-hour hotline at 888-426-4435. The staffers at the poison control center have comprehensive information about how much is too much and what to do about it. A consultation fee will apply. For emergency treatment, you should take your pet to a 24-hour emergency hospital listed above.

If your pet is sick or has a minor injury during our business hours, please give us a call. We may be able to help. If we can fit you into the day’s schedule, we will gladly do so.