Emergency Services
Please be advised that, at this time, The Animal Doctors is not able to accommodate after-hours emergency services.
Please note that we are not an emergency, walk-in facility. We provide emergency services for established clients during our regular business hours.
We have partnered with VetTriage in order to provide our established clients with after-hours emergency consultation and advice.
If you are concerned that your pet is or may be experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, please click on the link below, which will redirect you to our clinic’s landing page within VetTriage.
REGIONAL VETERINARY EMERGENCY FACILITIES
When your pet is experiencing a medical emergency outside of regular business hours, it can be extremely stressful not knowing where you can take them to receive the care that they need. If you cannot connect with a VetTriage veterinarian, here is a list of regional veterinary facilities that are offering emergency services.
Please be aware that these facilities may reach critical capacity at times. It is best to call these facilities ahead of time to make sure that they are accepting new emergencies. Click on the associated pawprint to be redirected to the facility’s website.
Veterinary Medical Center of CNY
(approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from Watertown)
5841 Bridge Street; East Syracuse, NY 13057
315-446-7933
Hours:
24 hours / 7 days a week
Upstate Veterinary Specialties
(approximately 2 hours 55 minutes from Watertown)
152 Sparrowbush Road; Latham, NY 12110
518-783-3198
Hours:
24 hours / 7 days a week
Vestal Veterinary Hospital
(approximately 2 hours 50 minutes from Watertown)
2316 Vestal Parkway East; Vestal, NY 13850
607-754-3933
Hours:
Monday through Friday – 8AM – 5PM (urgent care)
*** Please call for possible availability on Saturday
Sunday / Holidays - CLOSED
Kingston Regional Pet Hospital
(approximately 1 hour 10 minutes from Watertown
*** BORDER CROSSING (must have valid enhanced driver’s license or passport as well as valid Rabies certificate in order to cross)
40-1381 Midland Avenue; Kingston, ON (CANADA) K7P 2W5
613-927-2072
Hours:
Monday through Thursday – 6PM – 8AM
Friday – 5PM – 12AM
Saturday – open 24 hours
Sunday – open 24 hours (until 8AM on Monday)
Rochester Emergency Veterinary Services
(approximately 2 hours 20 minutes from Watertown)
1150 University Avenue; Rochester, NY 14607
(currently located in the same building as Animal Hospital of Rochester)
585-775-0020
Hours:
Weekdays Overnight - 7PM - 7AM
Weekends - 24 HOURS
Cornell University Companion Animal Hospital
(approximately 2 hours 30 minutes from Watertown)
930 Campus Road; Ithaca, NY 14853
607-253-3060
Hours:
24 hours / 7 days a week
Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital
(approximately 2 hours 55 minutes from Watertown)
222 Troy Schenectady Road; Latham, NY 12110
518-785-1094
Hours:
24 hours / 7 days a week
Urgent Veterinary Care
(approximately 1 hour 45 minutes from Watertown)
207 Genesee Street; Auburn, NY 13021
315-515-3074
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – CLOSED
Thursday – 6PM – Midnight (overnight care available)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 8AM - Midnight (overnight care available)
Green Acres Veterinary Center
(approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes from Watertown)
716-213-0283
Hours:
24 hours / 7 days a week
Silver Birch Veterinary Urgent Care
(approximately 1 hour 35 minutes from Watertown)
52 W Main St, Norfolk, NY, 13667
315-234-7795
Hours:
Monday - 9AM - 6PM
Tuesday - CLOSED
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 10AM - 7PM
Saturday, Sunday - CLOSED
Waterville Veterinary Clinic
(approximately 2 hours from Watertown)
7383 Madison Street; Waterville, NY 13480
315-841-4021
Urgent Care Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 6PM - 9PM (by appointment)
Sunday: 1PM - 9PM (by appointment)
AFTER HOURS PET CREMATION SERVICES
If you are in need of pet cremation services after hours and are unable to wait until our office reopens, please consider contacting one of the following regional services.
Peaceful Pets by Schepp Family Funeral Homes
7550 Kirkville Road; Kirkville, NY 13082
315-627-0119
Hours:
Monday through Friday – 9AM – 5PM (by appointment)
Weekends/Holidays – by appointment; an after-hours emergency service fee applies